Juneteenth! A Celebration- is a vocabulary rich introduction to he holiday. With vibrant illustrations it is great for storytimes or for older readers to spark discussions about American history.

In this colorful read-aloud picture book, Roxy is a lovable three-legged dog nervous about starting school and wearing her new prosthesis. Clementine the pig befriends her, but “Tully the Bully” steals Roxy’s bone and makes fun of her leg. The other animals hear what he says and join Roxy in telling Tully his words are hurtful. Tully realizes he is wrong, apologizes, and learns that words matter. Roxy’s new adventure teaches us that words are powerful and that it is never okay to speak badly to others. The reader learns that what you say and how you say it can have a very strong impact.

I was an aspiring Hip Hop artist by night, educator by day, and encourager at heart when I began creating children’s content. As I began to become aware of my own intrinsic value, I became even more motivated to magnify the brilliance in others and help them feel good about who they are. Especially children.

In this super cute and playful read-aloud picture book, Roxy is a lovable dog who has lost a leg because she was sick, and is now faced with accepting this difficult new change. She sleeps on the couch and dreams of going to the dog park to play. When she is healed, she finally gets to go. Once there, she sees a dog sitting all alone, looking sad. His name is Maliboo and he is different too. Roxy goes over and tells him about her own experiences and insecurities, which helps Maliboo to overcome his fears. He and Roxy go and play with the other dogs, who accept them just fine despite their unique features. The lesson they both learn is that it’s okay to be different.

With 32 pages of illustrations, Kimbop Was Born to Explore is a fun book for children and their grown-ups filled with detailed, vibrant, and colorful illustrations that kids can keep returning to. Find new details each time you look! Kimbop will keep kids entertained and coming back to get lost in a world of imagination and exploration!

While Sarah and her mother are preparing for Christmas, Sarah makes a list of five wishes she has for Santa. She asks her mother when it’s time to tell Santa her five wishes, but each time she’s ready, Santa is nowhere to be found! Her mother assures her that Santa is coming, likely on Christmas Day. Sarah is patient, does fun activities, and enjoys the days leading up to Christmas. When Christmas Day arrives, Sarah is given the surprise of her life!

“Alonso was a spider, searching for a home,

So he packed up his belongings, and on the road began to roam.”

It’s a busy night in ancient Bethlehem, and Alonso, the traveling spider, is looking for a place to stay. It’s so crowded… will he find a place to rest?

At an early age I realized my passion for nurturing young minds. My major in college was early childhood education, and after working in the fields of special education and early childcare development for multiple years, I have most recently focussed my attention on caring for and raising my own three children. I am the mother of three wonderful kids.

Karim, Hanna, Fares, Farida, and the little people, are not super people with superpowers or princes and princesses, neither do they own talking animals or magic lamps. Yet, they are all heroes of kindness. Each has changed the world into a better place with their very own minds and hearts. They understood that only by true freedom, freedom to love, freedom to live, and freedom to be only themselves, can they change whatever they don’t like in this world, love fearlessly and fully, achieve their best potential, be the best version of themselves and make the world a better place.

My name is Salma Soliman, I am a 35 years old Egyptian and a proud mother of 2.