Two dogs and their human make the best of life despite pandemic restrictions in the optimistic picture book "Peaches and the 19 Cobras". Paula Bailey’s quirky, photograph-based picture book "Peaches and the 19 Cobras" follows a dog’s... Read More

In Raj Tawney’s perceptive novel "All Mixed Up", a multiracial boy contends with bullying and finds friendship in the aftermath of 9/11. Kamal’s father is from India. His mother is a New Yorker with Italian and Puerto Rican roots. At... Read More

In Leslie Gentile’s sensitive novel "Elvis, Me, and the Postcard Winter", a girl’s relationship with her mother is centered. From the Eagle Shores Indian Reserve in Vancouver Island, twelve-year-old Truly settles into life with Andy... Read More

Vicky Cowie’s sweet fairy tale book "Tales from Muggleswick Wood" ventures into a magical world of gnomes, pixies, and stink-resistant moles. A grandmother tells a bedtime story, each dedicated to one of her five grandchildren during... Read More

A mouse’s simple yet magical adventures are brought to life in Claire Lebourg’s cozy, charming children’s book "A Day with Mousse". Mousse is content to while his days away enjoying the outdoors around his beachfront home and... Read More

A white dwarf rabbit brings a refugee family together in Edward van de Vendel and Anoush Elman’s novel "Mishka". Roya and her family are refugees from Afghanistan. When they learn that they have been permitted to stay in the... Read More

An orphaned mouse skitters through shifting, sometimes magical circumstances in the fantastical chapter book "The Christmas Mouse". In DJ Lenhart’s seasonal chapter book "The Christmas Mouse", an orphaned mouse yearns for... Read More

Celebrating inquisitive childhood exchanges, "Little-Princess" is an edifying and delight-filled picture book about a new and fruitful friendship. A boy’s horizons widen after he befriends a magical girl from the skies in Marie-Paule... Read More