Children's Books
Trouble Dog – Carol A. Foote
Up until reading this book I had no idea that conservation dogs existed. Of course, I knew that dogs could be taught to track and find things—that’s how a lot of breeds were bred, after […]
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Children's Books
Thread by Thread – Alice Brière-Haquet and Michela Eccli
At the end of 2023, the UNHCR reported that 117.3 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide, including 43.4 million refugees, 68.3 million internally displaced people, and 6.9 million asylum seekers. Midway through 2025, as I […]
Children's Books
Ramon Fellini the Dog Detective – Guilherme Karsten
A fish has fallen and there’s only one detective that can solve the case—Ramon Fellini the Dog Detective! The fishbowl has fallen down the stairs. The fish is lying, gasping on the floor. He is […]
Children's Books
Each Day is a Gift – Lisl Detlefsen and Natalia Vasilica
Each Day is a Gift is a straightforward reminder of how each new day brings us some new thing, new experience, or new challenge. We can’t choose what gifts to receive, but we can choose […]
Children's Books
Nisha’s Just-Right Christmas Tree – Susan Lynn Meyer, Jaya Mehta, and Parvati Pillai
December is awash with holidays, cultural and religious, new and ancient. What happens when those traditions intersect? Nisha’s Just-Right Christmas Tree offers an alternative to the “culture wars” and instead teaches us a lesson in […]
Children's Books
Winter Solstice Wish – Kate Allen Fox and Elisa Paganelli
As I write this review, the winter solstice is only a few weeks away. It is dark in the mornings when I wake up. It is dark once again by dinner. And it is these […]
Children's Books
Anonymoose – Shawna JC Tenney
Ana Moose is rather shy and enjoys being alone. She doesn’t mind observing others interact, but it often seems hard or just not that interesting to join in. But then, she noticed someone. He had […]
Children's Books
Hiro: Winter and Marshmallows – Marine Schneider
Hiro is a bear who doesn’t want to hibernate. She wakes up in the middle of the winter and decides to explore. And what she finds is absolutely incredible. Hiro: Winter and Marshmallows continues a […]
Children's Books
The Most Beautiful Winter – Cristina Silja Rubio
Snow is falling. The temperature is dropping. And animals throughout the woods are going into their long winter’s rest. But Badger has other ideas. The Most Beautiful Winter tells the story of a badger (who […]
Children's Books
A Star Shines Through – Anna Desnitskaya
A Star Shines Through is a story that will wreck you. Based on the real-life and present-day story of author and illustrator Anna Desnitskaya, it tells a story about a family displaced by war struggling […]