Small but Mighty: Life with Elizabeth by Nonny and Elizabeth is an empowering picture book for young children. Four-year-old Elizabeth is having a bad day. She desperately wants to help her mom and brothers. But every time she offers her help, they tell her she's...

Mario and The Stones (Luna and Fortuna) by Katy Sloop Roberts is a children’s book in which a man named Mario searches for a job. He is hungry and in desperate need, but so far, he has been unsuccessful. One day, Mario comes across the...

A Christmas Miracle At Ground Zero by Judith M. Ackerman follows a family of mice, living in New York City, who see the first responders' rescue efforts on September 11th, 2001. The mice watch in horror at the devastation of the fallen towers and in...

Tailor and Mischievous Mouse by Preeti Gulati is a children’s picture book in translation, hailing back to a classic favorite in Hindi. The story starts with a mischievous mouse resorting to trouble to get what he wants. From a shiny little hat to a charming...

Our Folktales: The All-Time Favourite Folktales of Asia is a collection of stories by storytellers in various Asian countries, selected and edited by Ruth Wan-Lau. Some of the stories are already familiar, like The Zodiac Story, a Chinese folktale retold by Wong Swee Yean, and...

The Great Animal Race: A Chinese Zodiac Tale for the Lunar New Year by Paula Zhou is an updated twist on this centuries-old tale. The Chinese Zodiac is divided into a twelve-year cycle, where an animal represents each year. The emperor decides to celebrate his...

The Christmas Tree That Changed The World: A North Pole Tradition by Cookie Claus is a fantastic kids' picture book. Meet Spruce, a young evergreen tree, and Holly, a spotted puppy. They are the best of friends and love to spend their days talking. One...

Their old log home may be small, but it is filled with lots of love, which is the most important thing. If you have love, you have all you need. Grandma moves in with Mom and her five babies in The Adventures of the Sister...

Ready... Set... Frog! written by Katharine Mitropoulos and illustrated by Laura Watson is a modern-day fable about helping others while sticking up for yourself. When Frog learns about an upcoming obstacle race, he is eager to enter. However, it seems that every attempt he makes...

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson. I have mixed opinions regarding this quote, having read The Book of Legends: Amazing, Scary & Entertaining Stories for Kids of All...