Not so big and not so bad, a lone wolf falls out of his story and is desperate to find his way home again, in The Wolf Who Fell Out of a Book, a fractured fairy tale from Thierry Robberecht. Grégoire Mabire’s illustrations follow the... Read More

Kids’ attention will be held captive by this adventure story as the animals look for Splasher. Nancy Walker’s Looking for Splasher: The Little Tasmanian Devil is a fun little romp of a picture book in which a lost young Devil is... Read More

Used to Billy expressing himself through sobs and screams and shouts, his parents are at their wit’s end when his tears and tantrums finally threaten to take over completely, in Khoa Le’s "The Boy Who Cried". Beautifully expressive... Read More

Recycling is a wonderful early-nonfiction title for children ages six to nine. It discusses the importance of recycling, what kinds of materials can be recycled, and what those materials can be made into. Each page is accompanied by... Read More

These edifying rhyming tales deliver morals in a delightful way. Michelle Chin summons the spirit of Aesop’s Fables in her delightful picture book, The Little Book of Animal Stories. Many children are familiar with at least some... Read More

Strong themes of determination and faithful friendship make this a perfect book for young readers. Young children who fantasize about their toys coming to life when they leave the room are sure to appreciate Tracy Avril MacMillan’s The... Read More

There is no happily-ever-after for this Little Red, but there are plenty of eye-popping, jaw-dropping twists in "Little Dead Riding Hood", part of the Scary Tales Retold series from Wiley Blevins. Channeling its Grimm roots, this and... Read More

"The Boy with the Big Hair" is a wonderfully silly story about Harry, who refuses to comb his hair. His hair is so messy that a pair of birds decide to nest in it. A seed in the bird nest takes root, and a tree begins to grow on top of... Read More