Focusing on helping children identify, understand, and manage their “big feelings,” this picture book encourages children to approach their emotions with self-compassion as it incorporates concepts of mindfulness. Some feelings make... Read More

A young girl’s grandfather plants a pecan tree when she is born and teaches her to care for it in this story that is at once an education on pecan farming and a reminder of the importance of family histories and legacies. The royal... Read More

Kingsley the dog decides the time has come for him to own a human, but he has trouble finding the right one in this picture book about the unconditional love between pets and their people. Whimsical details tucked into the pencil and... Read More

Who’s Yawning Now? is a valuable, educational picture book that encourages curiosity through its curation of interesting birds and mammals. Wildlife photographer Nicki Geigert’s Who’s Yawning Now? is a splendid animal facts picture... Read More

Donal Fallon’s guide to Dublin, "Three Castles Burning", investigates the city in search of places where the past and present meet. Based on the popular podcast of the same name, the book concerns itself with twelve Dublin streets and... Read More

On a warm, starry night, the pathways of migrating animals are blocked by the “ugly scar” of a border wall. Creatures seeking mates and food and grounds to roam find themselves blocked, imperiling “some of the richest habitats of... Read More

Charity L. Bedell’s "Container Magic" makes crafting spells in self-contained receptacles easy. First covering the types of containers to use, with details on how to clean, fill, and dispose of them, the book takes a practical approach... Read More

Opal, with her blue overalls and brown toolbelt, is excited for the final challenge of Young Carpenter’s Camp: a birdhouse. She eyes her fellow campers’ literal bells and whistles but opts for a simple, bird-friendly design, using... Read More