There is so much to like about Oy, Elephants! by Deborah Stevenson and Morgan Spicer. Begin with the book’s concept. A pair of retired circus elephants, Martha and Lou, move in as next-door neighbors to young Joel’s grandparents, Morris and Gussie, with whom he is...

The Greasy Chip is the fourth book in the children’s series, Chompy & the Munchy Bunch, written by Nancy Beaule and illustrated by Lauren Goldstein. When word gets out that Coach Brock O. Lee is assembling a new baseball team at Munchytown’s school, the students...

Kailyn is crushed by the loss of her grandfather, but that feeling soon turns to amazement when she discovers a secret he left behind in A Queen’s Wish: Noblesse Oblige by G.F. Denehy. While searching for the watch he never took off, but which wasn’t...

In Rosco the Rascal at the St.Patrick’s Day Parade: Rosco the Rascal #4 by Shana Gorian, readers see James and his sister, Mandy, going to the St. Patrick’s Day Parade with their dog, Rosco. They also have their neighbor’s dog, Sparks, with them so that...

Zeus Tames His Temper: Taki & Toula Time Travelers - Book 3 by Elena Paige is part of a series of early readers for children from 4 to 9 years old. It is a delightful educational children’s story, but also a very entertaining adventure set...

Venom Wars of the Desert Realm is a science fiction and fantasy novel for children and preteens written by Michael Carlton Baumann and illustrated by Keira Negali. The Venom-crazed frogs and their evil commander, the giant rattlesnake, Eelion, were swift and brutal as they attacked...

Lamellia: The Wicked Queen, written by Gloria D. Gonsalves and illustrated by Katerina Brunot, is a children's adventure book, involving a king, a wicked queen and the kingdom of mushrooms. It is the story of the sadness of the queen and king who cannot conceive...

Eleven-year-old Peter has a tremendous surprise one night as his favorite toy, Monkey, comes to life and escapes with Peter out of the house in The Strange Adventures of Monkey and Peter: The Knights of the Black Heart by Nick Isles. Monkey is a special...

Jay-Jay is a very special bus. He’s not a school bus or a city bus. He’s a playbus. All summer long, Jay-Jay visits different parts of the community so that the children can enjoy playing on him, in him, and around him. The end of...

Miles and Jax, written by Kimber Iverson and Illustrated by Jill Pearson, is an adorable story about two friends who rely on each other and who get into some fun adventures together. At first Jax seems to be a little scared of new things. His...