Meet Tuttle the Tortoise and his friends, Scruff, Splosh, Podge, Rainbow, Naughty, Sunshine, Blossom, Angel, Flutterby, Sunset, Autumn, Breeze, and Snowflake in the storybook Tuttle the Tortoise by Marilyn Cook. It was Tuttle's birthday and he thought of giving himself a treat by snoozing in...

We all have our fears. There are times when we’re too frightened to try. But, with courage, we may try and then we feel good afterward, realizing that the greater fear is really the fear of not trying at all. Ramone is a baby ruby-throated...

Getting to Know Matrix and Blaze, written by Dan Kunz and illustrated by Leslie Osmont, is the story of Danny’s trip to the art museum where he meets two talking snakes and learns about how they eat and grow, where they live, when they sleep,...

Grumpy Goes Home For The Holidays: A Grumpy the Iguana and Green Parrot Adventure is an animal adventure picture book written by Susan Chapman and illustrated by Natalia Loseva. It was nearly Christmas, and Grumpy the Iguana decided it was way past time for...

Best friends come in all shapes and sizes. For young Mindy, the best friend, or at least the one she wants to be her best friend, is a little white dog that lives next door. It appears he wants to be her best friend, too....

Bailey loved to go out for a walk with her human partner. Bailey is an Italian Greyhound and, like all dogs, her daily walk is the highlight of the day. Especially when their walk takes them to ‘the wall’. That’s a place where all her...

Imagine a farm for butterflies. Having enjoyed their yearly trek to our northern rural home, I delight in the idea of creating a pollinator-friendly garden to welcome the butterflies and help them multiply. We need these pollinators and they are in a precarious situation that...

Buddy was taken to the vet because he was unwell. The little boy had no idea what a vet did and his mommy explained to him that a vet was an animal doctor. Buddy slept all way to the vet's office. When they reached the...

Capturing Cow Burps and Farts, written by Erin Twamley, illustrated by Vova Kirichenko, and designed by Baris Celik, isn’t as silly as the title sounds. Cows produce 37% of the methane on planet Earth. Methane can be used for cooking and heating if we can...

Let's meet Eli the elephant in the storybook Eli's Owie and the Butterfly Kiss (Raising Kids in Hope) by Marianne Hegg. Eli the elephant was walking in the jungle and he got hurt by bumping his trunk. It was sore and so he went in...