Sometimes you just need a sweet story without any snark or humorous abrasiveness. You just want something comforting, even if it makes you think deeper thoughts. Peter McCarty’s books are always exactly what you desire. The just-exactly-right illustrations are adorable, but with a difference—they’re just slightly off-kilter, enough to make you pay attention and discover wonderful details.
Henry (a cat) is in love with Chloe (a rabbit), “the loveliest girl in his class”. After a game of tag at recess, he gives her his blueberry muffin at snack time. The story’s plot is little more than that, but its variably textured illustrations add richness. They are a perfect visual representation of childhood’s single-mindedness and intensity of emotion, when the person you are talking to is the ONLY person that exists in the world at that moment, and no blueberry muffins have ever been more blue.
Posted by: Sarah
As far as Deza knows, hers is the only family in Gary, Indiana with their own family motto. The Malone’s like to say that “We are a family on a journey to a place called Wonderful.” The nice thing is, they really are. Their journey though, is rather circuitous with more than their share pitfalls and dead ends. 
Mother Goose nursery rhymes are little treasures. Not only do they have rhyme and rhythm, which make them easy to remember and delight the ears of young children, but they are such interesting and innovative little stories – by turns comical, sweet, doleful (rain rain go away), and downright mysterious. They also hold much history in their words 
Summer is coming, and it’s time to start planting the garden. This fun picture book is a great introduction to some of the tasty vegetables you may plant or see at the farmers’ market. Kids will enjoy chanting along and may even look forward to eating their vegetables the next time they are on their plate. Pair it with Burger Boy by Durant, Mabel O’Leary Put Peas in Her Ear-y by Delaney or Night of the Veggie Monster by McClements for a night of veggie fun.
Fancy Nancy is growing up and so are her readers. Kids who are growing out of the Fancy Nancy picture books and leveled readers will be thrilled to see this new series of chapter books featuring all of the characters from the previous books by Jane O’Connor. O’Connor’s sweet, funny text is paired well with Robin Preiss-Glasser’s illustrations once again in this story.
When you were a child, did you ever wonder what happened to all of the storybook characters when you went to sleep at night? Well, in this story, Otto is a storybook bear who lives in a book on a shelf in a house, and when no one is looking he comes to life and explores! He reads his favorite stories, he practices his writing, but he is happiest of all when children read his book.
Tara’s family has always moved constantly and Tara has never developed any friends. In attempting to connect with some girls at school, Tara gets caught in a school caper and her mom sends her off to live with her Aunt, Uncle and cousin who live in her parents’ hometown of Willow Falls. At the same time her parents will be out of the country on a research project and they have left her behind. 
Chocolate! Sweets! Candy! Many of us have a sweet tooth or even an entire mouth full of sweet teeth. I know I do. So did John Midas. John is known for his love of all candy, but most especially chocolate. He eats it anytime of the day, all day long much to his parent’s dismay. His love of candy prevents him from eating a variety of good foods that would help him grow big and strong. John doesn’t really care because he simply has a passion for candy. He is also known for his greedy ways because he never, ever shares his sweets. One day something wonderful happens when John finds a curious gold coin on the street that he is able to trade it in for a fancy box of chocolates the he finds in a brand new candy store. Imagine his delight to have an entire box of chocolates all for himself. That night he eagerly opens the chocolate box, only to be disappointed to discover just one piece of chocolate which he promptly pops into his mouth. Oh, it was good! It was the most chocolaty chocolate that John had ever tasted. As many of us know, It is possible to have too much of a good thing. It seems that the one delicious chocolate was more than a just a tasty sweet – it was also a magical sweet. John’s world suddenly takes a sweet turn – or is it really such a sweet turn?? After reading this tasty book you may find yourself craving a nice crunchy apple which you are willing to cut in half and share with someone! Posted by: Wendy
