Peter Easter Frog Written by Erin Dealey Illustrated by G. Brian Karas Atheneum BYR / Caitlyn Dlouhy Books — January 2021 978-1-4814-6489-5 32 Pages   Age 4—8 Genre:  Children’s Picture Book Themes: Frogs, Easter Bunny, Easter   Back Cover Here comes Peter Easter Frog, hopping down his favorite log. Hippity, hoppity, Easter’s on its ..read more

  My Rainy Day Rocket Ship Written by Markette Sheppard Illustrated by Charly Palmer A Denene Millner Book — May 2020 978-1-5344-6177-2 32 Pages   Age 4—8 Genre:  Children’s Picture Book, Fiction Themes: Spaceships, Imagination   Inside Jacket Flap Rainy days are no match for this little astronaut, who uses everyday household items—and his super imagination—to ..read more

    JUMP AT THE SUN The True Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston Written by Alicia D. Williams Illustrated by Jacqueline Alcántara Atheneum BYR—January 2021 978-1-5344-1913-1 48 Pages   Age 4—8 Genre:  Children’s Picture Book, Fiction Themes: Biography, Novelist & Folklorist   Inside Jacket Flap “ZORA was a girl who hankered for tales like ..read more

  Juan Hormiga Written and Illustrated by Gustavo Roldán Translated from Spanish by Robert Croll Elsewhere Editions—February 2021 978-1-939810-82-3 64 Pages   Age 4—8 Genre:  Children’s Picture Book, Fiction Themes: Storytelling, Adventures, Community   Synopsis Juan Hormiga, the greatest storyteller of his entire anthill, loves to recount his fearless grandfather’s adventures. When Juan and his fellow ..read more

  ALL RIGHT ALREADY!:  A SNOWY STORY Series: Goodnight Already #4 Written by Jory John Illustrated by Benji Davies HarperCollins Children’s Books—2018 978-0-06-237099-0 32 Pages   Age 4—8 Genre:  Children’s Picture Book, Fiction Themes: Friendships, Opposites, One-Sided Relationships   Jacket Flap: Duck wants to play in the snow. But Bear thinks it’s waaaaay too cold. Who ..read more

  RESCUING MRS. BIRDLEY Back to school, where she belongs! Written by Aaron Reynolds Illustrated by Emma Reynolds Simon & Schuster BYR—June 2020 978-1-5344-2704-4 40 Pages   Age 4—8 Genre:  Children’s Picture Book, Fiction Themes: Teachers, Humor, Animal Rescues   Synopsis WHAT CAN YOU DO WHEN A TEACHER ESCAPES their natural habitat and is wandering lost ..read more

    MASQUERADE PARTY Written and Illustrated by Giuliano Ferri minedition—Sept 2020 978-988-8342-06-8 16 Pages   Age 2—4 Genre:  Children’s Board Book, Fiction Themes: Flap Book, Party Masks   Synopsis At the masquerade party you never know who you’re going to find. Who’s behind that pirate’s mask? Who’s under the knight helmet? In this playful lift-the-flap ..read more

RANDOLPH THE REINDEER Written by Sean O’Reilly Illustrated by Dave Alvarez Arcana Comics —Nov. 2020 978-1-77135-289-5 62 Pages   Age 4—8 Genre:  Children’s Picture Book, Fiction, Holiday Themes: Christmas, Reindeers, Friendships, Redemption   Synopsis When a beloved family heirloom is destroyed, an ex-hotshot reindeer must brave a deadly snowstorm to reach Santa’s workshop for a replacement ..read more

    KENNY & THE BEAST OF BOOKS The Tales of Kenny Rabbit, Bk. 2 Written and Illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi Simon & Schuster BYR—Sept. 2020 978-1-4169-8316-3 216 Pages   Age 7+ Genre:  Chapter Book, Fantasy Themes: Mythical Creatures, Acceptance & Inclusion, Family   Synopsis What can come between TWO BEST FRIENDS? Since we last ..read more

    A VERY HUNGRY WOLF Written and Illustrated by Agnese Baruzzi minedition —Sept. 2020 978-988-8342-05-1 16 Pages   Age 2—4 Genre:  Children’s Board Book, Fiction Themes: Flap Books, Animals, Hunger   Synopsis This story is about a HUNGRY wolf. With a quick “chomp, chomp.” he gobbles up whatever animals cross his path! That is, until ..read more