Francis did not want to go to school; he was nervous, and his mom tried telling him how things can turn out better than expected. Francis was still nervous about his first day of school but his mom told him about a secret superpower termed...

Kubwa the hippopotamus saw Zuri the giraffe as he peered above the river water level. Zuri had long legs, a neck that stretched high, and was skinny. Even her nose was skinny, and Kubwa called her skinny. Zuri was annoyed and she told Kubwa that...

Freddie and the Veggies is an illustrated picture book written and illustrated by Ngozi Edema. Freddie is a young boy who loved his diet of sweets and other delicious treats. He smiles brightly as he feasts on foods that have little or no nutritional value....

When Moggie met Froggie by Julia Stebbing is the story of an unlikely friendship between a cat and a frog. Moggie is a rather scruffy-looking ginger cat, out looking for a meal when he happens to see Froggie sitting on a log. Froggie comments on...

Belle Brown packs a lot into her latest book, Nia the Narwhal Explores the Christmas Ocean. At the beginning of the book, Brown includes information on sight words and their importance. She has highlighted these words in bold throughout the story. Nia the Narwhal loves...

I Don’t Want a Pet! by Harrison Martin is about a little girl named Jen who is lonely. Her parents decide that they should buy her a pet as a companion. Surprisingly, Jen tells them she does not want a pet. She proceeds to emphasize...

Ben makes the best buttermilk biscuits. He’s entered them every year in the Best Bread Baking Contest and every year his biscuits come in second place, after Sofía’s Abuela’s Mexican sweet bread. Why does he bother? His dad suggests he experiments with his recipe, volunteering...

The Great Race for the Lunar Calendar by Valerie Tsen tells the story of the Chinese Zodiac with the occurrence of a Great Race where twelve animals raced for placement on the calendar. The story is set long ago in ancient China during a time...

Have you ever woken up and thought, 'I want something different for breakfast?' That is exactly what happens to Candace Margaux in Chocolate Pudding for Breakfast by Daniel Sassoon. She is grumpy when she wakes up and does not want eggs, porridge, cereal, or toast....

Mongo was a small creature who loved to roam free and lived on a remote island in the middle of the sea. He was small and had blue hair, black eyes, and a red nose with bones sticking out both sides. He was the smallest...