Do you play the kazoo? It’s a fun little instrument and one little boy is excited to be taking his kazoo on a family trip to the zoo (kind of rhymes, doesn’t it?). What do you think the animals at the zoo will do when...

Calico Rae: The Twisted Towers is a work of fiction in the fantasy and paranormal subgenres. It is aimed at younger readers and was penned by author Doug Weller. The book follows plucky young adventurer Calico who discovers she has a magical bond with a...

Wibby loves playing pretend with her friends, and when they give her a superhero costume to wear, she falls in love with it, pretending to have superpowers. But when she finds herself in three situations in which sea creatures or people need her help, Wibby...

Caren Cantrell’s debut children’s novel The Sun Thief falls into the sci-fi, action, and adventure genres. Set in the year 2450, the story follows a group of Galactic Preservation Academy graduates, Manny, Cira, and Taran, as well as their nemesis Dasch. They embark on the...

Jolene: Adventures of a Junk Food Queen is a fantastic book. It is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory meets Alice and Wonderland. Creative, fun, and informative. When I first picked up the book, I was unsure how any author could make clean eating enjoyable or...

Owl Be Seeing You (A Grumpy the Iguana and Green Parrot Adventure) by Susan Marie Chapman is a picture book intended for ages 3 to 8. The book is about Screech Owl, who comes to a park to meet the female owl with whom he...

People of the Sun is the third book in The Eye of Ra series by Ben Gartner. John and Sarah's trip to their Aunt Lorraine's home in Santa Cruz, California, doesn't quite turn out the way they thought it would, as an unexpected earthquake leads...

Shirl has shortened her name from Shirley because she doesn’t like the letter ‘y.’ She doesn’t remember being born, so she believes she must be from somewhere out in space – an outer space alien. When she’s served creamed spinach and decides it smells “worse...

Donna McFarland’s Duck and Friends Go Into Orbit delivers more than the title promises. Each of its five chapters is well-rounded enough to be separate stories. As well, the book explores a few sites with which even adult readers might be unfamiliar. One example is...

Jeremiah and Millie are two siblings who, along with their parents, enjoy the desert and riding their motorcycles. The family hopes to buy a particular piece of land that will allow them to pursue their dream of opening a camp for boys. Jeremiah and his...