Everyone is different, even Bentley Hippo. Most hippos walk on four legs, but not Bentley; he walks on two and he wears sneakers. All his friends are different, too. There’s Jaxon the silly monkey who rattles on when he’s excited and really makes no sense...

Because We Stayed Home by Paula Shue Winfrey talks about how much the world has changed since last March when people started testing positive for Covid-19. The whole world seemed to change overnight and turn into something that was both confusing and scary. It was...

Sloan the Sloth is back to unravel the story behind the mask that turns him into a superhero ninja sloth. The story takes the young reader through the history of the magical mask that wields superpowers if worn by the right kind of animal. In...

Journey to Cassiopeia is a tale of loss and survival written by John K Addis and illustrated by Daniela Olaru. When a man comes home late from work, he hears his young child, Cassie, coughing from her bed. The father enters Cassie's room...

The picture book and early reader My Protest, written by Linda Gaston-Bessellieu and co-authored by Tawana Bessellieu and Jaliyah Bessellieu-Webb, describes from a first-person perspective how a little girl, Jaliyah, together with her mother, aunt, and cousin Camille, attends a Black Lives Matter protest. She...

Giving is the title of this encouraging book by Muhammad Sadiq. This book features his two daughters—Rania and Halima—as they enjoy notes of appreciation about the things in this world. It teaches conservationism and human responsibility toward nature. Not only is taking care of nature...

In A Sad Time for Tori by Michelle Nelson-Schmidt, Jonathan James worries about many things in his life. Fortunately, his friend, the Whatif Monster, is always there to offer support and guidance. When Jonathan discovers that his friend Tori has recently lost her grandmother, his...

Trez, Frez and Inez, written and illustrated by Deb Neeley-Garcia with the help of her grandkids, is a fabulous book for preschool kids and looks to be one of a series, this one titled The Workshop. Author Neeley-Garcia calls it “a story of fun, friendship...

My Mammy Knows Everything by Emma Ledden is an adorable little book about three children and how they feel about their Mammy. The book is as cute as can be as the children talk about how their Mammy is a superhero and a great cook,...

Sophie Washington and her friend Chloe have many needs, as most eleven-year-olds do. Chloe wanted some new leggings while Sophie wanted a puppy and to get her mom a bracelet for her birthday. The girls decided that they must take their destiny into their own...