I Was Small But Now I’m Tall is a wonderful book showing how one child overcame numerous challenges and emerged victoriously. This feel-good story may help other children born prematurely or others struggling with challenges. Author Jennifer Degl offers encouragement for children and their parents...

There is so much one can do on the computer, from surfing the net to chatting with friends you’ve never met, and so much more. It’s scary, really. And then there’s the growing unease around cyberbullying. Bullies have existed since the beginning of time, but...

It’s sad when you think about it that in this day and age of knowledge at one’s fingertips, people are still afraid of the unknown. Take, for example, sickle cell disease. It’s not like a bacterial or viral infection that will spread from one person...

Idia of the Benin Kingdom is a children’s historical fiction picture book written by Ekiuwa Aire and illustrated by Alina Shabelnyk. Idia had the strangest dream on the night before the Igue festival. The villagers in Ugieghudu, in Benin, an African kingdom, looked forward to...

I Can Do What Daddy Can Do is a picture book for preschool children written by Kitty Arceneaux and illustrated by W. Smiley Isaac. Four-year-old Logan loves spending time with his dad every weekend. He is fascinated by his dad’s weekend routines and wants to...

It’s important to be positive, to believe in oneself. It’s also important to be good, kind, and honest. We must strive to be our best at all times and have the courage to pursue our dreams, to work hard to get where we want to...

Danny Fishback lives with his dad, mom, and sister Onya, and he likes doing a lot of things outside. Though his thoughts are deep, he is good-natured. His sister Onya is different from him. She is dainty, kind, and articulate, and knows how to talk...

I’m a Keeper, written and illustrated by Robert Scully, is a romp through a zoo and a pun book, too. The zookeeper has a list of animal care duties for the day. The cat wants to help. At first, the zookeeper, who is drawn as...

A little boy knows how to entertain himself while his mother’s busy at work as a nurse or too tired after her shift to do much of anything. This little boy likes to read, draw, talk to his grandmother, tease the cat, and play with...

Needing help is not a bad thing. We all need help from time to time. It might be glasses to see better or hearing aids to hear better, or someone to talk to when depressed, or even someone to give extra help when you don’t...