Reviews written by Cherokee Crum, Staff Reviewer

The Calculation of You and Me is a slow burning fire, guaranteed to make you believe in love! The author did amazing job at developing characters, their relationships, and more. There is a bit of diverse character representation...

"Last times come for everyone... first times come for everyone too." Grief is a complicated emotion, one that everyone experiences and one that everyone expresses differently. Telephone of the Tree takes a young girls experience of losing her best-friend and the way she...

Any parent or caregiver who has discovered a pocketful of rocks will agree that All The Rocks We Love is a wonderful introduction to rocks that kids will absolutely love! We are big on rocks in my house, so I was thrilled to...

The Quacken is a cute, child friendly story about a gigantic duck that can eat a whale whole! We follow Hector to Cucumonga Campground, where weird things have been happening. Being a childish take on the kraken myth, the story is fast...

The Ever-Changing Earth is a beautiful narrative of our planet's history. Grahame Baker-Smith's brief text includes a wonderous amount of detail, paired with his gorgeous illustrations. Both Kûn and Solveig, thousands of miles apart, have a love of the Earth, one...

I loved everything about I Was: The Stories of Animal Skulls. The digital illustrations are breath-taking. The artwork is vivid and honoring all that can be found in nature. My kids thought the images were super cool, being able to see what each skull...

The Kodiaks: Home Ice Advantage was a quick read full of important messages! Children between the ages of 10 & 13 will be drawn to the hockey, the friendship, and the conflict found in this book, especially if they play the sport themselves. Robertson does...

Waiting For The Stars is a super sweet children's book. This book is easy for young children to connect with, with its central theme of anticipation paired with friendship. The characters; Mouse, Owl, Firefly, and Squirrel are adorable. Their friendship is...

The Girl Who Planted Trees is a wonderfully inspiring story! Featuring a young girl, we learn a big life lesson from this story... That even one person CAN make a difference, no matter their age. We are introduced to our lead character as...

Sky Explorer: A Young Adventurer's Guide to the Sky by Day and Night was such a great read! This is the perfect little pocket guide for children to reference when out & about, not matter the weather or time of day. ...

The Awesome Physics in Your Home lets children uncover the magic of physics in places like their bedroom, the kitchen, and the bathroom, plus areas outside the home! Each chapter is filled with a ton of information! To help digest this information, each room is...

Secret Gardeners: Growing a Community and Healing the Earth was a beautiful read. The story is fiction, starting with young children playing spy games in their neighborhood, which leads to them helping with a community garden and so much more! In...

I love Kelly Oram books, she is my number one insta-buy author and I am always excited to read what she has put out there. Alice in La La Land was no different! In the Kellywood universe, Alice in La La Land revisits Kelly...

The Secret Life of the Forest: Trees, Animals, and Fungi is a highly educational and fun read. Packed with so much information, there is plenty to read about! Broken down into 19 sections, readers will learn about the life cycle of a tree, different...

Everyone Starts Small is a celebration of earth, natural cycles, growth, and the special qualities of trees, wind, seeds, and water. Liz Garton Scanlon has written beautiful poetry that perfectly describes the interconnectedness of absolutely everyone and everything in nature. ...