Language is beautiful because it's connected to culture, creates connections, and builds unity through expression. There are several languages that I love to hear due to their rhythmic, harmonic sounds like French, Italian, Spanish, and Hindi. These languages are also much simpler in comparison with...

Patches by Julie Zamora is a wonderful story about embracing your uniqueness. Max is an ordinary boy who finds every waking day a good reason to stand strong and tall. He likes wearing capes and prefers to call himself Super Patches. Playing pretend superhero makes...

Storybooks come and go, but The Wind's Tale by Paul Steven Stone will stay in your heart and mind. It opens with the profound analogy of our bodies being houses where on the inside, a quiet person can see all the magic in the world....

Baseball Around the World by Chris Singleton and Dean Burrell hits a home run for fans and enthusiasts of the game. Focusing on a dozen different countries, the colorfully set-out book is packed full of interesting statistics about notable teams, festive food choices for fans,...

“All good things take time.” Those were Aurora’s constant words of encouragement in Aurora's Orchid by Vicky Weber as she encouraged her family to foster and care for the lonely, spindly orchid plant year after year. Nothing happened; there was no change each year when...

The Joyous Adventures of Whizzojack by David Bush is a superhero adventure story for kids. All eight-year-old Jack ever wanted was to be a superhero. Blessed with his father's mathematical mind and his mother's scientific analytical abilities, Jack weaves himself a superhero costume with some...

Willie Wombat learns to deal with rejection in Willie Wombat’s Walk by Sandra Swain. As a parent, I am sure you have felt rejection in your lifetime. By now, you may be able to shrug off rejection with a “who cares” attitude. However, for children,...

Twin Adventures: Farmhouse Visit by Pat Henry and Harold Gonzales is a fun-filled adventure story for kids that combines real-life adventures with adventures of the imagination. This story takes adorable twins Tate and Kate to visit their grandparents’ farm. The twins are so excited to...

One of the best gifts that can be given to anyone at Christmas is the gift of acceptance. It does not matter how old or young, big or small, male or female, color or culture, or anything else, true love accepts. Little Tommy is preparing...

Mickey lives on a farm and he loves it. He loves animals. He loves the plants. He loves feeding the chickens and pressing the grapes and harvesting the herbs. He also loves playing in the water, but until recently, he avoided being splashed because water...