Bella’s best friend was her dog named Ollie. The two grew up together and meant everything to one another. As Bella grew up, Ollie grew older, and eventually, he passed away. Not understanding what this meant, Bella was heartbroken. Everything reminded her of her furry...

Cats bring many benefits into people's lives. They are calm animals that help reduce our stress, have a therapeutic effect, inspire happiness and their purring is charming. Children should learn about these animals because it helps them understand their pets and nature better. In My...

Maya and the Stage Fright, written by Vicky Weber and illustrated by Aleksander Jasinski, is a children's picture book intended to help children recognize what stage fright is and to provide ways to effectively manage it on their own. The book begins with a young...

What can you do to make a friend feel better? How do you let them know you are thinking about them and wish them well? In Malwen's Get Well Wishes by C. Géraldine that is what Malwen, a snail, is trying to decide. Malwen has...

Have you ever confronted an angry apricot? Or how about an indecisive iceberg? Or an optimistic orange and a pessimistic pear? Do you even know what a quince is, let alone a quarrelsome quince? Hayley Mitchell uses alliteration at its healthy food best, allowing the...

Medieval Mashup is the second installment of Leigh's Wheelie Adventures by Charlene McIver. Illustrated with some fun-filled drawings by Caroline Keys, Medieval Mashup follows Leigh -- a wheelchair-equipped kid with a vivid imagination -- and his adventures with his two best friends, Tara and Cosmo....

To respect the environment, it is necessary to know as much about it as possible, so that love for everything that surrounds us can be generated. We can learn a lot about our environment by getting to know the insects we live with. That is...

Mama's (honest) ABCs is a unique twist on the traditional alphabet book. Heidi Sharrard follows the standard alphabet book format with a word for each letter followed by a rhyming sentence. What is different about this book is that all the words relate to the...

“My Dad was standing with his plate,/ but only on one leg./ “A BALANCED breakfast,”/ he explained,/ while chewing on his eggs.” Have you ever tried eating standing up? On one leg? Does it create a ‘balanced’ meal to eat it standing up on one...

In My Dawg Koa by Kelly Brakenhoff, Koa and Duke are dog friends. These dog friends play at each other’s homes, climb trees, pretend to be outlaws, shoot hoops, and race cars. They interact with each other’s siblings and parents and enjoy meals together. Both...