The Child and the Tree: A Tale for Better Times is a children’s picture story by Nohra Bernal and illustrated by Rubén Rodríguez Ferreira. Walking across the sand, a little girl discovered a tree that seemed so small and helpless. She was surprised to hear...

In Too Much by Lucy Simon, we learn that kids worry about some of the most curious things. One of the funniest childhood concerns is turning into a particular food they eat in great quantities. To diminish those worries, Simon has created a picture book...

Amy Louise Hill’s The Sky Queen is the story of a little girl and her family. They lived happily and spent a lot of time having fun together. Her father would take the family out on adventures and picnics. He even played games regularly with...

A squirrel named Oliver sets out to find the nuts he will need to get him through the following winter. As he moves through the forest, he realizes he has difficulty telling the acorns from other items of similar shape, size, and color as his...

The Kid With Cotton Candy Hair by Brittney Bee tells the delightful story of a special little girl. She stands out because of her hair, which is made of cotton candy. If you ask her, this kind girl gladly gives you a sweet lock to...

The Boy Who Burped by Beth Lewis is a fun way to encourage better food choices. Brother can't stop burping! And he isn't the only one with odd problems. The whole family seems to be acting strangely. Only Peppy, the family's dog, seems to have...

The Fun Thieves by Carli Valentine invites you to explore the world of positive thinking and learning to look on the bright side. We have all experienced days when everything feels like it is working against us. In this story, a child narrates such days...

The Children of the Tribes by Eva Wasserman Margolis is divided into sections where a child describes what it is like to belong to a specific tribe of people. For example, what is it like to work extremely hard for everything or have everything given...

There Are Days by Justin Vaughn is a lilting, rhyming read-aloud about the variety of our emotions. Each spread starts with a verse describing a child's feelings without defining a specific emotion. The second page in the spread always begins with 'If you should find...

An impactful children’s story, The No-Phone Kid by Leonardo Lesage, includes invaluable lessons about money management, relationship building, and self-awareness. Tyler longs to have the latest phone like his friends. In a school where phones are more common than anything else, Tyler feels like he...