Reviews written by Adrien Carter, Newsletter Manager and Staff Reviewer

Unbreakable follows Minoru (Min) and his family during World War II showing his experience in an incarceration center. What I Liked: This book begins by introducing you to Minoru (Min) and his family before the tone shifts for this family as things change for...

The Love That Made You is a picture book that introduces children to the idea of a higher power embodied by love which connects us all. This book does this through fun rhyming verses that go with the soft illustrations throughout this book. What...

What I Liked: This is a cute and cozy book that you will want to pick up again and again to escape into this fantasy. Each moment goes by quickly, and the pacing of the book is perfect as the world-building goes side by side with the story. ...

Cassie Davis is moving back to her hometown of upstate New York after a meltdown at her old school, which turned into an autism diagnosis. Cassie’s mom is hoping that this mom will let Cassie feel normal, and Cassie is hoping to regain the ease she had with her old...

Breathe Deep is a sing-along that works to help children quiet their bodies and mind to prepare for bedtime. What I Liked: The repetitive pattern throughout this book makes it easy to read aloud and for younger audiences to follow and anticipate what is...

There’s a house just on the outskirts of town that has many grannies who share incredible stories. The grannies all have their own superpowers and combined they are an amazing team that can defeat all villains. What I Liked: This book opens by introducing...

Nuha and her mom are to visit her Jadda, and Mama is excited for this trip. Things are very different for Nuha though, the air is warm and sticky, the clothes is different, and she doesn’t understand the language. Nuha doesn’t feel at home in Oman and to make matters...

A young boy is on a trip to his grandmother’s house in which he sees tiny worlds to be explored. The only problem with these tiny worlds that he finds amazing and full of wonder is that no one else can see them. Grandma seems to be on a mission...

This book is separated into 30 days with a devotional per day using the story of animals who live in the friendly forest. A storm has brought a lot of changes for Blaze, Hensley, Hoo, Cubby, and Flora and now they have to work together to rebuild their community. ...

Buzz: A Family Guide to Bugs and Bees and How to Spot Them provides several chapters about various bugs around the world and the ways they have changed to survive. There are fifteen bugs included in this book to discover, from beetles, butterflies, bees, and more. ...

What I Liked: This book begins with the impression that everything is perfect and nothing could go wrong in Simon’s life, which was off-putting, with him being a teenager. Don’t let the first half of the book fool you, though, as things are about to quickly shift for Simon, and...

Willow tells her fairy friends all about the beach and now Lily wants to see it for herself. Willow decides to take them with her to visit her Grandma, and first thinks that she won’t let her fairy friends get too close to the ocean for their safety. But then...

Two brothers are worried because their parents aren’t preparing for date night which happens routinely, once per week. They love when their parents go out for date night since they get to spend time with their favorite babysitter, make slime, jump on couches, and eat pizza. The brothers decide to...

We Remember Your Baptism takes you through a family and their child’s baptism as they recount the story. Throughout this book there is moments of sharing the beginning when God moved the waters, and how water played a role within communities. The book speaks on how water provides us with...

The pigs have happy lives together but they wonder why only the sheep get counter by children when they are struggling to fall asleep. Would it be possible for the kids to count pigs instead? A pig decides that they will talk with the sheep about this and this sheep...