This book is supposed to be an example of helping a child to build self esteem. When they worry that they don’t look a certain way, or feel a certain way, pointing out what talents they possess. The story works, but I won't lie, I don't like the illustrations. It's probably more the color than the illustrations themselves. They seem like child art instead of professional art.

A simple and easy look at what a pilot does. I do like that in this book they point out that both boys and girls can be pilots.

A simple and easy look at what a firefighter does. Its just like the rest in the series, although they could mention that girls can also be firefighters.

Our boy has some ideas on what a best friend is. It’s a person who enjoys doing the exact same thing, playing together all the time, and someone who you always get along. But after trying and failing multiple times to come up with a best friend, our boy may just have to redefine how he sees friendship. Overall a cute book with a cute message.

Apparently this is a German lullaby, and it is beautiful. It has that sing song quality that you hear moms and dads whisper singing as they are trying to get a fussy baby down. It’s wonderful. And the illustrations are darkly colorful.

Little Chirp is a curious chick. He wanders out alone when he should be sleeping. He gets mixed in some paint and turned blue. When he gets home his brothers and sisters do not recognize him. But a mother always knows her child. This book isn’t bad, but its not great. The simplistic illustrations are the same way. It feels more like a story a child would tell, than an adult tell a child.

This is an almost typical alphabet book. The author goes letter by letter trying to create tongue twisters. Some are very successful like “Squirrel skates and wants to share a sandwich” and some are not like “Xylophone is extra excited”. I do love the artwork. It’s cute without being cutesy but still fun and modern.

Nigel is a hedgehog who is on the autism spectrum. He is not very good at waiting. He makes up the waiting song to sing when he has to wait for his turn. I DO NOT like this book. One one side you have various kids yelling MINE. No excuse me I was playing with that, or no please wait your turn, just MINE (emphasis included in the story). The story is supposed to be about Nigel learning patience, and it is, but there is a lot of bad manners in this book that need corrected. This story could be so much better, and should be.

Baby penguin has rolled down a hill and hatched away from his father. Now he is on a mission to find dad. Dad lives on land, can swim, is tall, and does not clack. This is a tough list to find. But baby penguin can do it. This book is a simple story of trying to find home.

A simple look at a visit to the dentist. At the end is included a pie graph. This graph illustrates thats that are good for a toddler’s teeth, lunch as healthy eating, and brushing.