Darkness falls early during the long winter months.  Here are some great picture books perfect to help settle little ones down to sleep.  All of these books are good for ages three to eight.

The World Champion of Staying Awake, by Sean Taylor, and painted with vivid beautiful water-colors by Jimmy Liao, is wonderfully executed [...]

Chilly days are here with cold temperatures and wet, snowy grounds all around. Here also, are some great picture books to read all about winter.  All of these books, unless indicated, are geared for ages four to eight.
Chilly Milly Moo, by Fiona Ross, is a clever bovine story about a cow, Milly, who can’t give [...]

Here are some wonderful gifts of books to give for Christmas that family members, young and old, will all love.
Let’s begin with pop-up and interactive books. Super Science:  Feel the Force!  Full of Pop-up Physics Fun!, by Tom Adams, and ingeniously illustrated by Thomas Flintham, is packed with inventive and interesting facts that are sure [...]

Here are some of the newest and best books about our faith for this Christmas Season.
The Mansion, 100th Anniversary Edition, by Henry Van Dyke, and gorgeously painted by Dan Burr, is an abridged picture book with the unabridged version found at the back of the book. This story, that was referred to by the Prophet [...]

What a great time of the year to give books for gifts. Here is a collection of books about, and for, the Christmas season. The first four books are good for ages eight and older. The rest are picture books and are good for ages four to eight.

Charles Dickens: England’s Most Captivating Storyteller, by Catherine [...]

Here are some of the best picture books published during 2011 and could be, or should be, candidates for the Caldecott prize awarded in January.  With the exception of “Mirror”, which is good for all ages, all of these picture books are good for ages four to ten.

I Want My Hat Back, by Jon [...]

Autumn time is full of color, costumes and books. Here are some great books on the subject.

That Pup!, by Lindsay Barrett George, is a simple picture book painted with full color gouache that has a small pup locating, and then counting, acorns behind a wheelbarrow full of leaves, in a pumpkin patch and so [...]

Here are some perfect picture and fiction books that will surely help put you in the mood for this fun holiday!
Mouse and Mole:  A Perfect Halloween, by Wong Herbert Yee, is a new story for ages six to eight to add to the “Mouse and Mole” series. This early reader has all of the elements [...]

Everyone likes a scary story and a good mystery, right? October brings out the stories that might keep us up at night. Here are some great reads good for ages nine and up.
43 Old Cemetery Road: Over My Dead Body, by Kate Klise, and cleverly illustrated by M. Sarah Klise, is Book Two in the [...]

Our great nation is celebrating its birthday in a few days. Here is a collection of great historical books that help inform and bring to all a better appreciation for our America.
The first three books are geared more for teens and adults – but be warned:  they are so good that you’d better make time [...]