The cover of Ten Swishy Fish (Bite-Size Books for Beginning Readers) by Bernice Seward is a hook in itself with huge-eyeballed fish swishing here and there. No fish on a hook here but certainly the reader is hooked. The rhyme and rhythm of the story...

Charlene may be a champion show jumper, but she comes from racing stock and she understands the pressures placed on race horses as they train and prepare, then run the big race. While staying at the racing stable, Charlene hears about Tiger Lily who has...

Joel is a quiet peacock with glistening white feathers who enjoys being by himself and entertained with quiet activities rather than the raucous antics enjoyed by his fellow woodland residents, Courtney and Pratt. The mischievous fox and squirrel team are famous throughout the woods for...

Movie! Movie! A Dog. Two Parrots. And A Festival is a children’s animal story book written by Scott Ferrell. Gaston, Little Gregorie and Birdie were the best of friends who loved their home with its flower garden and fruit-filled orchard. Gaston was a dog who...

Petunia Skunk grabbed the strongest bottle of perfume she owned and sprayed and sprayed before going to school. Petunia stunk like a skunk and her tail had a mind of its own. It would always raise and spray whenever she felt any type of strong...

Oh, To Be A Bulldog, written by Sonia Cunningham Leverette and illustrated by Neel Solanki, portrays a young boy named Kaidan, an only child who goes to a homecoming game where he sees an English Bulldog and genuinely falls in love with the breed. Kaidan...

Tammy the Sea Turtle, a children’s book by Joyce Lake, shares the story of Tammy leaving her nest and exploring the world. She heads straight to the sea to begin her life. Along the way, Tammy meets a dolphin and a pelican who become her...

The cat ripped around the corner, scrambled onto the sofa, running over Justen, who spilled his Christmas nog drink. The creamy mess landed on Justen, the TV, couch, end table and the remote control while Shadow, the black, green-eyed young cat jumped from chair to...

Little Donny has two dogs: Snookie, an Australian Sheepdog, and Bitsy, a bulldog terrier mix. Donny loved his dogs. When Bitsy had four puppies, fathered by the dog next door, Donny loved them as well and helped Bitsy care for them. He checked on them...

A crafty little monkey devises a new way to try a different fruit in the engaging children's story, Monkey's New Trick by Coral Walker. All the animals of the jungle enjoy the fruit of the trees. To eat the fruit, the animals must address the...