Daisy is Shy, and That’s Okay by Lindsay DeRollo is a picture book dedicated to those who are quiet and shy. It tells the story of Daisy, a polar bear who is very quiet and shy. She has a best friend, Penelope, who is extroverted...

Ouch! More Than a Word is a children’s picture book written by Katherine Lockwood with illustrations by Evgeniya Erokhina. It tells the story of Harrison, a chipmunk with Moebius syndrome, a craniofacial difference that affects the movement of his face. When Harrison tells his schoolmate...

What do you get if you combine an old folk song from 1870 with superb illustrations? This combination gives you the wonderful children’s picture book Over in the Meadow by Chandler Strange. This song continues to serve the same two purposes for which it was...

If you think flies are disgusting, you’re not alone! Flies are a nuisance at picnics, they buzz in your face, and their larvae might be the worst thing about them. But Flyboy doesn’t see himself as a pest. Instead of focusing on the bad reputation...

Poopy Town by Eric Allen Jacobson begins with a lighthearted and unique premise: successful toilet training can be fun. There is little question that the whiff of a filled diaper is not particularly pleasant, but a change centered on helping a child re-envision the bathroom...

In Daisy, Minnie, and the Sugar Plum Kitty by Jessica Azenberg, Daisy is desperate for the role of Sugar Plum Kitty in her ballet school’s production of The Nutcracker, but jealousy takes over when the role goes to her best friend, Minnie. But when her...

Flowers, Plants and Fascinating Facts: First Reference for Children by Gloria D. Gonsalves is a first-rate educational children’s book. It is enriching and comprehensive, comprising 170 pages, with 2 pages per flower/plant/tree. One page consists of information including interesting and useful facts and, most importantly,...

Ori Opossum lives in the forest with his fellow forest animals. On this particular night, while he was hungry, his stomach grumbled loudly. He decided to look for sticks to start a fire when he came across some trash in the forest, and because of...

Trivia games are everywhere, so to survive against such competition, one has to do a great job at presenting the questions and answers. David W. Leon does this in Interesting Facts for Curious Kids by carefully wording and choosing the various topics for the questions....

Pay Matters to Kids is a neat book by David Weaver that shares creative ways children can learn to earn and use money. I firmly believe that children should be rewarded with an incentive for their work. This might be an allowance or prize. As...