Have you ever wondered why your family is so annoying? Your parents seem to be out to spoil all the fun you are having in your free time. If they are not asking you to make your bed or clean your room, they are asking...

My Forever Home: An Adventure Story by Lee Takasugi explores one remarkable girl’s search for her dream home. At first, others tell her that they would choose a golden fort or a penthouse suite. But these do not seem to suit her at all. She...

True beauty is said to be skin-deep, but we have to live in the skin we’re given. So we may as well accept it and see ourselves as beautiful. Why? Because we’re all beautiful, no matter what our skin color is. In Anna Casamento Arrigo’s...

Have you ever read a book with sayings you have heard all your life but enjoyed anyway? Momisms: Life Lessons from a Cool Mom by Terri Peel Bechtold is that type of book and the mom-sayings are worth repeating more than once. One saying that...

Manoli the Greek Mouse is a children's picture book written by George Psomas, with art by Penny Serrano. It tells the story of Manoli Pontikis, a mouse who lives in a small village with his family in Greece. Manoli feels inadequate because all his siblings...

Growing up in foster care is not always easy. But foster parents do give a lot of love to children in their care and have an impact on the formative years of their lives. Miriam Monette's My 3 Moms: A Foster to Adoption Story celebrates...

Malcolm's Monsters by Court Nee tells the story of Malcolm, a middle school boy who wakes up eager to celebrate Taco Tuesday. After a quick breakfast, Malcolm joins his pal Penny on their way to school and begins discussing their exciting day. However, all of...

Tracey Lyons Tozier brings readers a heartwarming tale with this children's picture book featuring lively illustrations by Jenifer Novak Landers. Mikey Can't Help It! follows a young puppy named Mikey who isn't like his siblings, Fiona and Benny. He acts differently and often memorizes and...

My Favorite Things: And What My Friends Like Too is a children's book written and illustrated by Jeanne Holmberg. If you love playtime with your friends, what are their names? Riley loves the playground, eating berries, reading, going to the zoo, drawing, and petting baby...

For many generations, those who lived on the Puddin’ Head and Sweetie Islands existed without dogs and because of this, no one on either island had ever seen or knew how to take care of a dog. Everything changed one day when a shipload of...