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‘Above The Clouds’ Soothes Thunderstorm Fears

‘Above The Clouds’ Soothes Thunderstorm Fears

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‘Above The Clouds: What Really Happens in Heaven During A Thunderstorm’ Author: Stephanie Barton, Carley Barton, and Sue Milon Illustrator: Kelly Mengarelli Publisher: Many Seasons Press Themes: religious, thunderstorms, angels, fear and anxiety The Party Above The Clouds One dark and stormy night, a little girl named Grace is awoken by a loud thunderstorm. Her mother comes in to comfort her and tells her a reassuring story about what’s really happening way up in the sky. “It’s all right, Grace”,…

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Finding a Friend in ‘Cadence and Kittenfish: A Mermaid Tale’

Finding a Friend in ‘Cadence and Kittenfish: A Mermaid Tale’

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‘Cadence and Kittenfish: A Mermaid Tale’ Author: Judith L. Roth Illustrator: Jaclyn Sinquett Publisher: Starry Forest Books Themes: mermaids, marine life, coastal, friendship, pets, kittens Finding A Friend Fit For A Mermaid After her mermaid sisters swim off for the day, little Cadence spends her time dancing with dolphins, pranking the fishermen, and exercising with the lighthouse keeper. Her life is busy but she feels like something is missing. One day, she sees a kindle of kittens tumbling around on…

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‘Meet The Snozzeralls’ an Anatomical Adventure for Kids

‘Meet The Snozzeralls’ an Anatomical Adventure for Kids

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‘Meet the Snozzeralls’ Author: Karen HentonIllustrator: Sarah-Leigh Wills A Family of Face-Dwelling Creatures In ‘Meet the Snozzeralls‘ by author Karen Henton and illustrator Sarah-Leigh Wills, we’re introduced to a family of little green creatures called the Snozzeralls. The family of seven live in the face of a person where they get up to all sorts of adventures. In this picture book, Great-Great-Grandad McHooter is disturbed by a loud ruckus and sends the Snozzerall children on mission to find the source…

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Learn Yoga with ‘Let’s Make A Rainbow’

Learn Yoga with ‘Let’s Make A Rainbow’

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‘Let’s Make a Rainbow: A Yoga Story For Kids’ Author: Susan E. RoseIllustrator: Timna Green Brighten a Rainy Day With Yoga On a dreary, rainy day, siblings Lily and Lee can’t go outside to play; so they decide to practice some yoga to cheer them up. “Come play with me, learn something new! Let’s discover what we can do. Yoga teaches you to be kind. It connects your body to your mind.” ‘Let’s Make A Rainbow’ by Susan E. Rose…

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Explaining Breast Cancer with ‘Mommy Has A Boo-Boo’

Explaining Breast Cancer with ‘Mommy Has A Boo-Boo’

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Mommy Has A Boo-Boo: Explaining Breast Cancer to Children Author: Marci Greenberg Cox | Illustrator: Brooke Foster Themes: medical, cancer, breast cancer, educational Explaining Cancer to Kids It can be hard to explain complex medical conditions to children but Marci Greenberg Cox and Brooke Foster’s picture book would make a great tool for when you’re not sure where to start. The story follows a family with a mother who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The narrator explains the mother’s…

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Explore A World of Magic in ‘Giant Island’

Explore A World of Magic in ‘Giant Island’

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Giant Island Author: Jane Yolen | Illustrator: Doug Keith | Publisher: Flashlight Press Themes: fantasy, magic, giants, grandparents, intergenerational, friendship, exploring nature Explore a fantastical world in Jane Yolen and Doug Keith‘s ‘Giant Island‘. Two children, their dog and their grandfather boat out to an island for a day of fishing and exploring. Stepping off of the motorboat and onto the craggy shoreline of Giant Island, they see that the island is, in fact quite small. Little do they know,…

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Help Little Ones Learn To Cope With ‘Feeling All My Feelings Book’

Help Little Ones Learn To Cope With ‘Feeling All My Feelings Book’

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Feeling All My Feelings Book Author & Illustrator Kim T. S. Themes: naming emotions, feelings, learning to cope, self-regulation Feeling and Expressing Emotions It’s hard work being a toddler or preschooler. They’re not only learning all about the world around them, but they’re also learning about themselves. ‘Feeling All My Feelings Book’ by author and illustrator Kim T. S. is a great way to help your little one navigate their emotions. The book, written in a comforting rhyming pattern, begins…

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‘Birds of a Feather’ Shines Bright

‘Birds of a Feather’ Shines Bright

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Author: Sita Singh, Illustrator: Stephanie Fizer Coleman | Themes: celebrating differences, belonging, identity, peacocks Why fit in when you were born to stand out? That’s the message in Sita Singh’s Birds of a Feather and its message shines bright. A Peacock Like No Other In the Himalayan jungle, a white peachick named Mo was born. He was different from all of his peacock siblings because he shone bright white. The rest of the peacocks had bright, bold colourful feathers. Even…

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A Tour of Sounds in ‘My City Speaks’

A Tour of Sounds in ‘My City Speaks’

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Author: Darren Lebeuf and Ashley Barron | Themes: city life, diversity Experience The City With Your Ears Take a tour of sounds in My City Speaks by Darren Lebeuf and Ashley Barron. A little girl, who is visually impaired, steps out the front door of her home with her father. She introduces us to her city. A Tour of Her City There are others walking around too and it’s also their city, the narrator explains, but this tour we are…

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Learn to Weather Storms with ‘Thunder Trucks’

Learn to Weather Storms with ‘Thunder Trucks’

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Author: Cheryl Klein and Katy Beebe, Illustrator: Mike Boldt | Themes: thunder, lightning, storms, trucks, construction vehicles, sleep Trucks Roaring Loud in the Night In the dark of the night a mighty team of construction vehicles come roaring in loud in Cheryl Klein and Katy Beebe’s Thunder Trucks. The book begins with a little boy tucked in bed for the night when all of a sudden he hears a thunder storm. But not to worry, it’s just the Thunder Trucks…

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