Keeping culture shock to a minimum by speaking directly to young readers rather than relaying facts, this picture-book author creates a distinct sense of place. Young people still discovering their own environments often have little or... Read More

Building a highway is the focus of this educational, Spanish-language title. Activities depicted include staking the land, machines excavating earth, dumping cement, rolling the pieces smooth, and sealing them with hot tar. With... Read More

In Dancing Cancer, Linda McDonald tells her grandchildren about three types of cancer she has faced in her life, while sharing with them the fulfillment of her dream of dancing. While the title fails to adequately join the two topics,... Read More

Most children will never get to explore the Amazon rain forest or see its native creatures in person. But they can explore Maria L. Lopes’s South America Rainforest Animals, a colorful picture book dedicated to educating children about... Read More

Rag and Bone: Visit London, by Norman Flint, is a cheery children’s story that follows a frog and a toad as they tour London together. The bright colors and bold illustrations will quickly earn the attention of very young children as... Read More

St. Patrick’s Day doesn’t get many books devoted to it. Having celebrated Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Valentine’s Day in previous books, V. R. Duin’s lovable Goopy Ghost turns his eye to the March holiday in The Goopy... Read More

An older child resentful of the attention paid to a new baby brother or sister is a popular theme for children’s books; the Little Critter series by Mercer Mayer and the Berenstain Bears by Jan and Stan Berenstain offer just two... Read More

Kids love stories about pets. But there are so many children’s books involving pets, it can be difficult to find untrodden ground. Barbara Peer Lutz and Dennis G. Lutz have differentiated their enjoyable book, "My Cat", by making the... Read More