Mary L. Schmidt and Michael Schmidt help children overcome grief in Shadow. Shadow was a long-haired Dachshund greatly loved by ten-year-old Nanci, eight-year-old Tim, and their parents. The children loved spending time with Shadow and grew concerned when Shadow started slowing down. Shadow was old,...

Sydney, Bean, and the Missing Gloves by Janice E. Collins introduces Sydney, a pup who is afraid when left home alone, especially during thunderstorms. To cope, she buries the evidence of her anxiety, hoping her parents won’t find out. One day, her parents bring home...

Coloring can be such a soothing pastime. Working through pages of animal images can be invigorating, especially when the animals have lovely, smiley faces. SuSid Publishing’s Stress Relief farm Animals Coloring Book contains fifty pages of easy-to-color animals. There’s no scenery, just all kinds of...

The South Pole is a long way from Santa at the North Pole, but the residents there still love to celebrate Christmas. In South Pole Santa by Janice Hostetter, two penguin siblings have different ways to prepare for the holiday season. Sophie enjoys all the...

Betty Birdington’s arrival at the village of Berry Bay attracted much attention. Not only was she a newcomer, but she was also replacing the pharmacist who had treated the villagers for twenty long years. The people scrutinized her every move, from children gawking at her...

Stormy Normy Finds His Forever Home is a charming children's book written by Leisa Fail, with illustrations by Amy Rennie. Set in the Australian outback, it tells the tale of a Brumby colt named Stormy Normy. Born during a thunderstorm to a mare named Midnight,...

Buddy is a rescue dog, left at a shelter for days. No one seemed to want to adopt him until Luke came along. Now the two are inseparable. In Alison Bellringer’s Surprise at the Beach, Luke and Buddy spend a lot of time roaming the...

Scaly Feet and a Sound So Sweet: A Rhyming Alphabet Adventure by Lacey Moore is a delightful exploration of the alphabet, filled with whimsical rhymes and captivating illustrations. Each letter introduces a new character or scene, from alligators with scaly feet to zebras with bold...

Somewhere Between the Land and the Sea: A Worried Mum by Ian Humpheryes explores the wonders and mysteries of the rockpool. One of the inhabitants of the rockpool is Clear Shrimp. She is off to play a game of hide and seek with her friends,...

Magic to the rescue? Well, perhaps not. In Andrea Hyatt’s Sophie Sparrow and Friends to the Rescue, Sophie Sparrow is distraught to hear her friends, Cora and Charlie Cardinal, are suddenly homeless when a fierce storm destroys their nest. Sophie Sparrow wants to help and...