The Uninvited Guest by Jane Kopper Hilleary is a great learning tool for younger readers. Mrs. Bardot is having a party at her house in Barkanubia, and all her guests are dressed in their finery, enjoying the delicious food. Suddenly, an uninvited guest appears through...

The Unhappy Quokka by Jane Kopper Hilleary is a fun kids’ story about an animal that lives in the land of kangaroos and koalas. The quokkas live on an island, and they are the happiest animals in the world. People come from all over to...

The Adventures of Jagger the Pig: Jagger Finds His Forever Home by Tracie Tachovsky is a rhyming children’s story about a boy named Jarett. He has a dream to run a farm one day with lots of animals. Even as a boy, he starts working...

In Silas Spies: Spring by Colleen Driscoll, readers are introduced to a boy named Silas, who’s just learned from his friend, Bunny, that it’s now spring. Surprised and excited, Silas remembers his promise to his other friend, Turtle. Silas told Turtle he’d wake him once...

Techno’s Tail of Pawsitivity by Beth Dokolasa is a sweet story about a black and white cat named Techno who is shy, unsure of himself, and filled with negative thoughts. This impacts his life in several ways, none of them good. Things change when a...

Escape by Alison Bellringer is an adventure story that deals with serious life issues. When sixteen-year-old Kaylee's parents disapprove of her marrying Carlos, the boy she has known and loved most of her life, she and Carlos decide to leave their village and get married...

Four youngsters wanted to plant a vegetable garden, but there were so many possible threats. The first boy wanted to plant carrots, but the hungry rabbits would eat them. The first girl wanted to plant tomatoes, but the hungry squirrels would eat them. The second...

Sophie Can See by Fynisa Engler is about a sloth named Sophie who always seems distracted. She sits too close to the television, struggles to copy words from the chalkboard, steps on sticky bubblegum on the playground, walks right past her brother during tag, and...

Dulcie and Duke, the Magical Monkey by Paul B. Kennedy, is a children’s book that takes its characters on a magical adventure in Vietnam. Dulcie is an eight-year-old girl who recently moved to Hanoi with her parents and befriends Duke. Dulcie initially hesitates to explore...

Dash and the Lights in the Sky by Ashley Key combines poetry, science, and art to introduce young readers to the magical phenomenon of the aurora borealis. Through the perspective of Dash, a curious husky; Echo, a wise snowy owl; and Nimbus, a playful Arctic...