Escaping from the zoo can be fun. The White Gorilla and the Three Chimpanzees...a Day From the Zoo, by Saragine Francois, is a tale well told. Chef, the huge gorilla, and his three chimp pals Dancer, Brainless, and Smarty, all have a furry role to...

Moctezuma's Zoo, by author Jackie Herman-O'Neal,is an educationally sound, written lesson plan entailing a vibrantly illustrated story about Emperor Moctezuma and his young daughter Ixtla, who lived on a beautiful island. Moctezuma very much liked to serenade the wildlife and they in return rather enjoyed...

The Sasquatch Escape by Suzanne Selfors is a fun story aimed at middle-graders, but is just as fun for adults who want to read something simple yet entertaining. Suzanne Selfors has a marvelous imagination, and it shines in The Sasquatch Escape. Young Ben Silverstein’s parents...

Amazing Animal Stories is a collection of stories for children. As the title proclaims, the stories are about animals and their oftentimes, very humorous and uncanny likeness to their human counterpoints. The children's stories range from very cute to downright funny and each...

This book was reviewed by Lee Ashford for Readers' Favorite. The First Birthday Party by K. & K. Johnson is a cute children’s story that evolved over the course of 16 years. Initially an impromptu reply to a son’s question about who had the first birthday,...

The Gift of the Ladybug, by Carole M. Amber is a touching tale about love and parenthood. In a small village there lived two horses that were in love and longed to have a child. One day they were blessed with a baby boy. They...

Glasswings: A Butterfly's Story is written by Elisa Kleven. The author created this book for young preschool children. The design, layout, and formatting of this book deserve a five star rating, it is perfect in the eyes of young readers. The illustrations were done so...

Freckles and the Less Fortunate (Freckles the Bunny Series) (Volume 2) is written by Vickianne Caswell. This book is a children's book about animals. The design and layout of the book enables a child to follow along with the story using the beautifully colored and...

“Waffles and Pancakes: A Lesson in Bullying” by Cindy Springsteen has a very important lesson for both children and adults. Waffles and Pancakes are hamsters belonging to best friends Danny and Griffin. The boys notice that their hamsters are not eating as much as they...

"A Day in the Life of Axel the Ant" was written by Gregory Stevenson Skete. It is a book about an ant that lives in Barbados. We are led there by Pilly the Pelican, who meets up with Axel and follows him through is day,...