In John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie: A Man, a Trumpet, and a Journey to Bebop by Susan Engle and Luthando Mazibuko, we are introduced to one of history’s famous black musicians, John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie, the creator of bebop. We learn that he had a passion...

Johnny Appleseed and the Apple Life Cycle is written by Rich Linville. Follow John Chapman through his adventurous life as he travels from place to place with his apple seeds. Even though he plants the seeds to grow apple trees, Chapman has another more fundamental...

Just Because… A Story Book About Self-Acceptance is a children’s picture book written by C.M. Harris and illustrated by Ashlynn Feather. Mrs. Freckle had a secret she hoped the kids in her class would never find out. She began her class by setting them the...

Daisy the dog wanted to go for a ride on the bike but Leo the cat just wanted to stay at home. Suddenly a cricket hopped up and looked as it would steer the bike. Daisy and Leo also hopped onto the bike. Leo knew...

In Joseph's Boy by L R Hay, six-year-old Jamie lives in Nazareth with his father Joseph and has dreams of one day being a prince; well, he is a descendant of King David, after all. While attending a festival with his father, he meets...

Every child has fears. For each child, these fears may be different and come in different shapes and sizes. Jasper the Bold (ish) is a picture book geared toward young children that addresses common fears. In Krystal Fernandes’ book, Jasper encounters multiple everyday items that...

Jade And Peter’s Big Move by Jessica and Jade Rosato is a short children’s story that explains how kids feel when they learn they have to move to a new home. Jade and Peter discover that their parents feel just as nervous about moving as...

Sarsaparilla wants to go to the moon and he asks Juxtapose if he can jump to the moon because Juxtapose is a good jumper. Juxtapose tells his friend that the moon is four hundred thousand kilometers away but Sarsaparilla thinks they can do it if...

As the Salvation Army's slogan says "Sharing is caring" and your child will learn the importance of this mantra in the beautifully illustrated children's book, Jared's Last Carrot, by Sara Devine. One day Jared had a dream, and when he woke up his grumbling tummy...

Meet Jerry the squirrel and the inventor in Jerry the Squirrel by Shawn Robinson. Though he designed and built just about anything, many times his inventions did not work the way he wanted them to. Jerry’s bedroom had a bed, a work desk where he...