Emotions can be overwhelming. Some emotions are like monsters: they lurk in the background just waiting for the right moment to take control. Like the anger monster that makes us stomp and yell or the worry monster that makes us lose focus, our minds becoming...

Because We Stayed Home by Paula Shue Winfrey talks about how much the world has changed since last March when people started testing positive for Covid-19. The whole world seemed to change overnight and turn into something that was both confusing and scary. It was...

In Brayden the Brave Goes to the Hospital by Diane Kane, we are introduced to a fearless little boy who gets sick one day and has to go to the hospital. Brayden was scared, but he had his family and friends come to visit him,...

Siblings Cody and Anna are going exploring in their own backyard. They have all the equipment they need and they’re excited to be studying insects and bugs, anything they can find that lives in their yard. First, they find a bush cricket and admire its...

In Brave in the Water by Stephanie Wildman, we meet Diante, a young boy who is afraid to put his face in the water. We also meet his patient and loving Grandma. She watches as Diante hangs upside down on the monkey bars and shares...

Bellies to the Sky: A Bedtime Breathwork Book by Colleen Canning is a children’s picture book for readers around the 3- to 6-year-old range. It is aimed at bedtime as we see pictures of animals and their offspring getting ready for sleep. It focuses on...

Next time you hide under your bed during a thunderstorm, perhaps you should think of Beau’s mother’s wise words: “...that it’s all just a show/ And I should be applauding instead.” As children, we were all told different creative variations on what thunder is, as...

BOBcat Has A Special Tail by Dana P Popoff is a cute children’s book about accepting people as they are, no matter their differences. Popoff cleverly tells this through a story of a bobcat whose tail is different from most other cats. BOBcat arrives at...

Kids love superheroes! Even better, kids love being superheroes. Donna Glass has written a cookbook with that in mind. Be a Superhero in the Kitchen enlists kids in helping to make the food that they eat. She starts her book with a list of superhero...

Be A Masked SuperHero! by Porscha and Charles Davis tackles the topic of life during the pandemic and teaches children the importance of wearing masks to keep themselves, their family, friends, and the community safe. The parents of the three little girls do not go...