Reviews written by Bethany Wicker

Moose, Bear, and Tiger are getting more comfortable and happy with their new home. But one day, Cathy surprises them with a trip and their imaginations run wild with all of the possibilities. The three are filled with anxiety about this new adventure when they find themselves at the vet...

The Great Britain Baking Show winner gives us a collection of recipes for children to explore during the holiday season. It gives them great ideas for gifts like shortbread trees, reindeer bark, a variety of cookies to choose from, and more. In the beginning of the book, David Atherton introduces...

Life can be overwhelming and with it sprouts anxiety. There's been a rise in anxiety among children and this book is a great way to teach them calming techniques. BREATHE teaches them ways to breathe and to hold onto the good, while releasing the bad. You can breathe loud, soft,...

Happy's mom is a paleontologist, which feeds his love for all things ancient Egypt, especially the mummies. He's fascinated by the process of how they were mummified and imagines himself running away from mummies through the streets of ancient Egypt. On a field trip to the museum, Happy is excited...

Carly Beth is tired of getting bullied and picked on by her peers and brother. This Halloween, she decides the perfect way to get back at them is to scare them so good they'll leave her alone. On a mission, she stumbles upon a shop with the perfect mask. It's...

Little children everywhere are excited for Christmas and want to help any way they can. While their parents are around, the children have things under control. With a diverse cast, each child does things all by themselves, or “themelves”. Whether it’s snacking, wrapping presents, or hanging stockings, they are ready...

I LOVE MY BLANKIE is the perfect board book for children from their baby period and older, especially if they have their own security blanket. Security items, such as blankets, can help children during the toughest of times and it’s nice to see a book celebrating that comfort piece. The...

It’s that time of year again for the Owlympic games at her school, but Eve the Owlet is afraid of messing up or failing. Trying to help her prepare, her brother trains with her using a strict regimen designed specifically to help her for the games. But Eva isn’t the...

When Amie’s sister betrays her, she finds herself disinherited by her parents and ruined in proper society. Outcasted, she’s forced to work as a servant to the princess, Princess Mariama, and gets to see her in a new light. Amie has believed the princess to be cold-hearted because of how...

Rory joins Dragon Academy and learns she is not like the other dragons. She doesn't fly like they do or eat what they eat. She's shaped differently from them too. But that won't stop her from succeeding, or so they believe. All the while, the teachers are trying to figure...

When a group of friends go on an adventure, they find their peaceful world disrupted by all the bad things of the world. Peace on Earth is a beautiful concept, but sometimes it can be hard to find, especially when someone has unkind words to say. Those words can cause...

Lucy helps run a coffee shop with her mother but refuses to join the pumpkin spice hype. She hates how pumpkin spice is artificially made and full of chemicals. When Java Junction, a popular coffee chain, opens up across the street, she fears for what it will do to her...

Priya is an entrepreneur and owns her own party-planning business. She loves to create lists and has the business cards to help advertise her skills. Priya's friend Dola wants to hire her to plan a party for her puppy Prince and they decide on a puppy picnic. The first thing...

It's the Twelve Days of Christmas remixed into nighttime fun. A snowman's dog is having a good time chasing up different snowmen up the large Christmas tree. There are shoppers, gnomes, reindeer, ducks and more! The different shapes of each snowman is humorous as they all clamber up the tree...

Gita has her life at Stanford all planned out, even though her parents prefer her to marry a man to support her instead of studying. However, when she gets there, she finds herself straying from her strict timeline. Choosing to go out with new friends instead of studying, Gita starts...