Safe Book Reviews

The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
Over the past year, I’ve read some truly wonderful chapter books, and this one easily ranks in my top five favorites. The Penderwicks: A Summer

Behold Our Magical Garden
Behold our Magical Garden by Allan Wolf and Daniel Duncan for Candlewick Press is a book of poems centered around a school garden. I loved

The King of Kindergarten
The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes and Vanessa Brantley-Newton for Nancy Paulsen Books is a great children’s picture book you can use to introduce

Dead Sea Squirrels
The Dead Sea Squirrels is a fun early chapter book series that is character-driven. Each book starts with a bible verse and you can bet

Beautiful Useful Things: What William Morris Made
Introduce your children to designer William Morris in this beautiful children’s book Beautiful Useful Things: What William Morris Made by Beth Kephart and Melodie Stacey

My Father’s Dragon
My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett with illustrations by Ruth Chrisman Gannett for Random House books is so clever, we really enjoyed this Newberry

The Adventures of Sophie Mouse : A New Friend
I just introduced this series to my 6-year-old daughter and it is a great book for the perfect age. (Bonus there are 21 books in

Little House in the Big Woods
Bring books to life! We brought Little House in the Big Woods to life this spring by visiting historic log homes in a local park.

A Friendship Yarn
This illustrated children’s book is a story about friendship and knitting with a title that has a pun you’ll have to explain to your kids!

The One and Only Ivan
Bring Books To Life! When you read books aloud together it’s always a fun idea to do more with the book. It’s natural to talk

Brudders Learns How to Make Friends
“So when you meet someone new, one thing you must know. It’s important to understand them, and your friendship will grow.” This advice is valuable

Time For A Hug
This has been hands down one of my favorite books to read with my toddlers. It’s fun and easy to read because of the rhythmic

What Should Danny Do?
“…my most important superpower of all is my POWER TO CHOOSE. With this power, I can change my day by changing my choices.” The message