Émilie Cossette has done a great service for all who read The Jewels of Bermuda. Émilie has written a lovely adventure for children while at the same time remembering the importance of taking care of the environment. By showing children the variety of sea life...

The Rules of a Little Boss: A Book of Self-love is written by eighth-grader Haelee P. Moone, who wants to encourage much younger kids to appreciate and stand up for themselves. The wonderful illustrations by artist Arsalan are bright and show the points Haelee is...

Mina's Rain Dance, written by Sarah-Luisa McAneney and illustrated by Zita Varga, is a children's picture book about a young girl with a passion for dance. The book begins with a glimpse into Mina's dance class where her lack of finesse and inability to stick...

A smile is contagious. Ben, the star of Victor Dias de Oliveira Santos’s book, The Boy Who Illustrated Happiness, was a smiler. More importantly, Ben was an optimist. He loved art and lived and breathed to be creative. Those who smile a lot also tend...

Dylan loves to visit the local bakery and enjoy their fresh, tasty cupcakes. One day, when trying a new flavor, he breaks out into hives and suffers from a scratchy throat. A visit to the doctor confirms that Dylan has an allergy to tree nuts....

The Leaning Tower of Pizza, written by award-winning children’s author Derek Taylor Kent and illustrated by the diversely sourced Bright Jungle Studios, tells of a group of four children who mishear their geography and culture lessons, mistaking the Tower of Pisa for the Tower of...

In a special zoo where animals were well fed and well cared for, Jerry Giraffe was getting too much food and gaining weight, while Zany Zebra was getting too little food and losing weight. Mr. Dennis, the zookeeper, was baffled, but, upon the advice of...

One is Enough by Maurice Trent is a wonderful yet short story; more so, I would call it a lesson or even awakening. This story is told with few sentences overall, but it is accompanied by wonderful watercolor illustrations. Not only are they breathtaking, but...

The Little Chick by Nat Williams is a cute picture book for young children with an important message behind it. The story is based on a little chick who is mean to the other animals; she pokes fun at their appearance and it makes them...

Do you hear music in your heart? Your soul? Does it speak to you and make you want to sing? Maggie loves her music so much so that when she grows up, she wants to be a song. Even if she’s working in a bakery...