When Lionel was born, he discovered he wasn't like the other butterflies. What does this mean? Why did this happen? In a beautifully illustrated children's picture book, Where Are My COLORS? A Colorful Story About Shining Bright in Your Own Skin by Rebecca Porter, you're...

Dads are not as highly regarded as moms as being a child's favorite parent, but Stanley G Buford sets the stage for change by providing an ode to dads throughout the world in Thanks, Dad! Fathers play several roles outside of being financial providers and...

Happy Jack Sad Jack: A Bullying Story is a children's picture book by Mark M. Bello. Jack is a happy interracial child who is due to start kindergarten. On the very first day of school, he excitedly joins his new classmates on a new adventure....

The first day of school is important in the life of every child and is the moment when they will first experience autonomy and begin the development of their social skills. From the outset, each child must feel safe to interact inside and outside the...

In Mom Wears Many Hats, NJ Trudie and Tabassum Hashmi remind us that moms are very resilient and do a great deal for us. Moms prepare meals, drive us to school and activities, help us with homework, take care of us when we’re sick, cut...

Meet Able, a young boy who approaches life from a different angle. He has autism. I refuse to use “disabled” for children and adults who have disorders that limit their abilities. Because they can do much, I prefer using the term “differently-abled.” For example, my...

My Shoebox, written by Laura Fleming and illustrated by David Gnass, is a children's picture book that revolves around a child and the special birthday shoebox he received. The book begins at a birthday party where a small child is gifted with an empty shoebox...

Where Did Grandpa Go? (Grandpa's Stories) by Mrs. D. is an amusing and adventurous book for young children. A young boy tells the story of how his Grandpa is always disappearing. It all starts when the boy's Grandma asks Grandpa to go to the ice...

Learning about other cultures allows us to broaden our perspective and fosters our empathy and curiosity. It also helps us to understand different viewpoints around the world. Let's Celebrate 5 Days of Diwali! will give children useful information in the form of a story. Diwali...

Sometimes When I’m Bored, written by Deborah Serani, Psy.D. and beautifully illustrated by Kyra Teis, is told in the first person by a little boy who is old enough to know what boredom is but too young to know how to deal with it. He...