The Gratitude Jar is a children’s picture book written by Katrina Liu and illustrated by Bella Ansori. It tells the story of Mina, a young girl who learns to appreciate the simple things in life through a daily gratitude practice with her family. After attending...

Tuxedo Baby by Victoria Smith is a charming children's picture book about adoption. It tells the story of how an orphaned penguin became part of a kind cherry-headed parrot family. Tuxedo Baby wants loving parents, and Mr. and Mrs. Conure want a baby. Thus, Mr....

Titan's Smelly Adventure is a children’s picture book written by Ally Wilburn with illustrations by Sohail Zakaria. The story follows Titan, a tiger cub who dislikes taking baths. This leads to various funny and creative attempts by his sister, Talia, to help him get rid...

The Cake Mistake: Milo and Cat is a delightful children’s picture book written and illustrated by Miro Tartan. The story follows Milo and his cat as they try to find a birthday present for his mother. They consider getting her a birthday card, a bouquet,...

Sometimes we’re too hard on ourselves and it makes us feel grumpy and unhappy. That’s what’s happened to Gus. In Cathy Studer’s The Adventures of Gus and Pasha, the first book, Gus Finds His Smile, addresses self-awareness and self-respect; in other words, feeling good about...

The Seashell Safe Harbor: Pier Pressure by Sherrie Schmidt is a kids’ adventure story. There’s a big parade coming up at the Seashell Safe Harbor, and everyone is excited. Happy the Sailboat passes the news on to Starfish Sue, who tells every other boat in...

The Purple Christmas Tree by B. Woster is an engaging read for children from eight years of age and up, their parents, and teachers. Christmas is an important time of the year not only for humans but for trees. They do their best to look...

The Spring Strawberry by EDD Jordan is a charming and heartfelt story about friendship and the importance of sharing. Filbert is an adorable chipmunk who has been anxiously waiting for his favorite day to arrive and it has finally come. The strawberries will be ripe...

Have you ever felt like you didn’t belong, you didn’t fit in because you were different than everyone else? Perhaps you wanted to be the same as everyone else, instead of the unique you that you are. In Kyle William Norton’s The Small, the Tall,...

The Worst Team Ever is penned by author Mateo Sommer in the action, sports, and drama genres for young independent readers to enjoy. The plot follows Noah and Daniel, two new students eager to fit in and find friendship. Noah, who wears a cochlear implant,...