The Arctic Quest by Minda Gomez is the story of a young family living in Minnesota, including the eldest, Rico, eight years old; Diego, five; and the youngest, Araceli, two. They are traveling to Mexico to spend Christmas with their grandparents, Tito and Tita. Their...

The Little Penguin by Sheri Fink tells the tale of a small penguin who loved having fun, swimming, and gliding all over the place. One day, the little penguin accidentally ends up in a new and mysterious place where she finds the most beautiful and...

Putney Hicks is at it again in The Buoyancy Project: Putney Hicks Inventor Adventures – Book 2 by Marsha Tufft. Not intentionally, of course, but somehow she always finds herself sorting through some new mystery and solving problems along the way. As usual, she has...

Tommy Goes to Heaven by Lina Ali is a beautiful and colorful storybook about a young girl named Lily who found a stray cat, adopted her, and called her Tommy. The cat was an excellent addition to the family and well-loved by Lily, her parents,...

The Adventures of Wally the Sausage Dog Crossed with a Poodle and Felix the Frog is exciting and fun to read. Brett Finneran uses rhythmic and rhyming prose. The illustrations are delightful. Young children will enjoy having this book read to them, while older children...

The Tomato Zombie had just met his new unicorn friend on the beach when he learned that she was in trouble. Olive the unicorn could not live in the shallow waters because the Shell King had banished her from the sea as a punishment for...

That Monster on the Block by Sue Ganz-Schmitt is a picture book for young children. One day Monster notices that someone new is moving into Vampire's old house. He ponders all the possibilities of who it could be. It may be an "ogre," a "dragon,"...

The Adventures of Bear and Unicorn: Journey to the Lake by Sparkles Johnson and Sunshine Akbas introduces a shy unicorn who doesn’t like flying because she’s scared of heights. That doesn’t mean she doesn’t want to explore the world and go on adventures. Her parents...

The Adventures of Leo and Fancy by Rosa Smith follows the exploits of Fancy the dog and Leo the cat. The two are both strays wandering the streets, trying to evade animal control. This unlikely pair get together and help each other out in times...

The Beamy Courage of Gerta Scholler by Gillespie Lamb tells the story of an eight-year-old orphan girl with two similar given names. Gerda Gerta Scholler became an orphan when she was four, and since then she has been living at Sisters of Mercy Orphanage, enjoying...