Children’s Books Worth Sharing

A picture book cover with the title of what if one day.

WHAT IF ONE DAY written and illustrated by Bruce Handy

Bruce Handy’s WHAT IF ONE DAY uses imaginative language to encourage talking about changes on...
A book cover with an image of a red monster.

I’M HUNGRY! written and illustrated by Elise Gravel

Elise Gravel humor reaches all ages as she shows in I’M HUNGRY! The engaging little...
A book cover with an image of a bird on the ground.

LONELY BIRD written and illustrated by Ruth Whiting

A scrap of paper emerges as a full blown powerful feeling character in Ruth Whiting’s...
A pile of papers that are on top of each other.

Untangling: New Kinds of Accidents (Chapter 30)

My mother’s flagging mental state was revealed with a car accident but this chapter recounts...
A drawing of the sun with a face drawn on it.

THE NORTH WIND AND THE SUN written and illustrated by Philip Stead

.Philip Stead enhances Aesop in a way that may speak more strongly to adults than...
A book cover with waves and the title of it.

 TO FREE THE CAPTIVES: A PLEA FOR THE AMERICAN SOUL by Tracy K. Smith

Tracy K. Smith’s TO FREE THE CAPTIVES:A PLEA FOR THE AMERICAN SOUL combines lyricism, vulnerability...
A picture of the cover of the book, the artist.

THE ARTIVIST written and illustrated by Nikolai Smith

Nikolai’s Smith’s THE ARTIVIST is based on the writer-illustrator’s experience of uniting his painting with...
A painting of a tree with a bicycle in the middle.

BUNNY AND TREE written and illustrated by Balint Zsako

Balint Zsako’s BUNNY AND TREE inspires thought and imagination in a wordless story of friendship,...
A girl is standing on the steps of a house.

THE APARTMENT HOUSE ON POPPY HILL by Nina LaCour and illustrated by Sonia Albert

Nina LaCour shows her gifts and versatility in another book for children, this time starting...
A pile of papers that are on top of each other.

Untangling: How to Communicate My Mother’s Decline (Chapter 29)

My mother’s mental state was in decline, but should I call relatives and let them...