It’s not easy fitting into a right-handed world when you’re a left-handed person. But, amazingly, some of the brightest people in history were left-handed: even some presidents like Obama and some great athletes. Some left-handed people have the added talent of being ambidextrous: they can...

“One day, a little cloud in the sky woke up feeling grey.” Too Many Raindrops, by Kylie Yapp, is a wonderful children’s book that lets children know it is okay to feel a little grey some days. This is an excellent book for kids (and...

Bubbles and Buddy are brothers. Bubbles is grey with black stripes, and Buddy is black with white patches. Though they are brothers, they both look different and like to do different things. Bubbles likes to chase butterflies and Buddy likes taking cat naps. They are...

In the children’s book, She Shines Bright, by Jessi Rausch, the author wishes all good things for her daughter Harper and all girls while they are growing up, from being the president one day to being a mother and to whatever they set their minds....

Older siblings have a grave responsibility, but it can also be a lot of fun. Being a big brother to a younger boy can mean doing so many things together and the big brother gets to be the leader, the teacher, the instigator of trouble,...

Neil Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon in 1969, had a passion for flying and aeronautical engineering from a very young age. An outing with his father to watch an airplane race in 1932 launched his passion. In 1935 he had...

Skeletons ARE NOT Spooky! by Duds and Kaine is a children’s picture book that demonstrates funny illustrations in such a way so that children are not afraid of skeletons. The narration of the book is told so that there is a chuckle to be had...

The Brown family was having breakfast. Lucy and Robert always raced to see who would finish first. Lucy always won and that day she finished her chocolate milk first. Robert purposely dropped the spoon under the table and, when he reached under the table, he...

Plant Adaptations: How We Live in Our Habitat brings some basic science topics down to earth for first and second-grade children. Written by Sarah Lalonde, it details six essential habitats that are present today on earth in simple language with colored pictures to assist children...

Dogs are bred to have extra-sensitive noses that can protect us at airports. Strange-looking cats have adapted with big ears and dull claws to live in the desert. Zoos have ways to entertain tigers and help them develop their wild side while they live in...