Exciting News

I Want a Nickname, Dog Love, and Brady & The Backyard Monster are NYC Big Book Award Winners!

I WANT A NICKNAME is a powerful, own-voices picture book from author, Tradara McLaurine, that will encourage all children to be proud of the name they’re given. Perfect for children ages 4-7 and for fans of Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal and Your Name is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow. 

Dog Love is the perfect pet book for parents and children who love their pups. With informational facts about an array of dog breeds, this picture book makes a great gift for dog lovers and children ages 3-7.

Brady & the Backyard Monster – Follow Brady on his quest for the backyard monster in this fun-filled picture book about overcoming fear by debut author Pattie Manente. Complete with fear coping mechanisms from a certified hypnotherapist, Brady & The Backyard Monster is the perfect tool for parents & teachers. An engaging read for children ages 3-7.

Congratulations to authors Tradara McLaurine of I Want A Nickname, Katelyn Ward of Dog Love, and Pattie Manente of Brady & The Backyard Monster of this amazing honor. Check out more of our awesome books here!

Dilly Duck Plays All Day and The Birthday Princess are Mom’s Choice Winners!

DILLY DUCK PLAYS ALL DAY is a rhyming picture book written to expand pre-reading skills, math skills, and emotional vocabulary for children ages 2-6. 

THE BIRTHDAY PRINCESS is a fun-filled picture book that will have all little girls ready to play dress-up and excited to celebrate themselves on their birthdays and beyond. Makes a great gift for girls age 3-7.

Congratulations to author Holly DiBella-McCarthy of Dilly Duck Plays All Day and Tatyerra Mikell of The Birthday Princess on this amazing honor. Check out more of our awesome books here!

Dog Love is a Mom’s Choice Winner!

DOG LOVE is the perfect pet book for parents and children who love their pups. With informational facts about an array of dog breeds, this picture book makes a great gift for dog lovers and children ages 3-7.

Congratulations to author Katelyn Ward on this amazing honor. Grab your copy of this adorable picture book here!

Mom’s Choice Award Winner!

THE LOVE LIGHT is a timeless story for parents and children alike about daring to be themselves, doing what’s right, and how our actions affect others and the light inside ourselves. A concrete tool for educators and parents to offer a new perspective on the beauty in all of us from author Stephanie Mund.

Congratulations Stephanie on this special award. Grab your copy of this heart-warming book here!

Congratulations to author, Pattie Manente for receiving three 5-Star reviews from Readers’ Favorite.

Brady and the Backyard Monster is a fun-filled picture book about overcoming fear. Complete with fear coping mechanisms from a certified hypnotherapist, it is the perfect tool for parents & teachers. An engaging read for children ages 3-7.

We love this book and are so grateful for this kind of recognition! Read the full reviews here!

We are thrilled for author Deborah Wade and this incredible honor!

Readers’Choice Book Awards raves about Always in Your Heart, saying it is “A deeply moving picture book for younger children, exploring the important topics of love, loss and grief. A FINALIST and highly recommended.” (Read the full article here).

A big applause to Deborah! Don’t forget to check out this incredibly heartwarming book here!

A big congrats to A Friend for Milton who is the 1st place winner of the 2022 Purple Dragonfly Award!

Make sure to check out this heartwarming story about how two cats came to love and live together in this friendship picture book from author, Laura Williams-Burke.

We are so happy for Laura and this outstanding award! Grab your copy here.

Congratulations to author Taylor Krumm on her first 5-starred review.

Emily-Jane Hills Orford said after reading this book – “The author has created a strong female character in Lulu, one who is also kind and thoughtful. Discouraged, believing her magic has failed her and that this failure defines her, Lulu is surprised to have visitors arrive at the door to thank her for her kindness. After all, true magic comes from the heart, and Lulu is all heart” (Read the full review here.)

Thank you for the amazing review, Emily-Jane! In this magical picture book, you’ll learn the powerful tools about how random acts of kindness and helping those around you is some of the best magic of all. Geared for children ages 3-7. Check it out here!

We are so excited for author Holly DiBella-McCarthy on receiving this Readers’ Favorite review.

Asher Syed said after reading this book – “DiBella-McCarthy writes in a classic rhyme scheme where the prose dances on the pages like the swish, swish, swish of a friend’s tail.” (Read the full review here.)

We are so happy you liked this book, Asher! Dilly Duck Plays All Day is a rhyming picture book written to expand pre-reading skills, math skills, and emotional vocabulary for children ages 2-6. Check it out here!

Congratulations to author Tradara McLaurine on her 5-starred review from Readers’ Favorite.

Emily-Jane Hills Orford said after reading this book – “This is a very empowering story that will inspire young readers to be comfortable with their self-identity, which includes their name.” (Read the full review here.)

We are so happy you enjoyed this book, Emily! I Want a Nickname is a powerful, own-voices picture book from author, Tradara McLaurine, that will encourage all children to be proud of who they are and the name they’re given. Perfect for children ages 4-7. Check it out here!

We are so excited for this book to debut in July and we’re thrilled about this review!