Ahoy, me hearties! Take a gander at me pirate books, they be beauties. Read More

In 1902, the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, was on a hunting trip in Mississippi, when he refused to shoot a bear. The owner of a candy store in Brooklyn, New York, named Morris Michtom, read about the incident, and he and his wife, Rose, created a stuffed bear in his honor – Teddy’s Bear. In honor of National Teddy Bear Day 2024, learn more about bears (and about President Teddy Roosevelt)! Read More

Celebrate National Teddy Bear Day on September 9, 2024, with these wonderful bear stories. Read More

Children all over the world typically go back to school following their summer holidays. This means that school starts in August or September in the Northern Hemisphere, and January or February in the Southern Hemisphere. But even though many kids start school at the same time, what it means to go back to school may be very different. To celebrate Back to School Month 2024, here are some great books about different ways kids experience going back to school! Read More

Here are some of Jazzy’s favorite books to help get ready for the 2024/2025 school year! Read More

Danish author Hans Christian Anderson wrote the fairytale, The Little Mermaid, almost 200 years ago. In 1913, a statue was placed along the beach in Copenhagen, Denmark, to celebrate the well-known story and its author. And today, the statue of The Little Mermaid is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Denmark. Celebrate National Beach Day 2024 with these stories about mermaids! Read More

Celebrate National Beach Day 2024 with these wonderful stories about the beach! Read More

The most popular Summer Olympic sports include artistic gymnastics, swimming, diving, rhythmic gymnastics, basketball, cycling, football (soccer), tennis and volleyball. Get ready for the Summer Olympics with these great books about the Summer Olympics and Olympians! Read More

Celebrate the Summer Olympics with these great stories about Olympic sports and Olympic athletes! Read More

Lis Hartel was only 23 years old in 1944 when polio left her paralyzed from the knees down. Determined to still compete as an equestrian, Lis taught herself to ride again. In 1952, she earned a silver medal in dressage at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki – the very first year women were welcome to compete at the Olympic Games, and eight years before the first Paralympics (the largest international sports competition for athletes with disabilities) was held in 1960. Celebrate National I Love Horses Day 2024 with these great nonfiction books about horses and riders, including Jubilee: The First Therapy Horse and an Olympic Dream!   Read More