Dumplings Mean Family by Jennifer Shaw is an adoption story based on the author's family. The Shaws have adopted three children from China into their family of five. Ethan, one of their adopted sons, narrates the story. He explains that when he and his siblings...

Nine-year-old Jason is amazed at the fascinating history behind all the marvelous things he can do. For instance, he just received a tablet for his birthday. He did some research on tablets and learned that the first tablets were made of mud and were used...

There are shapes all around us. Everything has a shape. Even sea creatures have shapes: like the octopus with its rectangular eyes that help them escape danger. There are even boxfish that are, you guessed it, shaped like a box, the whale with its triangular-shaped...

In Dream It and Do It by Holly Sharp, we are introduced to a large selection of fun careers and how one would go about making a hobby and a dream a reality. With a wide range of jobs, you will read about a person...

Dig: The Search For Dinosaurs is a nonfiction action book for children and preteens written by Stuart Plotkin. While he was not a professional dinosaur hunter, Plotkin had always been fascinated by the study of dinosaurs and dreamed of making his own discovery of a...

Dana used pacifiers of different colors when she was a baby. She had them in yellow, blue, purple, red, and green but Dana only wanted her finger. It was cute when she was six months but when she grew older, anyone who saw her commented...

Let's get to know Lexi and her family in the storybook Different Just Like Us by Lexi Layton with Tammi Croteau Keen. She has a dog, Teddy, and a puppy, Toby, who are half-siblings because they have the same dad. Lexi loves dogs and she...

Do Bugs Wear Shoes & Other Silly Questions by Addie Broussard and Anthony Puttee is a wonderful and enlightening book that educates the young reader about bugs, their families, insect categories and their places in the world. This educational book has much more than silly...

Are you thinking about getting a dog? Need help deciding what breed would be best for you? Dogs: A Kid's Book of Dog Breeds by Eve Heidi Bine-Stock is an excellent introduction to dogs for children. This book contains the types of dogs, where they...

In Dime Store Days, Jane Foster takes us back to a simpler time when folks would socialize and shop at their local Five and Dime. The book is based on a real store, as one of the comments at the beginning of the book shows:...