Nature sings and sends children over the rainbow in this uplifting bedtime story. A rabbit riding a bicycle on top of a rainbow is the striking cover image designed for "Looking Upward", a children’s picture book by Olivia Charters,... Read More

The Antorus Saga: Prequel, by Mukhtar Farid, is a short sci-fi story with a conventional premise that needs more work before it can stand out in the crowded science-fiction market. The twenty-six-page, large-print format makes it unclear... Read More

Maman or Papa will love to read this delightfully illustrated book to kids curious about another culture. In Carole P. Roman’s charming educational book If You Were Me and Lived in…France…, children are taken on a guided journey to... Read More

Can a shark and a ray use teamwork to help a group of stranded boaters? In V. R. Duin’s delightful rhyming picture book Little Ray & Shark Patch Things Up, the answer is a resounding “yes.” Little Ray, the central character,... Read More

After her family moves to Minnesota so her father can look for work during the Great Depression, Hannah is the only Jewish child in her class. She’s lonely. But the opportunity to go on a picnic and meet new friends brings on anxiety... Read More

Whether it’s Opa and Oma in Germany or Ojiichan and Obaachan in Japan, all of our grandparents are alike: they love us, they explore the world with us, they tell us stories, and more. In this book, dozens of children are pictured with... Read More

The song “Over The Rainbow,” written by E.Y. Harburg and Harold Arlen for 1939’s The Wizard of Oz, is the basis for this lovely visual and sound collaboration. Harburg’s lyrics are the text for a picture book, for which painter... Read More

In the stillness of the early morning, a single finger of sunlight slips into the darkness of a bedroom closet. Suddenly, the suburban silence is cracked open by a resounding “Quiquiriquí!” that shoots from the closet like a sonic... Read More