December 6, 2023

Arni’s Adventures

Written and illustrated by 10-year-old Arnav Ashok, Arni’s Adventures is a collection of comics that follows the titular Arni through a series of everyday and fantastical events.

Ashok’s book contains eight stories, each charmingly illustrated and featuring red-headed Arni. Whether Ashok is depicting a towering dinosaur or a group of popcorn-obsessed aliens, he displays a […]

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October 24, 2023

Moonlight Monsters

A boy faces his fear of bedtime in Heather Millard’s picture book Moonlight Monsters.

Alexander dreads bedtime and the monsters that arrive with it. One night four of them—Jangles, Mozzarella, Daisy, and Ritzi—appear as shadows on his wall. Ritzi feels bad for Alexander and tries to comfort him, telling him, “Think of something funny.” Alexander […]

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October 17, 2023

Bold and Brave

A young autistic girl overcomes her fear of getting up on stage to sing in the children’s picture book Bold & Brave.

Lily is supposed to sing a solo in her school’s choir show. But she’s autistic, and the sights, sounds, and sensations of the world sometimes overwhelm her. Wearing her red polka dot shirt […]

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October 17, 2023

The Jubilarians and the Music of the Spheres

A beautifully illustrated picture book about a party that creates our solar system, The Jubilarians starts slow but delivers a memorable payoff.

The smoothly rhyming story opens with mysterious invitations going out for a jubilee “at the top of the sky.” One by one, ten attendees are introduced—the first wearing pearls and a fiery dress, […]

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October 10, 2023

Neville the Froad

This rhyming children’s book features “Neville the Froad – half-frog, half-toad”: a creature who works hard to fulfill his wish to soar like a bird.

Neville feels like he doesn’t fit in. Wishing he could fly, he lives in a tree to be more birdlike. Meanwhile, his fellow toads and frogs think he’s “a bore” […]

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October 10, 2023

A Snowman in Jerusalem

An 8-year-old Jewish girl living in Israel dreams of seeing snow – and hangs on every word of her father, who insists, “Of course it snows in Israel. But only in Jerusalem” – in this vibrant picture book featuring a chatty, charming heroine. Pnina introduces herself with crayon drawings of her house, family and hometown […]

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September 26, 2023

Oscar and the Noisy Children

A children’s picture book story about a kind troll who helps a young boy out of a predicament, Oscar and the Noisy Children teaches readers to look out for others.

Oscar, a troll, sees five children playing in the woods; having never encountered human children before, he hides and observes them. The personalities of each […]

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September 19, 2023

Summer’s Sidewalk Messages

Sharon B. Carlos presents Summer’s Sidewalk Messages, a tender, inspiring children’s picture book.

Summer is a young schoolgirl who loves seeing her friends. When Covid-19 hits, her routine is altered: Soccer games and art classes are canceled; school is conducted online, and she’s cut off from hugging her grandmother. Neighbors wear masks, which Summer feels […]

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