The Gift of Me: A 15-Year Family Journal by Trish Kiel is a book meant to be used throughout childhood, middle school, and even high school. The book begins with a child being five years of age and continues through year 19. However, I can...

Every family is different, just like every person is different. Ambre Williams shares how families are different yet similar in The Best Thing Is You. While this children’s picture book helps youngsters understand the importance of family, it also shows that all families are equally...

In Mari Valente’s The Girl and the Dragoness, there is a street where many kids and their special pets play. Some have dogs, while others have cats. One has a hamster. Ellis has a weird dragon. Lily the dragon can’t breathe fire or fly. She’s...

The Truth About Stepmoms is a children's picture book written by Renee Bolla with illustrations by Jack Button. The book aims to dispel the stereotypes about stepmoms, who are often portrayed as evil and unpleasant to be around. The story follows a young girl who...

Today is Ali's birthday. She cannot wait for a very special gift from her mom and dad. She is seven years old already and can have a kitten! After breakfast, the family will visit the Humane Society to choose a pet for her. Even Ali's...

The Coconut Crab by Peter W. Fong follows the story of Ayu, a coconut crab who has spent her entire life with her grandfather on an island. While trying to pluck coconuts, the hungry crab receives help from Pie, a hornbill, who becomes the very...

The Christmas Hedgehog: Tales from the Bluebell Woods by Ian Humpheryes is a story for young children that is both well-written and expertly illustrated. Hedgehog wakes up in winter, and whilst he should actually still be in hibernation, it feels warmer than usual, and something...

The Little Curry Leaf Tree is a children's book by Moriah Sam. The little curry leaf tree is happy in its garden surrounded by friendly plants, but its caretakers, Appachan and Ammachi, seem sad. This distresses the curry leaf tree, and it asks the other...

Tractor Worries, written by Kristyna Skriczka and illustrated by Johanka Vlkova, is a delightful and imaginative children’s book that follows a boy named Max on his various adventures around the planet. Max usually lives on Earth, but he also has an amazing rocket, which he...

The Light in My Hands by Jim West is the perfect bedtime story to quell any fear of the dark. It’s bedtime and Maya knows it’s time to go to sleep but there’s one big problem: she’s afraid of the dark! Every time the light...