In Holly the Holstein's Farm Friends by Mandy Dawson Farmer, Holly the Holstein cow introduces her calf, Heather, and explains the roles of the various farm animals. Chickens lay eggs, while roosters wake up the farm and protect the flock. Sheep provide fleece for wool,...

Dogfish and the Gift of Inclusion is a children’s picture book written by Rita Reed, with illustrations by Craig Cartwright. The story follows Dogfish, who has been invited to celebrate his friend Wally the Whale Shark’s birthday in Los Cabos, Mexico. Excited about the invitation,...

Many tubes of paint, all different colors, are used daily by a little boy who loves to create beautiful pictures. But, in Olesia Klochkova’s Colors: Where Did the Paints Go?, the paints are tired of being left unattended in a mess. One night, they escape...

Cristina Garcia teaches children the importance of teamwork in The Pesky Problem, a delightful children’s book. Various pumpkins and gourds live at the top of a nice, sunny hill in the countryside. This would be a perfect place to live except it has one big...

Pogpog and the Magic Grapes is a children’s picture book by Ebba Kay. The story follows Pogpog, a cheerful pig living in a magical land. Pogpog dislikes eating his vegetables, which disappoints his mother. One day, after a fun-filled day of play, Pogpog and his...

Silly Nana Sings a Song is a rollicking, fun picture book about, well, about silly Nana who just loves to sing! Nana arrives unexpectedly at her granddaughter’s home one morning, cooks up a pudding for breakfast, and then takes the girls out on an adventure....

Get ready for some silly rhyming fun. Where the Watermelon Grows by Stacey Roberts has the rhythm and rhyme of a song. Each stanza starts with "Way down south where the watermelon..." and then adds a new word at the end. The rhyming continues from...

Noah Zark: What Do You Do When Your House Is a Zoo? by Susan Polk Van Dusen is a delightful rhyming picture book for young readers who love animals. Like many young children, Noah prefers animal friends to human ones. Unlike most children, though, his...

Can you forgive and forget? Sometimes, it’s difficult to do. What if you were told that a vicious predator had changed and could be your friend? Could you forgive him/her and go to his/her party? In Hilary Lawrence and Katherine Summerville’s A Leopard Never Changes...

Reading aloud to preschoolers not only helps them develop essential reading skills but also helps them love to read. I cannot think of a better way to encourage reading aloud than with rhyming picture books like Captain Troublemaker and The Belly Rub Avenger. In it,...