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by: Kristyn Crow & illustrated by Molly Idle
Ages: 4-6
I found this one to be quite enjoyable and would love to read the others. Zombelina loves to dance, so when her mother signs her up for ballet lessons, she's ecstatic. This would be a good book to teach a younger audience about confidence, but also, to keep doing what they love - like Zombelina and her ballet recitals.

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by: Laura Cecil
Ages: 5-6
I suppose in my random picks, that I was bound to get a fairy tale eventually; so, of course I loved it. The Frog Princess is an interesting variation on the original fairy tale, especially since in this one, the princes have to choose their brides by throwing an acorn and marrying whoever it lands by. A lesson that can be taught to the audience: appearance is always everything.

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by: James Carville
Ages: 4-8
This is one of the one's that I didn't expect to like. Lu meets a ghost in the swamp, but what kind of ghost doesn't scare people? I think part of why I really loved one of the lesson's that was actually embedded in this one: that one can be "rich", not in a monetary sense, but in something like happiness or an abundance of friends. WIth that said, I think that that alone would be a good lesson to teach young reader's: that you can be rich in a different sense, not just with money.

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by: Kelly Dipucchio
Ages: 4-8
Who doesn't love a book that has a dog as the main herione? Antoinette is nothing like her brothers, being neither rambunctious or rowdy; but her mother reassures her that she has a talent. A lesson that can be taught to a younger audience would be that, no matter your size, you can do anything you put your mind to.

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by: David Biedrzycki
Ages: 4-8
Of all the books I read for this one, this had to be the silliest one - but in a good way. So, what happens when you mix Halloween and a dragon frightened of the holiday? Well, you get this book. One lesson that can be taught to a younger audience would be that: it's okay to be afraid, just don't let those fears be such a big part of you.

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by: Babette Cole
Ages: 4-8
Of all the picture book's on this list, I can honestly say that I neither liked nor disliked this one.  Even with that in mind, I wouldn't mind reading the rest in this series. Princess Smartypants wants a child of her own, but her parents warn her that she's not ready for that kind of responsibility; hijinks ensue. A lesson to be taught to younger readers: responsibilities aren't all fun and games, but that doesn't mean that it can't be rewarding.

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by: Rand Burkert & illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert
Ages: 4-8
I actually liked this one, part of why might have to due with the illustrations - they're just so lovely. So, at it's most simplest, this is Aesop's Fable The Lion and the Mouse, but obviously intended for a younger audience; which I noticed through the illustrations and how it was written. One lesson that could be taught: be kind to others'.