Red Dove, Run Through the Fire is a work of fiction in the adventure and cultural fiction subgenres. It forms the third book of the Red Dove Trilogy for children in the middle-grade reading group and was penned by Sonia Antaki. In this continuation of...

Finding Fairies by Michelle Roehm McCann and Marianne Monson describes special creatures from around the world. Asian fairies include the Chinese house fairy, the Japanese kobito, and the tokkaebi from Korea. England has forest and water fairies, while Irish fairies love riding white horses. In...

Super Enemies by Lois Wickstrom and Janet King is a children’s book in which the authors deal with topics like misunderstandings between siblings and bonding. The main characters of this story are Mira and Carl, who fight each other on every occasion; so much so...

Lila the cat is always in a good mood. One day, Lila approaches her food tray and finds inside it a sparkly, mysterious yarn colored pink and green. What could this yarn be? Following its thread, Lila begins an exciting and mysterious journey that...

Learning new skills takes a lot of patience and practice. Often, all your efforts seem to be in vain, and you may think there is no improvement. In these circumstances, it is easy to feel frustrated like the young protagonist in My Violin is Not...

I is for Imani! by Kerice Robinson is a children’s book that teaches the alphabet from the Kwanzaa celebration perspective. Throughout this book, kids not only learn the alphabet but also interesting and new facts about the Kwanzaa celebration. Each of the 26 letters of...

Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus, adapted and illustrated by Lauren Martin, shares a magnificent retelling of a true event that occurred many years ago at Christmas. In 1897 a young girl named Virginia was having doubts about the existence of Santa Claus. Her...

Chester and the Magic 8 Ball is a heartwarming children’s book written by Lynn Katz. Georgia is a twelve-year-old girl who believes in the magic and wisdom of her Magic 8 Ball. It is, after all, thanks to the Magic 8 Ball that she finally...

The Lady of the Loch is a paranormal mystery novella for preteens by Ryan Vernel. Twelve-year-old Tyler Buckland is not excited at the prospect of his family's upcoming move from Oxford to the remote town of Lochview in Scotland. However, when he learns about the...

Dancing enables children to have better control of their bodies and express themselves more freely, but sometimes they may feel exposed and be afraid of being judged. That is why it is necessary to teach them to have self-confidence. Dancing Deepa by Suchi Sairam focuses...