Charity Curtis works at a camp designed to scare its visitors straight. Everything is fake. The serial killer isn’t real. There is no imminent danger. Or is there? Kalynn Bayron has created a twisted tale that will keep you invested until the very end in You’re Not Supposed To DieRead More →
Cecil Hall and his family move from Florida to Massachusetts after Cecil’s dad takes a job near Boston. The youngster gets advice about making new friends, which includes connecting with all the Black kids simply because they are Black. But Cecil wants more out of life. It’s just too badRead More →
Carlyle was minding his good reptile business when a baby was placed in the Nile River. He didn’t know it was a baby immediately. In fact, Carlyle thought it was something to eat. It didn’t take long for the humans to discover the child and take him to safety. ThisRead More →
Justine Silver is not necessarily proud to be Jewish. It’s not that she doesn’t partially appreciate her family and culture. It’s just that her friend, Mary Catherine, is Catholic and that religion seems to come with more perks. Sara Darer Littman gives us a funny yet heartfelt story about aRead More →
A little girl cannot sleep through the night. So what does she do? Well, she gathers her sleep gear and heads to the roof of the building for a night of great rest, of course! At Night by Jonathan Bean is the ideal book for storytime. A Girl With ARead More →
“Why is daddy’s head bald?” This is the question that sparks an adventurous tale about alopecia and one girl’s acceptance of her father and his head without hair in Debora Ceballos de Alamon’s Where the Hair Don’t Grow. How The Story Begins Anna is getting ready for storytime and aRead More →
*Note: This article originally appears on Reedsy Discovery’s platform. Thank you to the author and platform for providing a digital copy of the book free of charge. What can a dog teach kids about compassion? Everything! Omar Rezec explores the concept of love and responsibility in his picture book, MaxRead More →
Camping is a messy business! Ame Dyckman sheds light on the adventures and challenges that come with a good family trip outdoors in the book, Campingland. No Camping Here! The book begins with a family who sporadically decides to go on a camping trip. The choice as a whole turnsRead More →
If you think your life is complicated, then you should check out the existence of Avery Lee. She is the second-eldest of seven kids and is working overtime to get her own room in Megan Wagner Lloyd’s graphic novel, Squished. Avery Is Changing Avery is moving up in the world.Read More →