“This force that we call love is the greatest energy in the universe.” Maria Montessori Beyond food and shelter, a child’s most basic...

Big Bear Hug By Nicholas Oldland (2020) Kids Can Press Ltd., Toronto, ON, Canada There’s nothing not to LOVE about Big Bear Hug! Like a...

Jabari Jumps By Gaia Cornwall (2017) Candlewick Press, Somerville, MA “It’s okay to feel a little scared...” In fact the diving board...

The Tree In Me By Corinna Luyken (2021) Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House, New York, NY Recognizing our...

Listen By Holly M. McGhee, Illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre (2019) Roaring Brook Press, New York. “Listen” is a rare gem! I have yet to...

Some Days By Karen Kaufman Orloff, Illustrated by Ziyeu Chen (2018) Sterling Children’s Books, New York Some Days… you’re lucky enough to...

My Heart Fills With Happiness By Monique Gray Smith, Illustrations by Julie Flett My Heart Fills With Happiness is a treasure! In all...

I think we may have found the perfect, playful, pandemic Valentine!!! ❤️ Eoin McLaughlin’s While We Can’t Hug is a rare gem!!! During...

HOT OFF THE PRESS! Kobi Yamada has delivered yet another “bound-to-be-a-classic” to the lexicon of Children’s Literature! Elise Hurt’s...

Karen Beaumont’s I Like Myself is a delightful celebration of what it means to be alive and comfortable in your own skin! The story’s...

A Quiet Happy Place, A Children’s Introduction to the Labyrinth By Melinda M. Cropsey (2017) HP Publishing, Longmeadow, MA. This first...

“Be brave to begin to listen inside to the voice of your heart, so truthful and wise.” I don’t know anyone who couldn’t use an extra...

“Start with what you know!” - What better place to begin to develop a gratitude practice than with yourself?!? All of Me! is a...

Dallas Clayton’s An Awesome Book of Thanks is a treasure and a testament to the infinite number of people, places and things there are to...

I don’t know about you, but I’ve certainly noticed that it’s getting a little prickly out there! It seems we’re in the midst of the...

“Never underestimate the creative intelligence of a child.” Maria Montessori Pamela Zagarenski’s The Whisper is a Montessori-must!  This...

“Children become like the things they love.”1 Maria Montessori Layla is a savvy seven year old who is very much attuned to those things...

“One sees rightly only with the heart.  What is essential is invisible to the eye.” The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint Exupery Young...

Wonderful Me, I Love All of Me is a perfect primer for developing a healthy self-concept!  There are far too few books out there on this...