Marlon Finds A Way by Dan Bailes centers around Marlon, a cat who has been dubbed Mad Marlon. Marlon isn’t a fan of this name and wants things to change. His mom tells him to count to ten whenever he gets angry so that he...

Lily Lizard the Frog by Cara McNulty is about a little tadpole who is born in a big pond all by herself. She searches and searches for a family of her own but there is no one around. The little tadpole doesn’t give up and...

Liam and Louie by Tina Pearson is a tale about two brothers. It’s always been just the two of them and their parents. Louie, being the older brother, likes to boast that he’s bigger, faster, and better than Liam in so many ways. That makes...

The ocean is not only a way to cool off on a hot summer's day or a place to surf or swim but it's a part of something bigger. It is an ecosystem that is home to many marine mammals that live deep within its...

Doing the same thing every day can become tedious. The Martinez children have just started their summer vacation and already they’re complaining about being bored: breakfast is boring, playing in the backyard is boring – there’s just nothing new and exciting to capture their attention....

The Mailboat Dog: Book One in the Lake Dog Adventure Series is a children’s picture book written by Alicia Boemi and with illustrations by Joan Zander Millard. In Geneva Lake, the mail is delivered by mail jumpers from a historic boat that has been in...

In Nema and Clow: A Friendship Under the Sea, Amina Ouchen explains the complex concept of symbiotic relationships clearly, so even children can understand them. I taught science at the secondary level and had difficulty explaining symbiosis to the students. However, Amina makes it look...

People in general, and children in particular, fear what is different. Deborah Dolan Hunt deals with this social dilemma in No Dinosaurs Allowed. Bobby has a pet dinosaur named Teddy. Of course, a dinosaur is different than all Bobby’s other friends. When Bobby and Teddy...

In the Bible, birds are used to teach us lessons because they symbolize love, freedom, and respect. Some of the most typical examples of teachings on this subject were those of Christ. In Matthew 6:26, He says: 'Behold the birds of the sky, which neither...

Who is Sweet Potato? Strange as it may seem, this is the name of a very young owl, the delightful protagonist of Sweet Potato by Susan Marie Chapman. She is a rebel because, unlike her two brothers, she does not eat crawly critters (she likes...