Reviews
The Inclusive Bookshelf - A Teacher Like You
This beautiful book is a love letter to every educator who believes in their students, lifts them up when they stumble, and shows them that they can. View →
Bee Culture Magazine - The Dog Who Saved the Bees
The book is a short fun and informative story about Cybil and her adoption of the energetic dog Mack and the time, effort and love to get Mac trained for Maryland Beekeepers. Illustrations are colorful and connecting to the story and the reader. View →
Midwest Book Review - Miss Betti, What Is This? How Detroit's School Lunch Lady Got Good Food on the Menu
Lela Nargi’s Miss Betti, What Is This? How Detroit’s School Lunch Lady Got Good Food on the Menu is charmingly illustrated by Kristen Uroda and tells of a savvy woman who knows about wholesome, nourishing foods and how to get them into the hands of the kids who need them the most. View →
Midwest Book Review - Little Ghost House Hunts
Read-aloud parents will find Little Ghost House Hunts to be whimsical and fun. View →
Midwest Book Review - Gus Hearts the Bus
Read-aloud parents will find his insights and lessons evocative. View →
Midwest Book Review - My Name is Ai Lin
A fine story of cultural identity, fitting in, making choices, and teaching others evolves, which will be perfect for picture book readers and adults seeking to transmit information about other cultures, words, heritage, and values. View →
Midwest Book Review - This Sunday My Daddy Came to Church
A fine family story evolves, perfect for read-aloud in families where different religions exist under one roof View →
Midwest Book Review - We Want Leaves! A Fall Chant
From pumpkins to hayrides, falling leaves portend seasonal pleasures that are outlined in a happy, action-packed story perfect for read-aloud because of its many vivid descriptions. View →
Midwest Book Review - The Mouse Buffet: A Christmas Treat
The whimsical descriptions of mice that have fun raiding a holiday buffet will delight kids with their action-packed scenarios, food-laden encounters, and fun stories of mice on the run. View →
Midwest Book Review - A Cowpoke's Christmas
It turns out that there are many reasons to celebrate this day as farm life offers seasonal pleasures and the family bands together for a good time. View →
Midwest Book Review - ARLO
Kids who eschew the outdoors and new discoveries because they may not include the latest technology will appreciate this gentle story of how a robot adapts to all kinds of situations. View →
Midwest Book Review - Night of the Deer
The illustrations may be dark in color but they are vivid in detail and whimsy as a dance atmosphere evolves some surprises and reflections that challenge conventional thinking about mysteries and haunting possibilities. View →
Story Monsters Ink - Little Ghost House Hunts
Little Ghost as he learns that there’s nothing like the joy of one’s family. Entertaining Halloween story with delightful illustrations. View →
Los Angeles Book Review - Night of the Deer
Mary Morel has written a delightful modern-day fairy tale. View →
Kirkus Reviews - Dreams Take Flight: The Story of Deaf Pilot Zabel Willhite
A brief introduction to the first deaf pilot in the U.S…Uplifting. View →
Kirkus Reviews - Miss Betti, What Is This? How Detroit's School Lunch Lady Got Good Food on the Menu
A Detroit cafeteria worker acts on her belief that kids deserve delicious, nutritious food…Dishes up a decidedly well-earned tribute. View →
Kirkus Reviews - This Sunday My Daddy Came to Church
Dressed in his Sunday best, Omar goes to church every week with his mother but wishes his dad would come, too…In this tender tale, church-going wins over a relatable father with charm and bite-sized guilt. View →
Kirkus Reviews - ARLO
Quirky, thoughtful, and fun. View →
Kirkus Reviews - My Name Is Ai Lin
An empowering celebration of identity. View →
Archimedes Notebook - OH DEER!
What I like about this book: I like Jasper’s inventiveness. I also like how this book is about more than protecting turnip greens. Because, at the end he realizes that there are good reasons to share your veggies. And he discovers a way to have both solitude and a few close friends. View →