I initially chose to read The Unsuper Adventures of Norma by Mark Svartz because of the colorful, fun-looking, and ethnically mixed children on the cover art. The illustration looks professionally done and has quite an overall appeal. However, as I began to read, I was...

Hop on for an exciting adventure with pirates and monkeys with Captain Inkbeard and the Treasure of Monkey Island by Allie Compeau. Captain Inkbeard is an octopus. He is also the most ingenious pirate in all the seven seas and commander of the pirate ship,...

Kai's Blueberry Adventure by Kelly Falardeau is a delightful children's picture book. It follows a koala named Kai, who lives in a treehouse. One morning, Kai wakes up feeling hungry and ready for an adventure in the magical forest. While exploring the forest, Kai discovers a...

The Land of No Rules is a brilliant children's book. Cerita D Bethea invites children around the world to the Land of No Rules, where every day is Saturday. No kid in this wonderful, magical land has to worry about anything. There are no adults...

Brian Orca by Bill Hoffman is a tale of a young orca that leaves his pod. The pod has a belief system that all members must follow. He is determined to try new things. In the face of his family's concern about him learning the...

Sometimes It Rains (Recognizing and Honoring All My Feelings and Emotions) is a children’s picture book written by Eevi Jones with illustrations by Nina Khalova. The book explores the ups and downs of life and reassures children that everything will be okay. Sometimes we are...

Let's Plant an Eleu by author Casey Reinl tells the magical story of young Eleu, who plants curls of her hair in the hope that hundreds of little Eleus will grow from them. In her mind, the little Eleus will do her chores and leave...

What would you do if a character escaped from a book? What if that character was a monster? Four children will have to solve this problem - one more time. Hungry Howard (that is the monster's name) had already escaped once, and it did not...

It's More Than Hockey: Adventures with Sassafrass by Neil and Nancy Whiteford is an educational picture book for young children. Sassafrass and Noah are twins, who are in the process of moving to a new town, which also means joining a new hockey team. Their...

Dylan Dover of 29 Park Lane in Upstate New York never expected that his encounter with bullies would lead him to a whole different dimension. The twelve-year-old adopted son of Olivia and Mike Dover found himself in a world of magic and immortality. In this...