“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...

“What else could possibly go wrong?” How often have we said those words and then things did go decidedly worse than before? And, yet, we never learn to avoid saying those words when things appear to be going totally awry. That’s what happened to Mr....

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...

Don’t wait until you become a Werecow to take care of your health. Grandpa loved the good life and was unapologetic about it. The sweet life comprised eating sugar, bad fats, donuts, and a sedentary lifestyle. He abhorred healthy living, and in time, his heart...

My Prince Wears Blue Jeans is a lovely story that shows a little girl's admiration for her father. Kayla Davidson offers us an adorable version of what good father-daughter interaction is. In it, the daughter, the princess of the story, explains to us the world...

Molly Morningstar, Carnival Girl is a work of fiction in the picture book, adventure, and cultural diversity subgenres. It is intended for accompanied and newly-independent child readers, with a story penned by author Andrea Coke and illustrations provided by artist M. Fernanda Orozco. Following on...

My Little Green Umbrella by Sandy Little is a charming story about childhood imagination. One day a little girl asks for the green umbrella she finds in a thrift shop. She leaves the store with the umbrella, and the wonderful adventures begin. The umbrella not...

Do you play the kazoo? It’s a fun little instrument and one little boy is excited to be taking his kazoo on a family trip to the zoo (kind of rhymes, doesn’t it?). What do you think the animals at the zoo will do when...

I officially have a humongous case of the yawns, thanks to the book My Unicorn and the Very Contagious Case of the Yawns (Sleepy Kids Series). This is such a creative, unique book that I can't wait to read to my own kids. I found...

My Crowning Glory by author Patricia Ferreira Lopez is about a young child who embraces the fact that her eyebrows connect. Readers follow her as she brings to life different worlds and scenarios in which her eyebrows are important. She is loud and proud about...