The Fickle Pickle and More Zanytown Tales! by Jeff Eisenbaum includes characters like Chuck, who is the world’s most famous pickle, and Kai, who is way too tall to fit in a photograph. Being a twin is so much fun, it’s like looking in the...

The Long Shot by Chris Carpenter is a beautifully illustrated rhyming picture book about an underestimated racehorse. Although well-trained, the odds were stacked against the spirited filly that was to race on the Saratoga track. Despite rain adding complications to the race day, her trainers...

The Love Tank by Andrea Mendoza-Vasconez is a charming love story. Loving others, loving yourself, giving and receiving love, and lacking it. The metaphor of having a love tank inside you makes it easier for the younger child to understand some of the situations discussed...

Every one of us is unique and special in our own way. But the very same thing that makes us unique sometimes can also make us feel different from others. Tiny Irma: The Strange Girl by Anna Iris is the story of one such little...

The Kindness Seed: A Story of Hope, Giving and Community by Kara A. Mullane is a beautiful story that teaches children about kindness, the value of generosity, and helping others. Anna and her family lived in a town called Upton, which had a close-knit...

One of Winston Churchill’s most famous quotes is: “Never, never, never give up.” Toot learns the value of persistence in Toot the Flying Droodle - Part Dragon Part Poodle: A Tale of Persistence by Julian Boram. Toot is a Droodle and lived in a city...

The Summer Elf by Teeni Elf is a children’s picture book about a team of special elves that give kids presents on the last day of school. The children are rewarded for doing well during the school year. The kids get to enjoy their gifts...

The Fish King and the Two Wise Ghosts by Francis H Powell offers young readers a whimsical visit to a magical fishy kingdom ruled by a kind king from his colorful Fish and Clam Palace. As the tides and the years roll by, readers will...

The Circle of Hugs is a children’s picture book by Heather Cosimo with illustrations by Hiruni Kariyawasam. The book explores the power of giving and receiving a hug. A little girl reflects on the hugs and memories she shared with her family. Whenever she felt...

School is over and Haleigh and her brother, Mason, can’t wait to go and watch their paratrooper dad jump from a military aircraft. The siblings are up for the adventure, even though it’s a long ride to reach the sand dunes where they’ll get the...