All babies like to snuggle close when darkness approaches. For many animals, it’s bedtime, a time to go to sleep. Puppies and kittens snuggle close to their mothers, as do baby bears and lion cubs. It’s also time for human babies to sleep, too, all...

Pud: The Wannabe Cat by Brian Murphy is the true story of a lost cat. Brian’s cat Pud used to enjoy spending time with his family, Sue, Ben, and his special playmate, Theo. When Pud accidentally fell asleep in the gardener’s trailer, he ended up...

I Love You, Fiorella, Flaws and All!, written by Cindy A. Bell and illustrated by Emily House, is a children's picture book that centers around a young puppy named Fiorella and her mother, Mama Rose. The story begins with Fiorella happily running around her farm...

The Love Book is an adorable story highlighting the impossibilities of the limits of how a parent can love their child. Somehow every impossibility is conquered by the love the mother feels. Jemima Neal illustrates the unexplainable feelings that come with being a parent, and...

The Clean Green Dragon by Rebecca Bielawski is a delightful picture book story about a dragon who helps some not-very-bright creatures see the error of their sea-polluting ways. A dragon, with solar-paneled wings, lives a lazy life on a volcanic island blowing cheery, animal-shaped clouds...

Silviya Rankova, the author of The Very Stubborn Camel, knows a lot about camels. She has a page at the end of the book with a list of nifty details about camels: how strong they are, how fast they travel, how much water they can...

When most people think of opossums, they have negative thoughts: pests, giant rodents, and roadkill. Some think of food. On the other hand, some think opossums are cute and cuddly. Gina Gallios thinks opossums are to be loved. Her love for them shows through in...

I Love You Through Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall by Junia Wonders follows different animal families in various settings and seasons as the parents express their love for their children. Each page is a reminder of how much the parents care for their children, through...

When Will Cicada Sing? is a wonderfully delightful book by Carla Mae Jansen. Carla is a science teacher and teaches children about the long life cycle of the cicada in this book. This little book is a fantastic introduction to zoology for children. Carla presents...

Zoo by Ann Hunter is a short, 63-page story about Ari, an eleven-year-old, nonverbal autistic girl who can understand the animals at Braveland Zoo, the zoo she’s lived at with her younger brother, older sister, and her father ever since the death of her mother....