Try, Try Again: Julie's Bicycling Adventure by Julie Williams follows Julie, who is frustrated after her father removes the training wheels from her bike. She falls off during her first attempt and declares that she can’t do anything right, feeling discouraged. Her sister Kathy encourages...

In Thomas and the Butterfly, written by Jessica Azenberg and illustrated by Li Liu, Thomas the kitten lives with his mother and grandmother. One autumn morning, Thomas invites his grandmother to play, but she is too ill and must rest. Later, his mother takes her...

A Grand Fairytale by Safiyyah Ar-Raheem relates the journey of Princess Nevaeh of Dagda, Prince Loubens of Cailleach, Princess Emma of Danu, Princess Kehlani of Alator, Prince Deitrich of Nuada, Prince Dai’Lyn of Branwen, and Princess Cartier of Morrigan to Castle Eisen in Olorun for...

Katie L. Carroll’s Grammy’s Halloween Scare is an enchanting picture book. It is Halloween, and Grammy and her cat, Jellybean, are scared. It doesn’t help that Grammy lives next door to a graveyard. As can be expected, there are many ghosts and ghouls and frightening...

Patricia Allieri’s My Pig Thinks He’s a Panda is a delightful picture book with hand-drawn pictures by Novel Varius. It is an imaginative journey about a pet pig who doesn’t quite fit into a pig’s mold. In it, the girl in the book shows the...

James’s Book of UnScary Monsters is a wonderful book by Michael Pekala to help children work through their fear of monsters. James decides to explore his house at night. Although he knows that there is a logical explanation for most of the bumps in the...

The A Bee Sees Book is a unique alphabet-number homophone picture book by Mr. Sun. The young reader is taken through a 3-D landscape where, for example, “C’s,” “seas,” and “sees” are shown pictorially. In the middle of the book, a “queue” shows several girls...

Hedgehog’s Winter by Raven Howell is a charming children’s picture book that captures the spirit of winter through the adventures of an enthusiastic hedgehog. Unlike his friends, who prefer to hibernate, Hedgehog is eager to explore the snowy landscapes and partake in winter activities. The...

Minnie's Science Spectacular! by Jessica Azenberg introduces young readers to the joys and challenges of science through the eyes of a charming character, Minnie. When Minnie faces the task of delivering a science presentation, she feels overwhelmed and doubts her intelligence. This story unfolds within...

Hedgehog's Wish is a children's animal story by Z N Garland. Hedgehog is fed up. He was stuck in a rut in his life and wanted things to change, but nothing happened when he wished. All his friends have different ideas on how to wish...