I enjoyed What’s In a Cloud? by William Palumbo so very much, and my compliments to the illustrator, Nate Mayers, as well. His depiction of our little heroine, Aaliyah, caught my attention right away, especially when reading the title of the book. The puff balls...

We all have a past, and the past comes with baggage. What one does with the baggage will affect their life now and in the future. In Baggage by Laurel Lorenzini, children learn how to handle their baggage and how much better life is when...

Goats in Trees is a children’s picture book by Lucy Simon. In Morocco, you might see creatures in Argan trees that look like birds from afar, but do not be deceived; they are goats. The herd of goats risks their lives to climb so high...

Alliteration at its best, Molly dreams of being “perfectly pretty in pink” for picture day. The only thing is, she loses one of her front teeth just before picture day. She can’t smile now, can she? Or can she risk being “imperfectly pretty in pink?”...

Maya loves the outdoors. She loves to watch the leaves falling and she enjoys dancing to the music made by the swaying trees. She is like the lotus flower, “a strong-willed flower, resilient as a nurtured child.” In Patricia Ambinder’s As Maya Grows in the...

Reading can be fun. But first, you have to learn the basic sight words. In Dawn Renee Young’s Little Cub’s Big List, Little Cub is on a mission to learn and memorize his long list of sight words. Sight words are hard to remember, but...

Great Explorers: Observing Nature Through Sights and Sounds is Book #1 in the Emmi's World series by Kara A. Mullane with illustrations by Brie Bagwell. This colorful picture book introduces science, nature, and scientific methods in an age-appropriate manner. Emmi is a little girl who...

Sometimes it’s just too difficult to sit still. That’s Gracie’s problem. She’s so full of energy that she feels compelled to always be on the move, tapping her pencil, wiggling in her seat, and kicking soccer balls into the wrong net, earning the opposing team...

Ten Talking Tacos: A Wild and Wacky Counting Adventure is written by Anders Roseberg and Rose Zilla and illustrated by Ayan Saha. Crunchy tacos have very fragile shells. They should be careful of the things they do so they don’t crack or break into pieces...

Promise, You Will Be Kind is written by Yara Yardley and illustrated by Vikki Reds. Jamie enters a new school after leaving everything and everyone she knew behind. Adjusting to a new school with new people can be very difficult. Will Jamie make friends in...