We live in a time where often both parents have to juggle a career and raise their kids, leading to much stress. Due to this, they often tend to overreact to children's minor mishaps. In It's Not That 'Big A Deal,' Ron Keres reminds parents...

When girls practice ballet they improve their coordination and acquire a sense of freedom. In addition, there are other benefits that ballet allows them to enjoy throughout their lives. The practice of ballet helps reduce tension in the body and in becoming more elegant when...

Dear Daughter: From Mother To Daughter Picture Book To Build Self Esteem by Jamie Chin is a charming story about self-esteem geared toward young girls. The girl in this story is unnamed, which means that she can be any young lady out there, as well...

Return to the Absolute: Bridging the Gap between Physics and Consciousness by Calvin McCoard is a fascinating exploration of the concepts of physics and relating them to spirituality. The first section explains the concepts of quantum physics and electromagnetism in simple words. Terms like local...

It was a dark and stormy night. I never thought I’d get to use those opening words, first penned by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, but they describe this story exactly. The Scariest Story You’ve Ever Heard by Ron Keres and designed by Arthur Lin is intended to...

Moments in Flight: A Memoir by Jo-Ann Vega traces her family’s history from her resilient and brave grandparents who emigrated from Italy to the U.S. and connects it to her own enlightening experiences. The memoir is divided into three sections. The first explores the backgrounds...

Keisha is excited about the action movie she just watched with her mother. But, as they walk home, she confronts her own action peril, an evil force, a wicked portal, and someone who kidnaps her mother right before her eyes. No one believes her, except...

Just Jackie: My Life Is Like a Fruitcake by Jenny Cummings is a witty and fast-paced novel inspired by the author’s real-life experiences. In doing so, she has created a fascinating character in Jackie Jackson, who she considers her alter ego. It’s a domestic adventure...

I love the Trees by Delores Henriques is a children's action and picture story. Trees are one of the most important aspects of our lives but too many people fail to see the benefits they offer. Farmer Jones has gotten together with a First Grade...

Believing In Horses Out West is the third novel by Valerie Ormond featuring “horse crazy” teenager Sadie Navarro. Now 14 and living in Maryland, Sadie is the proud owner of a beautiful show horse and is active in horse rescue programs but worries that Sunny,...

Wild at Heart by Stacy Gold is a story of unexpected love and the challenges and insecurities that come with it. With nothing but the items in their packs, Jules and Evan brave their solitary adventures only to continually bump into each other in the...

No Dog in My Yard, written by Tricia DellAnno and illustrated Jim Pearson, is a children's picture book about a child whose greatest desire is to have a dog. The book begins with a young boy taking stock of his neighborhood and the number of...

100 Love Notes to my HBCU Students: From your Mama Professor by Sabrina Taylor et al. is a compilation of some of Dr. Taylor's best question and answer quips between herself and her students as a professor at Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland, an...

Winks From Above: Opening Up to Signs and Synchronicities to Receive Little Miracles Each Day by Liliane Fortna is the kind of book that is transformative in ways you can’t possibly grasp all at once. Reading her words, the moments in life that she experienced,...

Hope Has a Dream by Romina Vinci is a powerful and engaging picture book about friendship and standing up to racism. The book follows a young girl named Hope as she has a playdate with her best friend, Imani, who is black. The girls are...

Witness For My Father: A World War II Story Of Loss, Hope, and Discovery by Barbara Bergren tells the true story of her father’s harrowing and historic experience as a survivor of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz during WWII. The author opens the story with...

Flynn finds himself on the roadside somewhere near the wood. He had been thrown out of a car. His little paws hurt, and he was scared, starting to realize that the beloved human he trusted so much had left him all alone. Or so it...

An Instrument for Florenda by Tomeko Brown and Christopher Smallwood is about a young girl who wants to learn to play the clarinet after the school announces that they are introducing their first band after the summer vacation. The school hired a teacher who had...

Mathematics helps children to be focused problem solvers and have a more agile mental capacity. This grounding is important and if children practice reading books at the same time, they will be able to understand what they are taught in school more readily. Ten Little...

Song of Redemption is a moving account of a young slave girl who lived in the cruel environment of slavery. Shocking findings are made when the remains of Danielle, a young vocalist who was a slave, are discovered inside the Soileau estate wall, where she...