All Cody wants to do is sing. The thing is: no one will sing with him. His friends only want to play and lounge around in the water because that’s all crocodiles do. In Nico Altamirano’s The Crocodile Choir, Cody is discouraged and disheartened. He...

Hope and resilience are evident in The Plucky Ukrainian Sunflower by Karen Doornebos. The sunflowers noticed that things had changed in their world. The people who lived in their dacha hadn't been seen for days. Then, an enormous bear appeared, stomping on the sunflowers and...

In The Great Little Owls: Ollie and Molly's Journey, Bob Michaelson invites young readers into a delightful world where the charm of burrowing owls meets the challenges of nature and man. This endearing tale follows the adventures of Ollie and Molly, two courageous burrowing owls...

The Adventures of Sophie and Bego: Balancing the Ego by Tawny Gizzi is an educational children's picture book. It follows Sophie, an eight-year-old girl, and her friend Bego. Sophie always tries her best at things. When she gets into trouble, Sophie notices that Bego is...

The Peacock Tree is a sweet children’s picture book written by Madeline Pearl with her younger brother in mind. This story is based on a real tree and castle found about an hour north of London. The peacocks and peahens gather in the tree every...

Doctor visits can be intimidating for children. But if they understand the procedures and know what to expect, the experience will be more enjoyable. For these cases, we have There's a Stegosaurus in My Tonsils by Nat Gibson. The story is about Liam, a boy...

Samuel Jennings Vinson's The Hippopotamus Thesaurus: A Hefty Menagerie of Delectable Words teaches young readers the definitions of some uncommon words. Vinson’s goal is to help children around age 6 understand the fullness of the English language. Vinson believes that children of that age can...

The average American moves every five years. That means the trauma of moving affects the average child at least three to four times as they mature into adults. Michael S. Lingo helps children understand the meaning of family and home through The Adventures of Bunny...

Have you ever made a wish upon a star on a clear summer night? Has the wish come true? What if the wish sent you on an intergalactic adventure? In Victoria Gail Oltarsh’s The Boy and The Secret of the Stars, young Eli makes such...

The Gratitude Jar is a children’s picture book written by Katrina Liu and illustrated by Bella Ansori. It tells the story of Mina, a young girl who learns to appreciate the simple things in life through a daily gratitude practice with her family. After attending...