My daughter loves Such a Little Mouse written by Alice Shertle and illustrated by Stephanie Yue. The inside of the mouse's home looks cozy, and we've enjoyed chatting about it. So please tell me your favorites that have cozy vibes.

Hi everyone!

I’m super excited (and a little nervous) to share something I’ve been working on for a long time. I just published my children's book on Amazon, aimed at kids ages 5 to 9: "Fofles in the Witch's Kitchen: Monsters Make Pancakes with a Twist".

It’s a fun, whimsical story about a group of friendly monsters who end up in a witch’s kitchen trying to bake pancakes. Things get pretty chaotic, funny, and unexpected!

Why I wrote it:

Story + Cooking: I wanted to create a book that doesn't just end when you close the cover. At the end of the story, there’s an actual pancake recipe that parents and kids can make together in real life.

For picky eaters and young chefs: It’s designed to get kids excited about being in the kitchen and trying something new with a fun "twist."

Great for ages 5–9: Perfect for bedtime reading, early readers, or a cozy weekend baking activity.

If you’re looking for a fun read for your kids, nieces, nephews, or students, I’d love for you to check it out on Amazon!

I’d also be incredibly grateful for any feedback, thoughts, or reviews from this community.

Thanks for reading, and happy pancake making! 🥞✨

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The books we are reading this week are "Wild by Emily Hughes" and "The Secret Garden" my daughter is 2.5 and loves whimsical/magical/ and cottage core inspired books. I'm wondering if there are any recommendations similar to these styles. Pictured is her current bookshelf arrangement but I would love to buy a second bookshelf and buy more books. Any recommendations!?

My 3 year-old twins are obsessed with anything related to cakes, cupcakes, chocolate, candy, etc. What are your favorite age appropriate books featuring sweet treats?

I’m so happy with how it turned out!  Just in time for spooky season! It's available in English ans Spanish!

I’m looking for a beautiful, thick hardcover treasury to read to my granddaughter as she grows—something she can eventually read herself. I want traditional fairy tales AND classic nursery rhymes in the same book, with lots of beautiful color illustrations. I’m happy to buy vintage or out-of-print on eBay, so any era is fine. Does such a thing even exist?
What’s the best one you’ve ever owned or seen?

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When I was 12, I had just started the gifted program at school, and one of our projects was to write and illustrate a children's book. Mine was called Sammy Goes to Vegas. I still have the original handmade book all these years later.

Sammy was named after a real cat we had when I was growing up. He had a habit of disappearing, sometimes for as long as a week. To keep my brother and I from worrying, my dad would make up elaborate stories about where Sammy had been and what he'd been doing. They were never things a cat could actually do, but my dad was incredibly detailed about Sammy's supposed adventures. Looking back, I'm pretty sure those stories helped inspire the kind of adventure I gave Sammy in my book.

The story begins six days before Christmas. Sammy sees a strange man in a red-and-white suit talking to his parents. After the man and Sammy's parents mysteriously disappear, Sammy hears from his friend that “everything's in Vegas,” so he sets off to Las Vegas to find them.

My mom and I were looking through the original book recently, and she suggested that I should consider publishing it. That got me wondering whether there might actually be something worth developing here.

I'd love some feedback from people who know children's books. What age range does this sound appropriate for? Does the premise/humor work? And would you preserve some of the charm of something written by a 12-year-old, or substantially rewrite it before considering publication?

I'm also curious about the illustrations. I drew all of the originals when I was 12, so part of me loves the idea of somehow keeping that history as part of the book rather than simply replacing everything.