Teachers and parents will love What Should I Do When I Feel Worried? as an introduction to a discussion about feelings of worry and anxiety and how to handle them. Author Charlie Lumière wants children to recognize when they’re feeling worried and then how to...

We’re all different. Sometimes our differences make us stronger. That’s certainly the case for Willie. He has cerebral palsy and moves around in a wheelchair. He still wants to play with other children his age. Only, like Willie’s mother, the other children are worried they...

Moms are special. They play with us, take us on adventures, and listen to our stories. Best of all, moms are good at making us feel better. But what about Mom? There are so many chronic illnesses that affect people, even moms, and they can...

Why Can’t We Be Friends? by Charles White and Logan White is a delightful little tale of a cat and dog. As mortal enemies, the dog chases the cat, and the cat runs away. But what if one of them stopped to ask why? One...

“If everyone acted just like me,/ what kind of world would it be?” This is a powerful question, one that deserves a respectful, caring answer. We need to help each other, be kind, show respect, be generous and so much more, all positive. If we...

Why is Mommy Crying?, written by I. Cori Baill and illustrated by Heather Bell, is a children's picture book that helps parents and guardians navigate the difficult task of explaining early pregnancy loss to young readers. The book begins with a very young Max waking...

We Are Akan: Our People and Our Kingdom in the Rainforest — Ghana, 1807 by Dorothy Brown Soper is a blend of historical and coming-of-age, a story with a gripping setting that features life in the rainforests of Ghana in the 1800s. This book follows...

War at the Ice Cream Store: Mustachio Pistachio vs. Bully Vanilli is a social issues picture book for children, grades k-3, written by Cheryl DaVeiga and Dave Gibson and illustrated by Sarah Krogman, Dave Gibson, and Jay Petsko. The Frozen Frogg ice cream store was...

Everyone has an inner weirdo. It’s fun to eat weird food and play weird games. It’s fun to have a weird picnic. It’s fun to be weird together. Weirdo and Willy by Marcy Pusey shows both the meanness of name-calling and the fun kids can...

The little girl loved her mom and dad but she thought it was better they were apart. She knew her mom had a heart of gold and her smile lit up the room but she also knew her mom was happier when she was not...