My Alaskan Race Told by Huskie Dog by Rich Linville is a dog’s perspective on the Iditarod Sled Race. Huskie Dog will take children along for the ride as mushers lead their teams of dogs along a route that has an important place in Alaskan...

Let's meet Alexander Applebee's Math Monster in the storybook My Math Monster by E.M. Olsen. Alex was a good student and Ms. Emily was surprised to see him distracted one day. Alex's Math Monster was peering over the edge of his desk and he was...

Mariko and the Magic Mirror by Kristi Shimada is a child’s fairytale story. Mariko’s mother is dying and, as her legacy, she gave Mariko a magic mirror. Saddened by her mother’s death, Mariko looks into the mirror and she sees a white owl. The owl...

My Farts Don't Stink by Carrie L. Foshee is a picture book that is both educational and entertaining. Young children and early readers naturally find the topic of intestinal gas engaging. As they turn the pages and read the repetitive phrases (“I’m a …,” “My...

Martin Luther King Junior was born Michael King Junior on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. His parents were African-American and his great-grandfather was Irish. He enjoyed listening to music and he sang in the church choir. He was six and he was excited about...

My Big Sister, My Guardian Angel by authors Peggy-Lynn Kirch with Tammi Croteau Keen is an inspirational children’s picture book about two young brothers, Preston and Caleb, and their guardian angel sister Isabella. The narrative is easy to understand and follow. The importance of the...

Hildy lived with her parents and sister, Francesca, in the country. Hildy's Mama had a little sister whom they had nicknamed Tati. She lived in the city with her husband Bennett and their baby Ollie. Hildy called her Uncle Bennet Be Bop. It was her...

It was morning and time for Princess Jellibean to continue her adventures. After bathing, having breakfast, and brushing her teeth, Jellibean packed everything and continued along her way. She had a bluebird singing a happy song for company. As they traveled together his tunes turned...

In Making Emmie Smile by Ellen Weisberg and Ken Yoffe, the book begins by explaining that when Emmie was little, she would not smile. Relatives would gather pretty flowers and make silly faces at her, but nothing worked. Yet, again, as she grew older, she...

The Big Red Monster, written by Lois Wickstrom and cleverly illustrated by Nicolás Milano, is a contemporary version of a Hindu Teaching Tale – stories written to instruct Hindus in their beliefs or make a moral point. This yarn is told in the first person,...