Author Carole P. Roman does a great job in providing educational books for children. Not only are they full of beautiful, colorful illustrations, but her books educate the young reader on the culture of the country that is being discussed in the book. If You...

If You Were Me and Lived in...India is a wonderful introduction to the country. Author Carole P. Roman organized the pages and discusses food on one page, sports on another, and some common terms on another. I like how the pronunciations are in parenthesis after...

If You Were Me and Lived in... Cuba is a part of Carole P. Roman’s If You Were Me and Lived in... series for young readers. Do you know where Cuba is? In this book, Volume 22, children will become educated on various aspects of...

I Am Kitty the Kitten is a picture book for animal lovers, written by Hemmo Vattulainen. Narrated by Kitty herself, Kitty the Kitten showcases the important moments in this Calico kitten’s early life. After travelling to her new home, Kitty finds a delicious meal waiting...

Icicle Flies (And Learns An Important Lesson) by R.W. Thompson revolves around Icicle, a young Emperor Penguin. Icicle wakes up one day after Christmas 2016 and sees that huge snowdrifts have formed because of the snowstorm the previous night. She wants to go out and...

Did you ever think about running away when you were little? I remember it, vaguely, though I don't exactly remember why. I'm Running Away! by Lisa Beere is a charming illustrated tale of a boy who plans on doing just that. No one pays any...

The power of love is most evident in the special bond shared between a grandparent and a grandchild. There are no conditions attached to this love. Looks don’t matter, skin and hair color don’t matter, what clothes one wears, what activities one likes, none of...

I Am a Butterfly: A Story About Big, Beautiful Changes is a nonfiction educational picture book for children written by Sally Stone. The main character is a beautiful monarch butterfly, but she didn’t always look like she does now. At first, she was a tiny...

Carole P. Roman and Mateya Markova have created a delightful children’s book in If You Were Me and Lived in… Viking Europe. I have two grandsons who love Vikings, and this book brings many elements of history and culture together in a way that makes...

Imagine living hundreds of years ago in the ancient African country of Mali. Imagine the clothes you’d wear, the house you’d live in, the family you’d have, the food you’d eat. Imagine being grown up at the age of twelve, and, if you were a...