In The Crow’s Ring by Pannell & Sigfusson, Brandon Woodberry and his friends are drawn into a long-buried mystery. Brandon realizes that a ruby ring, once dropped on his rooftop by his pet crow, matches jewelry reported stolen from a wealthy Riverside homeowner during a...

Suzy and Roxy Go Camping by Katie D. Saucedo is a charming children’s story that explores themes of friendship, teamwork, and nature. The story follows two adorable friends, a dog and a cat, who are about to embark on an epic adventure. They’re going camping...

Aaliyah and Amelia in the Garden of Whispering Wings by Christel Finley-Harrell begins with two sisters playing in their backyard. The girls find Zoe, a friendly butterfly, who tells them about a hidden garden where the butterflies have faded colors. Zoe tells them that only...

Santa Skips Christmas!?! is a children’s picture book written by Michelle Luise Walters with illustrations by Natalie Merheb. For many years, Santa has spread joy and cheer around the world. Every Christmas Eve, he waves goodbye to Mrs. Claus and flies his sleigh, giving gifts...

Avery's Tangled Garden by Pam Robertson tells the story of a young badger named Avery who is asked by his mother to pull grass from the garden border. The task feels too large for him, so he looks around for another way to get it...

Harlow Morgan and the Sky City by Lyndsey Lewellen is a steampunk sci-fi adventure. Readers follow Harlow Morgan in Smokestack City, a world where there are airships, hedge mazes, and hover cycles. But there’s also academy rivalries, family expectations, and secrets. All of these things...

Monsters, sharks, and danger lurk in the charming children’s book, Molly’s New Treasure (Molly Greenwood Adventures) by Carmen Allen. A fire burns the homes and crops of the farmers who live around the village. While the King and the villagers find them temporary homes, Molly...

When Science Goes Really Bad by Joseph Lupton is a collection of funny superhero stories about animal heroes who protect their world from crafty villains. In one story, Chicken Man has to deal with a trickster spreading a mind-control virus that forces the other chickens...

Getting a kid into bed is usually a mission in itself, so making it a literal space mission is a genius move. In Zoom to the Stars, Megan Erin Hamilton shows how Aaron turns a boring bath and pajamas into an astronaut’s adventure. I loved...

The Moose Smooch by Stacy Taylor is a picture book about Moose, a lovable dog whose one favorite thing in the world is a big doggie smooch. From the opening pages, Moose is shown enjoying hugs and scratches, but it is his joyful kisses that...