Megumi & Kukana Friends Forever is a cute children's picture book written by Kristi Shimada and Illustrated by Eko Setiawan. The story follows the unique friendship between Megumi, a Japanese girl, and Kukana, a Hawaiian girl. Megumi and her family recently moved to Hawaii, and...

My Sister Wants an Elephant by Lynne Podrat sees Randy, an eleven-year-old boy, wishing for a llama. His sister, Jerica, asks their mother for an elephant. The children press their mother for their chosen pets, practicing their pouts, and they receive them. Even though the...

H. D. Ronay's Magoo and his Magic Poo is about a cat named Magoo who loves the outdoors and has many animal friends. One day, he stumbled upon a strange place with numerous puppies and dogs in cages, most looking sad and unhealthy. It was...

Mya, the main character in My Beads and Me by Amber T. Bogan, knows that her colorful hair beads are so much more than just ornaments for her braided hair. They are there to help her remember her traditional roots, which teach her that she...

When a little boy acts stubbornly all hell breaks loose in All Year Through for Cute You: Short Stories for Fun Reading by Volha Melgaard. Kirill was playing about in the garden when he caught something in his butterfly net. Instead of a butterfly, he...

My Brother Is AU-Mazing! by Bethany Lynn is an AU-mazing children’s book. While the book deals with the many complications of Noah’s autism, it also deals with his sister. Too often, the siblings of differently-abled children fall through the cracks. Bethany does not say that...

My Imperfect Mommy by Dr. Marissa Stridiron MD and Dr. Shaley Sehgal MD is a children’s illustrated book, written from the perspective of a little boy who simply adores his mother. Even so, he explores with the reader what it would take to make a...

Michael & Mia: An Adventure in the Positive Cycle of Nature by Georg Hohbach and Ehrengard Hohbach is one of the most inspirational and imaginative books for children that I have ever had the privilege of reading. The main characters, Michael and Mia, go on...

Carole P. Roman’s wonderful children’s story, Mrs. Rabbit's Friendsgiving Dinner, tenderly reminds us of the essence of holidays. With all her bunnies unable to attend her annual holiday dinner, Mrs. Rabbit feels lonely and unhappy. She prepares a hearty stew but has no one to...

What is stronger than the bond between a mother and child? That’s right! Nothing! My Little Tangerine: To All the Mothers in Our World is a sweet homage to the love between a child and mother. M. T. Fon shares themes of unconditional love and...