Amy and the Tortoise: How Animals Saved the Planet by John Leben is a children's picture book narrated by the titular character, a young girl named Amy, who tells us how Earth was destroyed by humans and ultimately resurrected by animals. The book begins with...

Language is beautiful because it's connected to culture, creates connections, and builds unity through expression. There are several languages that I love to hear due to their rhythmic, harmonic sounds like French, Italian, Spanish, and Hindi. These languages are also much simpler in comparison with...

Patches by Julie Zamora is a wonderful story about embracing your uniqueness. Max is an ordinary boy who finds every waking day a good reason to stand strong and tall. He likes wearing capes and prefers to call himself Super Patches. Playing pretend superhero makes...

Storybooks come and go, but The Wind's Tale by Paul Steven Stone will stay in your heart and mind. It opens with the profound analogy of our bodies being houses where on the inside, a quiet person can see all the magic in the world....

Caleb is scheduled for a shot at the doctor and is afraid it will hurt. When he admits his fear to his teacher, Mrs. Christian, some students overhear him. They are very supportive and remind him that his daddy will be with him, so there...

Wilbert the Wombat Social Distances: Teaching Children Kindness and Healthy Habits by Jamie Brooke is a story about a wombat and his friends who live in the outback. One day Doctor Kookaburra flies by and tells Wilbert about a new sickness that is spreading. The...

Baseball Around the World by Chris Singleton and Dean Burrell hits a home run for fans and enthusiasts of the game. Focusing on a dozen different countries, the colorfully set-out book is packed full of interesting statistics about notable teams, festive food choices for fans,...

Imagination can be fun. Unfortunately, sometimes imagination is scary. Nevertheless, using one’s imagination brings loads of fun into any situation. The parent’s responsibility is to teach their children the difference between reality and make-believe. In Adventures of Peyton and Myown: Tiny, Where Are You? Alicia...

“All good things take time.” Those were Aurora’s constant words of encouragement in Aurora's Orchid by Vicky Weber as she encouraged her family to foster and care for the lonely, spindly orchid plant year after year. Nothing happened; there was no change each year when...

The Joyous Adventures of Whizzojack by David Bush is a superhero adventure story for kids. All eight-year-old Jack ever wanted was to be a superhero. Blessed with his father's mathematical mind and his mother's scientific analytical abilities, Jack weaves himself a superhero costume with some...