When Jackie Yvonne is born, she has no idea that she is the only thing keeping her parents sane. A recent tragedy has changed their family forever. As they settle into a new beginning in El Dorado, Arkansas, and focus on caring for little Jackie, things seem to improve for the family. Jackie is a stubborn yet happy girl who uses her imagination to play and interact with friends. As she embarks on a coming-of-age journey with optimism as her traveling companion during the 1950s, Jackies parents eventually divorce and her mother remarries. When chasing the American Dream becomes a way of life, Jackie moves with her parents into a new home in a new town or state every year. But it is not until the innocence of the era finally gives way to reality with her first husband and the arrival of her first born that Jackie learns that guts and determination are the true necessities of life. In this historical tale, a girl blossoms into a young woman during 1950s California and discovers that loss and love are the two main ingredients of a full life.

Amanda Enright's jaunty illustrations set off this enchanting retelling of the Christmas story. The story starts with the angel appearing to Mary and goes right through to Jesus growing up on return to Nazareth. Amanda Enright has also illustrated My Little Bible, My Little Prayers and a range of sticker books for Candle Books.

An appealing, small format book to introduce children to the Easter story. The retelling is very simple and straightforward, easy to understand and remember.

Embrace the power of storytelling with Little Stories of Your Life. Start telling your own story, find your creative self and be more mindful. Combining the wellbeing benefits of mindfulness, creativity and daily photography, this book shows you how to use words and photographs to capture precious little moments and how to share these in order to connect with others. Each chapter explores the different ways you can tell your own stories, considers why you might choose to tell them and helps you to create a patchwork of tiny tales about your life, however small they might be. Throughout the book, Laura shares her own personal stories and research that shows you how to tune out of the bigger picture and focus on the everyday. There are exercises to gently guide you through how to journal and harness your inner creativity, as well as tips on improving your photography, photo challenges and writing prompts to get you started. It’s easy to feel that our own lives are not enough, but real lives are not defined by bright, exciting events: we don’t need a grand narrative arc. It’s the stretches of time in between that matter, the tiny moments and the daily choices that make us who we are.

A little girl prepares to make her grandmother's favorite meal in this energetic picture book. Full color.

One night, when Ethan reaches under his bed for a toy truck, he finds this note instead: "Monsters! Meet here for final test." Ethan is sure his parents are trying to trick him into staying under the covers, until he sees five colorful sets of eyes blinking at him from beneath the bed. Soon, a colorful parade of quirky, squeaky little monsters compete to become Ethan's monster. But only the little green monster, Gabe, has the perfect blend of stomach-rumbling and snorting needed to get Ethan into bed and keep him there so he falls asleep—which as everyone knows, is the real reason for monsters under beds. With its perfect balance of giggles and shivers, this silly-spooky prequel to the award-winning I Need My Monster and Hey, That's MY Monster! will keep young readers entertained.

John Klassen’s I Want My Hat Back meets Lucy Ruth Cummins’s A Hungry Lion in this hilarious, deadpan story about a creature looking for a new friend after eating his last one. A little creature is looking for a new friend, but he’s not having any luck. Why is he looking for a new friend? Because he ate his old one. Heidi McKinnon delivers a hilariously macabre story with colorful illustrations and a satisfying, dry wit.