Alyssa's Wishes is the second book in A Michaels Middle School Story series by Susan Read. While making good grades and assuring her teachers everything is all right in her home life, Alyssa is making wishes for a change in her circumstances. Though her dad...

The Red Sweater by Jan Garden Macdonald is a children’s picture book about a little boy who receives a present he does not want. His birthday is approaching, and his mother orders a special red sweater online. Unfortunately, it is not what he wants, and...

In Liam's Big Surprise by Dawn Renee Young, Liam speaks to his mom and dad about a surprise they want to share with him. Liam asks a lot of questions and makes several guesses until he learns the secret. At first, he's disappointed with the...

Have you ever had your plans for a wonderful day dashed to pieces? I think we all have. In Eli Elephant Works Through Emotions, Shelby Stevens explores various emotions, assuring children that emotions are natural and okay to have. Eli had planned a playdate with...

Tracey Lyons Tozier brings readers a heartwarming tale with this children's picture book featuring lively illustrations by Jenifer Novak Landers. Mikey Can't Help It! follows a young puppy named Mikey who isn't like his siblings, Fiona and Benny. He acts differently and often memorizes and...

Bonnie was born deaf but this didn’t stop her dream of one day becoming a famous chef. She would spend hours in the kitchen creating different types of goodies. Mickey Carolan pays tribute to his mother, Bonnie, who’s deaf, by creating Bonnie and the Deaf...

In Zion Learns to See: Opening Our Eyes to Homelessness, written by Terence Lester and Zion Lester with illustration by Subi Bosa, children and adults will learn about God’s people, the homeless and underserved. The authors, one of whom was homeless himself, want children, youths,...

What is Foster Care? For Kids forms part of the What is? Series. Jeanette Yoffe writes for children between 6 and 9, explaining what foster care is. The narrator in the story, JJ, explains in an easy-to-understand, straightforward manner how children enter the foster care...

We're Moving Away, But We'll Be Okay is a children's picture book by Ashley Butler. The story revolves around a family that is getting ready to move to a new home in a different state, far away from everyone they have ever known. The family's...

In the children's book The Fruits Get Political, written by Adam Musselmani and illustrated by Laura Liberatore, a whimsical tale unfolds as Berry, the magician fruit, performs tricks, sparking Albert's interest in running for neighborhood leadership. Seeking guidance from Parker the pickle, Albert uncovers suspicious...