Tuma’s Boot by Gladys T. Kenfack opens with Tuma and his mother going to the river to play. Tuma takes off his boots and sets them down near the riverbank. The wind blows his boot into the water and it floats away. He is very...

Zeke and Kelly are headed to the Strawberry Festival in the story The Adventures of Zeke: Strawberry Festival by Kelly Robertson. Zeke greets two bikers who are on a motorcycle and they hit it off. Once they reach the Strawberry Festival, Zeke makes a beeline...

Wesley was just a young farm boy in rural Texas, during the Great Depression, when an event happened that would change his life and bring excitement to his ordered existence. In The Year They Stole Mama’s Turkeys by Gerry Lites Watkins, we find the farming...

Written by Kelly Robertson and illustrated by John Konecny, The Adventures of Zeke: Nature Walk is a book in The Adventures of Zeke series. The story begins with a cheerful scene. It’s a beautiful day and Kelly has taken her dog, Zeke, out to the...

Tabitha Fink and the Patchwork Pirates by Rick Felty revolves around Tabitha Fink, the cat with one eye who likes to try out things that other cats do not. Tabitha Fink is a pirate and her ship takes them on journeys where they have a...

It is the day before Christmas and Lilly is waiting for her mother to arrive so that she can spend Christmas together with her parents. Her mother works in another city and she was unable to make it on the first day of Christmas because...

The Day of the Summertime Blues by Nick Stockton is a story in The Absurd Adventures of Monkey, Puppy, and Lion series. Pete’s dad happens to be home after he catches a terrible cold. The day starts dreadfully with alarms ringing, which ultimately leave his...

The Fastest Kid in the World: The Wild Imagination of Willy Nilly Book 3 by Chris Stead is a fast-paced children’s illustrated story about a young boy named Willy, and how he manages to create a firestorm of trouble without really meaning to. He aims...

The Children of When Book 1: Florisia by Jennifer Redmile is a delightful children's coming-of-age story that takes us into the fantasy world of Florisia. When three disparate children, all growing up in different versions of the village of Naissence, turn fourteen, it is time...

Johnny keeps mostly to himself because he doesn’t share the same interests as many kids his age. The World in Johnny’s Back Garden by Kurt Chambers is a wonderful story for children and middle schoolers that looks at the world through Johnny’s eyes – eyes...