If you want an engaging children’s story that follows a deep-sea voyage while exploring the importance of understanding and cooperation, Jessica Kopecky’s Scorny Returns is a really wonderful choice. The adventure gets underway when a council tasks the rugged survivor named Scorny and his close...

Sometimes the hardest part of growing up is learning not to let someone else’s words change how you see yourself. In My Crown is Good by Sydney Hart, Tiara is beginning her loc journey and is excited about the tiny locs growing from her scalp....

In Talk Me a Story about Moon Rabbit by Michelle Myers, a young girl named Shelly finds her day-to-day life changing after dealing with some painful bullying at school because of her Korean heritage. Whenever things get tough, she holds on to Lammie, a plush...

Brave Howie and the Monster at Midnight by Clark Rich Burbidge is a charmingly illustrated picture book. Howie is a boy who dreads bedtime. Monsters, bears, and even a land-walking shark keep his imagination working overtime. His safety plan is simple: burrow deep under his...

The Adventures of Dizi the Mountain Gorilla is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Pamela Boullier Ross. It follows Dizi, a young mountain gorilla whose name means 'bamboo flute.' Dizi is pretty happy with his life in the Virunga Mountains. Then he hears...

The Long, Lazy Summer by Michele L. Sayre is a story of life and death, told through the eyes of a young boy. Ray’s mother plans to spend what will be her last summer at home with her husband and son. Through physically and emotionally...

What if Christmas were no more? Well, it was almost canceled when Santa Claus woke up one day on the wrong side of the bed the day before Christmas Eve. In the beautiful, fun-filled children’s book, Grumpy Claus by Tracy Conti Potash, when Santa woke...

Dinofloria: A Prehistoric Fantasy by Kevin Wakefield is a remarkable collection of illustrated poems that gives voices to the creatures and plants of the prehistoric era. Each menagerie of the dinosaurs, insects, and flora has a poem that is narrated in the first person—an armored...

In Carolyn Drew’s tale, ROXI the Rescue Dog Helps the Horses, children will discover that kindness can change lives. Roxi has a happy life and hopes all animals are just as lucky. One day, Roxi decides to take a walk down Horse TROT Road to...

In A.V. Harlow’s Ellie Harlow and the Secret Light of Yosemite, we meet Ellie, a character who experiences everyday sights and sounds with an intensity that can easily get overwhelming. While hanging out at the Smithsonian American Art Museum with Max, her fast-talking best friend,...