Roman’s latest book goes to Greece to teach new vocabulary and cultural concepts to English-speaking children in a context they can understand. Around the world in eighty books? Given the pace of new additions to Carole P. Roman’s If... Read More

Dr. Van illuminates grown-up concepts for young readers with vibrant illustrations and a tech-savvy princess heroine. The Princess Lizzie series, created by author Victoria Van Zhong, who writes under the pen name Dr. Van, attempts to... Read More

Roman’s formula allows for so much lovely variety in each book of this series that it hardly seems like a formula at all. Carole P. Roman has created a marvelous premise for her series of educational children’s books: young readers... Read More

Young readers will recognize their own frustrations as they accompany charming Sally Simon Simmons in her attempt to build the tallest sandwich in class. Sally’s quirky personality and determination shine in this delightful picture... Read More

A perfect balance between simple and sophisticated, this introduction to the language and culture of Norway will fascinate preschoolers. Call it the pen pal effect: Children who wouldn’t sit still for a standard geography lesson are... Read More

What does it feel like to be deaf? This is the question Wendy Kupfer sets out to answer in Let’s Hear it for Almigal. A child with doting parents, many friends, and two “lickful” dogs, Almigal knows she is surrounded by love and... Read More

“Aren’t there any boy ladybugs?” Author Tommy Starling uses this common confusion as the launching pad for Bob The Ladybug: Bob’s New Pants, a sweet, modest tale about diversity and inclusion. Bob, a young ladybug who lives with... Read More

A three-dimensional board book in the shape of the Colosseum reveals layer upon layer of history surrounding one of the Roman Empire’s most fascinating (and frightening) pastimes: the various weapons employed in the popular battles,... Read More