Bruno and Bo's Adventures by Bryan De Leon is a children's picture book that follows the story of two chimpanzee brothers. Bruno and Bo live happily with their family in their home, an oak tree deep inside a lush green forest. Their father, Ace, is...

Patty the Pink Pug is a picture book by K. A. Mulenga. Pug dogs come in several colors including black, brown, white, silver fawn, cream, and apricot. Patty is a puppy who is a rare pink color. Although her parents tell her that she’s a...

Susie Strickland Sizzling Striker, Part 2: The New School by K A Mulenga continues the story of a talented girl athlete who loves soccer/football. Susie’s dad has a new job, and the family must move to a new town and a new school. Susie is...

Pablo Avocado by Michael Michie follows the story of Pablo, a young avocado who sees a produce therapist to help him process his feelings. It is time for him to ripen, and the ambitious avocado is determined to reach his goals, no matter how difficult...

Sol the Sunflower by Amora Correa is a picture book that features the story of Sol, a magical sunflower that stands out from the rest of her friends. Her friends wish to sparkle like her, but they do not know how. Being asked, one morning...

Pirate Billy-Bear, written by Charly Froh and illustrated by Zuzana Svobodová, begins in the Emerald Kingdom, home to the fluffy-puffy pirate bears. Captain Billy-Bear the Brave was initially afraid of everything, particularly boats, rain, darkness, and the unknown. Despite his friends' efforts to coax him...

We all have a past, and the past comes with baggage. What one does with the baggage will affect their life now and in the future. In Baggage by Laurel Lorenzini, children learn how to handle their baggage and how much better life is when...

Goats in Trees is a children’s picture book by Lucy Simon. In Morocco, you might see creatures in Argan trees that look like birds from afar, but do not be deceived; they are goats. The herd of goats risks their lives to climb so high...

Alliteration at its best, Molly dreams of being “perfectly pretty in pink” for picture day. The only thing is, she loses one of her front teeth just before picture day. She can’t smile now, can she? Or can she risk being “imperfectly pretty in pink?”...

Maya loves the outdoors. She loves to watch the leaves falling and she enjoys dancing to the music made by the swaying trees. She is like the lotus flower, “a strong-willed flower, resilient as a nurtured child.” In Patricia Ambinder’s As Maya Grows in the...