Emotionally evocative dialogue elevates this picture book about Ecuadorian animals and the power of storytelling. Filled with richly colored illustrations and expressive dialogue, "Olinguito Speaks Up" tells the story of conservation and... Read More

In the style of an animated children’s movie, this endearing book captures the voices of two young jungle tots in a power struggle: Who is more terrifying, the mighty tiger or the great crocodile? Sculptor and animator David Derrick... Read More

These scientific tales, written in a bedtime story style, beg to be read over again as they provoke curiosity and improve understanding of the universe. The story of the creation of life can be seen as poetic or strictly the domain of... Read More

Another stunner from the gifted Julie Morstad. How To relays visual instructions on such events as washing your socks (stand in a puddle), watching the wind (fly kites), disappearing (hide behind a curtain), and watching where you’re... Read More

One of the challenges of publishing a series of children’s books is maintaining the level of quality that readers expect in each installment while developing the characters so they don’t seem static. Carole Roman has succeeded on... Read More

There are plenty of books that aim to help children who are being bullied, but the titles that stand out are the ones that encourage a bullied child to have empathy for the bully. Some children may not be able to assist the person who... Read More

"Burton the Kind Scarecrow" is a story about sharing and giving of oneself to others. To relay this message author V.A. Boeholt uses a lonesome scarecrow standing in a farmer’s field and watching over his garden. A protector of the... Read More

Virtually all literature can be traced back to its influences: if one combined equal amounts of Alice in Wonderland, any of the countless children’s books featuring mice as lead characters, and the Smurfs, the result might be something... Read More