This was an exciting day for Calla. Every year, her town has a musical showcase: garden plots in the community gardens that create music. Flowers are planted on a musical staff and, when complete, the flowers sing their own magical tunes. Calla has worked with...

As Annie falls asleep each night, she slips into a special place she calls her Dreamland. Here she can do whatever she wants. It’s a fun place to be. One night, she dreams of walking through her backyard. She’s startled by a tiny voice calling...

During the current season that we live in today, it's more important than ever to listen to our bodies. In Amanda Loraine Lynch's The Mindfulness Room, with beautiful illustrations by Bonnie Lemaire, children will learn how to listen to their bodies, especially during stressful times....

"Listen to the earth’s natural rhythm…To play the drum, one must remember every drum stroke is a rhythm” are beautiful words taken from The Drum With No Sound by Katrina Rahman-Stephens. This beautifully illustrated children's picture book sets the stage in Nigeria and tells the...

The Cycle of a Dream: A Kid’s Introduction to Structural Racism in America by Kimberly Narain is an easy and direct short book describing the origins and the development of systemic racism in the United States. It is beautifully illustrated by Mike Motz, who demonstrates...

The ABC’s of African American Inventions is written and illustrated by Kenneth R. McClelland. The entries in this book have been chosen to help kids learn their ABC’s and the history of African American inventions and the cultural diversity and number of people involved in...

One beautiful sunny day the Wolols decided to act out the classic story, Three Little Pigs. After Cowee helped make their costumes, the play started. Caco pig played the wolf and went to each little pig's house, just as the story tells. But it didn't...

Nora’s green hat is special. She wears it when she goes to meet her best friend, Lenny. They’re going to a movie together. Lenny asks about the hat and wants to try it on because he thinks it’s cool. Nora warns him to be careful....

These Are My Pants is written by Jane and Katelyn Plank and illustrated by Aniqa Ashfaq. Sam has lots of pants that he loves to wear at certain times or for certain purposes. He has pants for games of hide-and-seek, lounging and reading, playing baseball,...

The Lovely Haze of Baby Days by Lindsay Kellar-Madsen is a cute baby book that shows a pretty accurate account of what it is like for new moms and their little ones. This book talks about the day to day activities, as well as the...