The Horses of Saddlers Ranch: Cloud by Alison Bellringer is a heartfelt and beautifully written story about friendship, trust, and the quiet lessons that come from caring for animals. Set on a working ranch in Kentucky, it follows three best friends, Coral, Tilly, and Lexie,...

The Boy Who Set Fire to the Moon by Harshad Sai is a well-written book that teaches children to appreciate naturally occurring phenomena such as sleep, daytime, and nighttime, among others. Mom takes Tom to the playground on the first day of the summer holiday....

Hop on for a fantastical adventure in the magical world of Luminara with Jeff Orlowski's The Girl Without an Imagination. All the children in the world of Luminara are born with their Phanta -- radiant beings that dance above their heads, illustrating their imaginations. But...

The Skunk Who Dared to Swim by Elaine W. Kaufman is a delightful and meaningful children’s picture book that combines adventure with a gentle environmental message. Its main character is Sammi the Skunk, a brave little creature living in a world getting hotter each day....

In Kip Keith's The Claiborne Elementary Files: The Witch of Broken Fingers Forest (Book 2), bizarre events happen in an elementary school, prompting four friends to investigate the matter. Boomer, Carla, Dot, and Zap become entangled in solving a mystery involving Miss Good, a misunderstood school...

The Great Potato Race! by Donna L. Martin is a children’s picture book that follows Fox as he chases after four runaway potatoes that tumble out of his basket and roll down a hill. Along the way, his friends Mouse, Rabbit, Bear, and Beaver spot...

Do you believe in the splendor of unexpected friendships? In There's a Frog in My Hair by Patty Lennox, young readers are introduced to a boy named John, his dog, Ruff, and an unexpected companion: a frog named Hopper. The story kicks off on a...

Chris Von Halle’s The Mire Witch: Between Dark and Light brings readers into eleven-year-old Mara’s world, a hidden pocket that her father, a powerful wizard, forged in the middle of a swamp. It is concealed so well that even passersby would end up walking straight...

The Mysterious Case of the Prickly Pear by Jenny Alexander is a children’s mystery. The story follows Madeleine Fancépants, a hotel owner whose life is filled with food, friends, and fond memories of her beloved Grand-Mère. When a strange, spiky pear arrives in her fruit...

In The Time-Jinx Twins by Carol Fisher Saller, twins Kat and Ellie have accidentally stumbled their way into 1970 using a machine their mother has invented. The only problem is that they don’t know how to get back. They figure out a way to meet...