A cute soap story keeps things clean, simple, creative, and fun. Denise Barry’s picture book "Soap on a Rope" is a cute story, written in rhyme, in which two children (and their dog) turn an initially disappointing gift into a fun... Read More

Spare yet never lacking, these breathless poems capture the beauty of the simple and the sacred. Holly Wren Spaulding’s "Pilgrim" is as nourishing as breath. The importance of each line, each word, is equal to that of the spaces in... Read More

Kids will learn about the possibilities for adventure found in books in this colorfully illustrated pirate tale. Captain No Beard and his crew—sisters Hallie and Cayla, along with a variety of animated stuffed animals—discover that... Read More

The world of bedroom pirates is back as Captain No Beard and his friends return in Carole P. Roman’s Pepper Parrot’s Problem with Patience. Roman manages this second outing of the Captain No Beard crew capably and offers a lesson... Read More

This wonderfully thorough (and fun) introduction to how the body functions is both simple and sophisticated. Using specific scenarios, kids are helped to understand concepts like digestion, as they follow pictures of broccoli traveling... Read More

Martin, the Minstrel Ant, travels the world to share his music with other ants. On the day that he goes to the mound at the end of the wheat field, the worker ants have gathered and are very excited. One small ant makes a special... Read More

Ernst, a little blue crocodile, loves to ride the carousel in the park. While his favorite wooden animal is the honey-colored dog with the moveable tail that wags, his more pragmatic big brother, Sol, pronounces that the tail is simply... Read More