The Circle of Hugs is a children’s picture book by Heather Cosimo with illustrations by Hiruni Kariyawasam. The book explores the power of giving and receiving a hug. A little girl reflects on the hugs and memories she shared with her family. Whenever she felt...

School is over and Haleigh and her brother, Mason, can’t wait to go and watch their paratrooper dad jump from a military aircraft. The siblings are up for the adventure, even though it’s a long ride to reach the sand dunes where they’ll get the...

Soo-A is a beautiful girl whose name means "perfect lotus flower" in Korean. But Soo-A is unhappy with her appearance. She would rather have red curls, like her friend Juliette, instead of her black hair. She dreams of having the sparkling blue eyes of her...

The Beauty of Us All: Celebrating the Diversity of the World by Chandele Morris, illustrated by Marissa Napolitano, is an ebullient, vibrant, unapologetic homage to the beauty that comes only from being uniquely ourselves – just precisely the way we were made to be. Its...

The Adventures of Mr. Fuzzy Ears by Donna Carr Roberts is a children's book that tells the story of The Mystery of the Missing Bunnies. Typically, the animals are happy on the university campus; they run free and live life to the fullest. But the...

In the whimsical picture book Trolly the Troll: The Magic of Kindness by Charly Froh and Zuzana Svobodová, a troll learns that happiness comes from kindness and serving others, not through material things. Wondrous creatures roam the beautiful, magical land of the Emerald Kingdom. All...

Keith Stoeckeler’s picture book, The Sparkly Bun, is a clever way to teach young readers not only about being creative and using their imagination but also about building their self-esteem and being comfortable with who they are. The story is told in simple language so...

In The School of Failure: A Story About Success by Rosie J. Pova, some of the fairy-tale characters in this account fail to measure up to expectations during auditions. Those that were not successful are taken to the School of Failure. While trying to...

A family of stringed instruments loves nothing more than playing music together. Their different shapes and sizes add beautiful highs and lows to their tunes, forming smooth melodies. While they are playing together on a windy day, a storm blows over the stands and sends...

In The Migrating Millimunger by Charlotte Chaplin, a little pink millimunger with a bright red nose is homeless after being chased off by a big, mean crocodile. Finally, after searching for refuge, scared and alone at sea, she arrives at Blue Bear Island on a...