I Liked You Much Better When You Were Outside by Stefani Milan is a short, entertaining, and sweet little story about a cat who has to accommodate the arrival in his/her home of a second cat. They first meet when the cat notices a black...

Wow, wow, and wow! Sleeping With the Blackbirds by Alex Pearl encompasses the charm of classics such as The Velveteen Rabbit and The Secret Garden. In a lively British voice, Pearl weaves a tale of social conflict when eleven-year-old Roy Nutterley finds himself at the...

Pip! Zip! Hatch! Love!: A Complete Kid's Guide To Keeping Chickens (Raising Backyard Chickens, Great for Children and Adults) is a nonfiction guide to raising chickens written by Susanne Blumer. The author thinks chickens can be fun pets and entertaining companions, and her book gives...

Leah C. Fabian's Night to Day is a picture book story of the woes we may feel during the night. This short little book takes you into the dark of the night and shows creatures who live in the dark, and describes how dark is...

Sharky Marky and the Scavenger Hunt: An Alphabetic Adventure by Lance Olsen is a very educational book for kids and adults. Sharky Marky and his ocean dwelling friends are on an underwater alphabet scavenger hunt. I first want to say that if you read this...

Hang'n with Kasey: I Visit the Zoo is part of a colorful series of books which the author, Karl Christon, hopes will inspire a love for fun and education through books in young children. In this story young Kasey, who lives in the city, is...

In Orion & The Orcas by Debbie Bailey, Orion (8) and her family are going on a fishing trip. Orion always dreams of catching the most fish, but when her family goes on the trip, she is constantly told that she is too young to...

Gummy and The Ferret: A Shelter Dog and Her Friend by Barbara J. Morgan is an adorable story that conveys the message of being kinder to animals. Gummy lives in a nice house with two kind people who take good care of her. She leads...

Sir Sydney Dinkum by Martha Gold and Marc Reilly is a hilarious novel that was a joy to read – or hear in this case. I am not that big on audio books, but I made an exception for Sir Sydney Dinkum because I felt...

The Abandoned Dog/El Perro Abandonado by A.M. Vela/Mary Esparza-Vela is an educational picture book that children and parents will both love and appreciate. The book tells a simple story about a boy who rescues a starving dog. It is a story about trust and love,...