“In Italia, you will smell and taste fantastic food, hear beautiful music, and see high rocky mountains and clear blue seas. You will meet many friendly, energetic people.” Those were Mother Cat’s sage words to her three young kittens. Fortuna took those words seriously, determined...

When Mom Travels for Work by Kristopher James Goeden, illustrated by Csilla Szegedi, follows a parallel day in the life of a working mom and her family. While the mother leaves for a business trip, her partner and their children stay behind. The story shows...

A day at the beach is not uncommon, but this book finds its way to the top of my list. Sara and her family visit the beach as they often do with Mommy, Daddy, and baby Hallie. The first thing Sara wants to do is...

Liam, a young rabbit, lives in the deep wood and cultivates his land diligently. Then, one night, a box tumbles out of a truck passing by the woods onto Liam’s veggie farm. The contents of the box are plastic wrappers. They’re so bright and colorful...

It’s the first day of summer camp, and Aaron is nervous. He’s very shy and finds fitting in with other children difficult. He has a vivid imagination and loves his spaceship toy, which he carries with him everywhere. It doesn’t help him make friends, at...

Sky, the Deaf Home Run Hero is a children's picture book by Mickey Carolan. Here, we meet Sky. He is a boy from a small town in Michigan who won't let being deaf stop him from doing what he loves most. So every day after...

Elspeth Amesbury is a ten-year-old girl who doesn't have many friends. But she has a best friend in Nikki Pettengil, with whom she is excited to go trick-and-treating on this year's Halloween. One day, while walking home from school, the two friends hear a dog...

Having a dream for the future is of vital importance. Keeping your vision alive will carry you through the toughest of times. Mónica Vidalón shares the importance of dreams in Penelope’s Big Dream. Penelope knew that with a vision, anything is possible. When we nurture...

In Hamza Overcomes: The Story of Forgiveness by Rick Luth, heading to school in his brand-new uniform, Hamza sees a bully he knows from the previous year. He hopes the mean boy has changed his behavior, but it only seems to have worsened. The bully...

Molly Shipton, Secret Actress by Sheri Graubert is a middle-grade historical story set in 16th-century England. Young Molly Shipton's life was peaceful and happy. However, when the deadly plague strikes, her parents perish and most of the villagers die. Molly must flee with her sister...