The Children's Bookshelf

Dad By My Side written and illustrated by Soosh is a simple, gentle and absolutely darling story about the love between a father and his young daughter.…

If I Was the Sunshine written by Julie Fogliano and illustrated by Loren Long is a beautiful picture book that links thoughts about the relationship of…

BEFORE THEY WERE AUTHORS: Famous Writers as Kids written and illustrated by Elizabeth Haidle is a well-researched and designed book about 10 prominent…

Music for Mister Moon written by Philip C. Stead and illustrated by Erin E. Stead is an unusual picture book about a child’s need for a quiet place in…

THE PROPER WAY TO MEET A HEDGEHOG: and Other How-To Poems selected by Paul B. Janeczko and illustrated by Richard Jones features 33 delightful poems on…

SMILE: How Young Charlie Chaplin Taught the World to Laugh (and Cry) written by Gary Golio and illustrated by Ed Young is a picture book biography for…

SAY Something! written and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds is an energetic picture book that urges children to speak out confidently by using their…

RISING WATER: The Story of the Thai Cave Rescue written by Marc Aronson is a compelling piece of non-fiction for middle grade readers about the…

SWEET DREAMERS written and illustrated by Isabelle Simler is an enchanting picture book tour of the sleep habits of twenty-seven animals bedding down in…

DREAMING in CODE: Ada Byron Lovelace, Computer Pioneer written by Emily Arnold McCully is a well-researched biography for serious middle grade readers…