The Children's Bookshelf

When Grandma Gives You A Lemon Tree written by Jamie Deenihan and illustrated by Lorraine Rocha is a delightful picture book tale about a little birthday…

Memoirs of a Tortoise written by Devin Scillian and illustrated by Tim Bowers is a gentle picture book for young children about friendship and loss. The…

FEED YOUR MIND: A Story of August Wilson written in poetic prose by Jen Bryant and skillfully illustrated by Cannaday Chapman, is a beautiful picture book…

TRUTH and HONOR: The President Ford Story written by Lindsey McDivitt and illustrated by Matt Faulkner is a picture book biography of the 38th President,…

THE SECRET KINGDOM: Nek Chand, a Changing India, and a Hidden World of Art written by Barb Rosenstock and beautifully illustrated by Claire A. Nivola is…

The Fabled Life of Aesop by Ian Lendler and illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski is a fascinating picture book that in the first place focuses on the life of…

LOVE, Sophia On the Moon written by Anica Mrose Rissi and illustrated by Mika Song is a charming picture book about anger temporarily felt and love…

SULWE written by the nationally- honored actress Lupita Nyong’o and illustrated by the highly-praised visual artist Vashti Harrison is a very special…

The Great Chicago Fire: Rising from the Ashes written by Kate Hannigan and illustrated by Alex Graudins is a dazzling book about the great Chicago fire of…

TOGETHER WE GROW written by Susan Vaught and illustrated by Kelly Murphy is an unusually beautiful story about how a group of farm and forest animals…