Children’s Books Worth Sharing

What the River Knows

WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS written by Isabel Ibanez, read by Ana Osorio

Whether you listen to Ana Osorio narrate or read Isabel Ibanez’s WHAT THE RIVER KNOWS,...
Two Women Walk into a Bar

 TWO WOMEN WALK INTO A BAR written and read by Cheryl Strayed

Unbelievably Cheryl Strayed packs poignancies from her past into a 51 minute memoir that remembers...
Mine!

MINE! written by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Eric Rohmann

If I’d gotten my book-greedy hands on Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann’s MINE! It would...
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Untangling: Grandparenting with Dementia(Chapter 36)

While Marty cleaned my Mom’s condo for marketing photos, my afternoon was spent watching my...
Small-Girl Toni

SMALL-TOWN TONI AND THE QUEST FOR GOLD written by Giselle Anatol, illustrated by Raissa Figueroa

Giselle Anatol and Raissa Figueroa’s SMALL-GIRL TONI AND THE QUEST FOR GOLD gives a sense...
While You Were Out

 WHILE YOU WERE OUT: AN INTIMATE FAMILY PORTRAIT OF MENTAL ILLNESS IN AN ERA OF SILENCE written and read by Meg Kissinger

Meg Kissinger authored and reads her memoir WHILE YOU WERE OUT: AN INTIMATE FAMILY PORTRAIT...
Zora the Story Keeper

ZORA, THE STORY KEEPER written by Ebony Joy Wilkins, illustrated by Dare Coulter

Whether young language learner or early reader, Alastair Heim’s BIG BUB, SMALL CAR has more...
Big Bub Small Car

BIG BUB, SMALL CAR written by Alastair Heim, illustrated by Aaron Blecha

Whether young language learner or early reader, Alastair Heim’s BIG BUB, SMALL CAR has more...
Saving Sunshine

SAVING SUNSHINE written by Saadai Faruqi, illustrated by Shazleen

Saadai Faruqi and Shazleen Kahn’s magnificent graphic novel collaboration, SAVING SUNSHINE, unites visual and word...
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Untangling: Following Assisted Living Rules (Chapter 35)

While my mother’s move to assisted living relieved a lot of stress, she developed new...