Writer and illustrator Ana Sender revisits a historical controversy in her charming children’s book "The Cottingley Fairies". Two young friends, Elsie Wright and Frances Griffith, seek to rekindle adults’ belief in magic by taking... Read More

In Andrea Pyros’s engaging "Pink Hair and Other Terrible Ideas", a young girl dealing with the difficulties of junior high also contends with her mother’s breast cancer diagnosis. Josephine is a normal but shy twelve-year-old girl... Read More

In Peter Bunzl’s enthralling middle grade adventure, "Cogheart", Lily Hartman’s inventor father is missing, and she sets off to solve the mystery of his disappearance. The story moves quickly, its complex plot never missing a step.... Read More

Adventurous young Sally eschews norms to try something new—skateboarding with her brother’s friends—in this charming addition to the series. Jody Mackey encourages girls to try new things in her series of motivational Sally Loves... Read More

With its beautiful and expressive art, this picture book about understanding your emotions provides lessons about positivity and awareness. A sensitive elephant faces everyday challenges in "Ellie and Her Emotional Dragons", Joseph... Read More

Red Dove is the adolescent heroine of this thoughtful historical novel for middle grade readers set in the Dakota Territory in 1890-91. She is the daughter of a white settler and a Lakota Sioux mother, though she and her half-brother... Read More

Adolescence is handled thoughtfully in this supernatural story; even its vampire-hunting lead learns that sensitivity matters. Vampires and witches take center stage in Grayson Grave’s exciting coming-of-age story, "Etty Steele,... Read More

The pieces in Children’s Stories move through teaching opportunities and magical, if under-explored, worlds. Children’s Stories by Delores Ray is a cute and ranging collection for young readers. Each story brings with it an... Read More