What Happened to Stephan? by Haifa Swarka is an adventure story that tackles the topic of bullying, friendship, and violence in a very unconventional way. Stephan woke up one morning in his second-floor apartment to realize that he was completely different from other boys. His...

Kitty Felde’s telling of Fina Mendoza’s adventures in Washington, D.C. includes a furry orange dog, a black cat with yellow eyes, a first taste of snow for a California girl, an introduction to the Crypt, which is a real place you can visit, and a...

Windhollows: Book 3, Windhollows and the Axe Breaker is an action adventure story for children written by Trayner Bane. With everything that Billy Molskin has been through, his life is just about to get even more complicated. Between learning new things about his dad, and...

A little boy takes a stroll in his garden with his teddy bear in Where, Bear? by Rachel Ellyn. Mom calls out to be careful, which seems a silly thing to say, since the boy has his bear and the bear has his boy. They...

“Don’t pass the graveyard in the night they told Sarah Lee.” Ghosts are scary and looking for souls to steal they’d say. Sarah Lee’s reaction was, “Who, me?” "You’ll be sorry if you go, they’d say." Sarah Lee was not sure they should be believed....

Winston, the tiger, and Henry, the bear, are looking for an adventure in Winston and Henry Do Art. Author Greta Von Szabo invites young readers to join the cuddly duo on their spectacular adventure. They decide to go see some art and ask their friend...

Whales and Magic: Sinbad the Sailor’s First Voyage, the other Odyssey Book 1 is a mythological adventure tale for children written by Ruth Finnegan and illustrated by Kevin Nara. A poor porter was sitting outside a wealthy merchant’s house one day, and he wondered aloud...

Where Is My Little Crocodile? is a charming, fun-filled children’s book by author Ingo Blum and illustrated by Antonio Pahetti. The premise is a young crocodile who can’t be found and the narrator, who is one of the parents of said little crocodile, is searching...

Summer camp! Visions of swimming, fishing, campfires, and new friends. That’s what Brad Finkley thinks when his mother tells him he’s going to summer camp. Worst Summer Camp Ever by Jennifer Waddle has all of those elements, but not in the way Brad thinks. His...

Willis is a bear with a destiny. He is a friend, a keeper of secrets, and a sharer of worries, fears and tears. Or at least he will be. Upon his shelf he waits until he is taken to a child who needs him, and...