Mr. Owl’s Classroom Presents: Bobby the Bobcat by Will Kelly introduces Mr. Owl, who loves teaching his third-grade students, including Bobby. The class is a mixture of twenty-six animals that range from large cats, birds, and alligators to elephants, rhinos, and hyenas. The animals each...

If Dad Can Do It, So Can I by Jonathan Marshall is a lovely book for children that the author dedicates to his family. Beautifully illustrated pages are enriched with short chapters in verse written from the perspective of a small boy as he shadows...

Brody the Lion Needs a Hair Cut by Dr. Kristin Wegner starts with Brody, a little lion cub that hates getting haircuts. The sensation of getting his hair wet and the buzzing noise of the clippers makes Brody want to run away, but with his...

He Will Scream, He Will Shout! by Jenny Dew is a children’s picture book about the challenges of adoption. Adoption is never an easy thing for the adoptive parents, adoptive siblings, and the adopted child. Freddy has never felt so secure and loved before, which...

Mason, The Blue Boy Puppy by Millie Donofrio is a children's picture book about friendship and finding a forever home. When Melissa gets a blue and white-furred dog for her birthday, she is excited and names him Mason. The two became instant best friends, spending...

A family of stringed instruments loves nothing more than playing music together. Their different shapes and sizes add beautiful highs and lows to their tunes, forming smooth melodies. While they are playing together on a windy day, a storm blows over the stands and sends...

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you were locked out of your home at night? That’s what happened to Zorro, the Boston Terrier. He was saying goodbye to a friend and was distracted by a grasshopper when he heard his parents close the...

In The Migrating Millimunger by Charlotte Chaplin, a little pink millimunger with a bright red nose is homeless after being chased off by a big, mean crocodile. Finally, after searching for refuge, scared and alone at sea, she arrives at Blue Bear Island on a...

Elenor, a patchwork bunny, is sad after losing her favorite blanket. Her room is a mess of toys, books, games, and gizmos that she rarely plays with. With her room in such chaos, her parents suggest she might feel more comfortable living with the patchwork...

On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama became the 44th president of the United States of America, the first Black man in American history elected as the president. Yet, as monumental as the occasion was, America still has not elected a woman president. In The President...