Author Maria Loretta Giraldo and illustrator Nicoletta Bertelle have created a fresh, endearing, and memorable book about trying new things and not giving up. Before reading and confirming on the back page, the book just felt like Giraldo and [...]
The American Psychological Association has published a series of books geared toward children about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD). While the causes of this type of neurodevelopmental disorder are largely not understood, the [...]
Flora loves making maps of everything: her house, the route she takes to school, even the hallway between hers and her brother’s room to figure out how she can reach the bathroom before him in the mornings. Throughout the book, Flora shows the [...]
Marvin is a young gorilla living in New York City, and he’s different from other gorillas. He’s calm, observant, and pays close attention to everything in his world. His grandpa prefers doing typical gorilla things, like scarfing down bananas [...]
What to Do When You Feel Too Shy: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Social Anxiety, by Claire A. B. Freeland, PhD, and Jacqueline B. Toner, PhD, is a terrific self-help book for children at the elementary/middle school level. This very effective [...]
Cinderstella: A Tale of Planets Not Princes is a modern retelling of the classic fairytale, with a twist. While her stepsisters are focused on the upcoming ball, Cinderstella has her eyes on the sky. Then the fairy godmother turns up, attempting [...]
Miss Biscuit, a pet elementary school teacher, teaches a class of dogs. Until one day, when a new student arrives in their class… and she’s a cat! Miss Biscuit’s students are wary at first, and they have a lot of questions for the new girl, but [...]
Danny is a bear who was born under a blue cloud. Sometimes it’s a storm cloud, sometimes it’s as big as the sky, and it makes Danny cry, feel bad about himself, and not want to talk to or play with the other animals in the forest. But Barnaby [...]
All My Stripes depicts a day in the life of the young Zebra, Zane. Zane is autistic, and sometimes has difficulties in social settings. The book begins with him talking to his mother about how nobody in school understands him. From not quite [...]
Children putting themselves down is one of the hardest habits to break. Kids think their parents only think the best of them, because they are their parents, when in fact every child has the potential to accomplish anything they are willing to [...]
Childhood Allergies Have a Hero By Claudine Crangle Magination Press, $9.95, 32 pages In recent years, the number of childhood allergies has become an increasing alert for parents, teachers, schools, and anyone working in childcare. Teachers [...]
Don’t Get Stuck With OCD By Dawn Huebner, Illustrated by Bonnie Matthews Magination Press, $15.95, 95 pages Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating disease for anyone, especially for children. Kids get thoughts stuck in their [...]
Goodbye Anxiety By Dawn Huebner, Illustrated by Bonnie Matthews Magination Press, $15.95, 80 pages As an adult, it is difficult enough to deal with anxiety, worry, fear and stress. But imagine a child facing those same feelings. How scary! Dr. [...]
Help Your Student with School Struggles By Wendy L. Moss, PhD & Robin A. DeLuca-Acconi, LCSW Magination Press, $14.95, 128 pages Every year when your child goes back to school, do they hope things will be different? They’ll never forgot [...]
Discussing Emotions with Children By Young-Ah Kim, Illustrated by Ji-Soo Shin Magination Press, 32 pages, $14.95 Some Days Are Lonely by Young-Ah Kim uses poetry to describe the feelings one has when feeling down or sad. The poetry [...]
Silence Teaches Children to Pay Attention By Lemniscates Magination Press, $9.95, 32 pages Silence encourages children to stop, be still, and listen to the world around them. In a hustling, bustling world where everyone is [...]
By Frank J. Sileo, Illustrated by Cary Pillo Magination Press, $9.95, 32 pages A guide for children and their parents on good sportsmanship, Sally Sore Loser by author Frank J. Sileo, PhD, teaches a lesson about [...]
Friendship Book Falls Short By Jill Neimark & Marcella Bakur Weiner, Illustrated by JoAnn Asinolfi Magination Press, $9.95, 32 pages Toodles has many good friends, but longs for a best friend. Along comes Teeny. The two friends [...]
Clothesline Magic Binds Family By Andree Poulin, Illustrated by Marion Arbona Magination Press, $9.95, 32 pages Robin misses his Dad. Dad is away on business and will not even be home for his birthday. But then mysterious [...]
Ben’s Flying Flowers helps children cope with loss By Inger Maier, Illustrated by Maria Bogade Magination Press, 9.95, 32 pages Ben’s Flying Flowers is a book about children dealing with great loss and grief. The book begins [...]
