“Dogs stay with us for a while, but then they are needed up in Heaven to welcome everyone that comes there.” Sassie’s New Home is a beautiful story designed to help children understand and cope with the loss of a pet. The main character, Lanie,...

Though Scary the Iguana was a scary creature, he was scared of everything. He lived by a dock, under a rock, and it was next to the waters of the Blue Hole. The Blue Hole was in Big Pine Key in the Florida Keys. Penny...

The little pup was not having a good adventure. She was in the Animal Shelter and all her puppy brothers and sisters had disappeared. Instead of being in a cozy house, the little pup was in a concrete run. A lot of noise made her...

Seacity was an average-sized pond in an average-sized grove. A scroll that said something bad was going to happen made Babak the frog wonder if Seacity was in danger. The Seacitians were a deeply religious society so Babak went and broke the news to the...

Meet Sergio the Shark in the story Sergio the Shark Can't Draw by Moose and Koala. Sergio cannot draw compared to all the other sharks who are excellent drawers. Sergio tries to draw like everyone else but his drawing does not come out the way...

Selah and her horse Sweet Dream save the life of a forest ranger early in the story, but the plot quickly switches over to an all-too-common situation: Selah’s Dad has a job change and the family has to move several hours away from their current...

Shadow and Friends Ocean Adventure: Shadow and Friends, Book 8 is an animal adventure storybook for children written by Mary L Schmidt, S. Jackson, and A. Raymond. Uncle Stubby had exciting news for his wife and son about their friend Zippy’s adventures in Florida. Zippy...

Sammy Shark was not feeling well. He tried eating tuna but his teeth hurt and then his stomach felt uneasy when he had soft seaweed. Sammy knew everything was not all right when he felt dizzy while swimming. Sammy went to his neighbor Stacy Starfish,...

Another creative take on children’s picture books is Secret Garden: The Amazing Life of Caterpillars by Fei Fei Chiam. Simple yet engaging, it poetically narrates the life cycle of butterflies in short bursts of verses per page. While the grownups among us are well aware...

Sir Pigglesworth's Adventures in Pigeon Forge: Sir Pigglesworth Adventure Series, Book 8 is a travel and adventure series for children, grades k-3, written by JoAnn Wagner and illustrated by David Darchicourt. Sir Pigglesworth couldn’t believe his luck when he got a personal invitation from Dolly...