Two orphans manage to escape from the orphanage to go on a trip of a lifetime. They go to a place called Cookie Island. Two Beach Bugs, Spudss and Specks, are their official tour guides who give them a tour of the island. It is...

Zoey is a lively young girl, full of joy and energy. She also has a head full of curly hair “that danced in the wind like a field of wildflowers.” Now, how poignant is that? And Lachandra M Robinson has more clever words of wisdom...

Cocoa Hugs and Coffee Mugs by Tammy Gerhard is a delightful children's picture book. It's about treating people around us with kindness and spending quality time with them. It follows a mother and her daughter as they enjoy their daily ritual of going to the...

Several children are waiting to be adopted and are currently in the foster care system or living with families where a parent is unable to fully care for them. The beautiful picture book, Cousins by Adoption, written by Holly Marlow with colorful illustrations by Zoe...

Are you particular about what you eat, what you wear, and do? Charlie Chaloosy is very particular about everything. In Brad Mason’s Charlie Chaloosy is Often Quite Choosy, Charlie shares his choosy particularities. He will only eat peanut butter on toast. And he only has...

Fear of public speaking is a common phobia, and this is especially true for individuals who aren’t fluent in the local language. In Carla the Conqueror by Anna Maria DiDio, we meet a young immigrant from Colombia who only learned to read and write in...

Learning how to count should never be stressful for a child. This educational story allows children to learn how to count from one to ten using colorful farm animals and prompt pages. To make the counting game more fun and challenging, the pictures contain different...

Corbin Speaks Bee is a sweet, educational children’s picture book by Emma Pesis and illustrated by Divya George. Corbin’s not like any other kid – he can speak Bee. Well, sort of. He watches them carefully, and in turn, they teach him all kinds of...

Mind/Body connectedness is essential because it influences your body's response to external and internal energy. Although Connected: Discovering Your Inner Guides by Seema Desai with illustrations by James Ballance is geared to children, adults can benefit from the various tools provided here as well. Seema...

Can a Rock Grow? by Audrey Sauble is Book 3 of the Early Science Series. First, Sauble asks the question, ‘Have you ever seen a rock grow?’ Then she proceeds to explain how rocks change. Rocks change through different natural forces like gravity and tree...