A Bus Can’t Drive Empty: An Alphaballiteration Adventure by Davon Miller follows three zebra friends whose ordinary ride home from school quickly turns into an imaginative journey when their bus runs out of gas. Instead of stopping the trip, Chris, the bus driver, finds creative...

Best Birthday Ever is the second book in the Axolotl Agency series. It is written by Adrienne Christin and illustrated by Kat Powell. Axolotl friends Amethyst, Aqua, Onyx, Pearl, and Jade run the Axolotl Agency, which solves mysteries in and around Fin Lake and helps...

Henry's Morning Routine is a fun and engaging picture book for young children that is written and illustrated by Marielle Lamothe. Henry is not fond of getting up in the morning as he enjoys his sleep too much. He has a routine for morning, afternoon,...

Rusty the Ringtail by Thomas Lopez is a fun kids’ story with a supernatural aspect. Cleopatra Hills in Jerome, Arizona, is a maze of abandoned mines, and Rusty the Ringtail has decided he’ll be the night watchman at the Little Daisy Mine. One night, he...

In Ziggy and Zeke: Even When You’re Mad by Jeffrey Hook, two little frogs live on opposite banks of the enchanting Willowmere Pond. Ziggy is loud and bouncy, while Zeke is quiet and musical. Despite their differences, they are the best of friends. Each day...

Danny Can Read by Diana Paola Navarro Gomez follows two dinosaur siblings, Danny and Lily, who are also best friends. They love spending time together, and with their pet parrot, Poli, they enjoy going picnicking and dancing. Danny and Lily have always worked as a...

The Adventures of Dori, A Rescue Pup: Mountain Fun is a children’s picture book written by Kathleen Conway and Juanita Ellis. It follows Dori and her canine friends, Molly, Bucky, and Archie, who like adventure and live in the mountains of Silver Mine Holler. They...

Gizmo Goes to a Rodeo by Heidi Heisel is a fun, thought-provoking story for young readers. Gizmo, a cute and funny fluffy dog, idolizes Cowboy Ruff. This cowboy is a dog star in the show, The Tales of Cowboy Ruff. Gizmo wishes he were tough...

Hop's Tales: The Kind Bunny by Evelina Ruimy follows Hop, a little bunny who enjoys going to school and telling his sister, Fluff, all about his awesome day there. Hop even meets a puppy named Ruff, who laughs at him for liking class a lot....

Lauren Ennis sets A Boy’s Best Comrade in 1930s Moscow during Stalin’s rule. A small puppy named Sasha starts out with Sofia and Mikhail, who adopt her during a New Year’s celebration that the government briefly permitted. But their happiness doesn’t last forever. The NKVD...