Isla is thrilled to be staying at her grandma’s lake house in the woods. There’s lots to observe and natural adventures to enjoy. In Sherry Krehbiel’s First Comes a Butterfly, Grandma and Isla, two nature lovers, observe a Monarch butterfly laying an egg on the...

Children’s books are incredibly powerful vehicles of social messaging. When a book is written for a younger audience, it not only has the opportunity to teach and create space for challenging conversations among children but for their parents and caretakers as well. In My...

Raising Liberty by Joseph W. Hudgens is a historical novel that vividly reimagines the origin story of one of the world’s most iconic monuments: the Statue of Liberty. Blending meticulous research with immersive storytelling, Hudgens creates a deeply human portrait of Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, the...

The Lost Princess by Lauren Kutney is a captivating YA fantasy that explores the perilous nature of love and the unstoppable power of destiny. Elena Markova grows up in an orphanage, without knowing her true identity. She believes she's just an ordinary girl—until a fateful...