Family vacations are challenging, exciting, and full of new adventures. In Our Family Vacation, Kay B. shares many of the experiences that make up a typical family trip. The vacation for this family of four starts with an airplane flight. When they arrive at their...

Mr. and Mrs. Elliott had the most beautiful home in the neighborhood. It might have been small, but it had a colorful garden and a lovely charm. But over the years, their neighborhood changed drastically. Their neighbors sold their houses, and three-story or four-story buildings...

Are you different? Do you have a child that does not seem to fit in? Many people struggle with a part of themselves that is not like everyone else. David Mulholland, in Otto: The Not-So-Little Giant, tackles the struggles those who are different endure. Otto...

Operation Nana: A Plan Full of Love, written and illustrated by Kelle Lima, is a story for children about the people we love. This imaginative story features both the family we were born with and the family we build with our hearts. Both are important....

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. In this case, “Tree Day.” In Terry Overton’s highly imaginative book, Oddball Ornaments: The Story of Christmas, iconic Christmas ornaments such as a nutcracker and an angel are used to tell the story of the First Christmas....

Sometimes it's hard being a new kid at school or in the neighborhood because relationships have already been formed and this makes you feel like an outsider. When Cooper and his family moved across the street from a tree house, the neighborhood kids had a...

Octavia Can Do It! tells the story of an adorable and enthusiastic little girl. Octavia wants to make chocolate chip cookies for her family. On other occasions, she has helped her mother cook, so she thinks she is ready. Her mother agreed that Octavia could...

Bryson loved baseball since he was very young. He shared information about his favorite players and his excitement for the sport influenced all of his activities during the day. Whether he was at school, at home, or anywhere, his world revolved around baseball. As soon...

Have you ever heard of the rainbow bridge? It’s a special bridge that takes beloved pets to their forever home beyond this world. A little girl grows up with her best friend, a lovely black dog. They were both young together. They shared a special...

In Our New Baby Is In the NICU by Lindsey Coker Luckey, we are introduced to a little boy who wanted a baby sister. He found out he was going to be a big brother on his birthday and couldn’t contain his excitement. Before he...