“Farmers are great.” They work long hours to grow the food that we enjoy and they raise sheep for the wool that makes our clothing. In K.C. Morcom’s Farm Life, the Ted family lives on and works a farm. Sometimes things don’t go so well...

Life is incomplete until you have someone to love and to be loved by. Mouse, the main character in Ellen Paton’s The Little Blue Wren, felt alone and made millions of wishes upon stars that she would find a mouse companion. Finally, she discovered a...

Join mermaids Sara, Alix, and Lucy on an exhilarating underwater adventure in The Fin-Tastic Arctic by Laura Mancuso. Every winter, the three mermaids travel to the Arctic Dune to meet with their friends, Rory, Ella, and Winter, and this year is no different. After arriving...

In Pippin’s Space Adventure: A Poodle Called Pippin (Book 5) by Julia Seaborn, Pippin and his best friend Blossom were looking at the sky above them. Pippin fell asleep and woke up in space. Jelly, an alien who had stowed away in a nearby spaceship,...

Is That A Friendly Dinosaur Knocking On Your Door? is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Jeanne Holmberg. What would you do if a dinosaur knocked on your door and wanted to spend time with you? What color would it be? One of...

When children learn about compassion, they can develop empathy and understand the emotions of others and themselves. This is also helpful in dealing with difficult times. Author Tess Grandison explores these subjects in Louis and the Orphaned Peacock. The story begins with Bella, a peahen...

A mother turtle was walking on the beach when she discovered an egg that seemed out of place. Despite not knowing what was inside, she took it in. Jonathan M. Way has written a heartwarming story about adoption, friendship, and love in The Incredible Adventures...

In Curiously Gracie: Life Begins by R. S. Christopher, six brand-new Westie puppies were born and decorated with colorful bows so it was easier to tell them apart. One pup was endlessly curious about everything around her. She loved to explore her area and even...

Most people would not think that a cat could be a castle guard. In Min: The Cat Who Guards the Castle by Lynn Helton, we meet one such cat. Min is a rather small cat who loves her family, the queen, king, prince, and princess....

The Tale of the Little Lonely Hedgehog (Tales from the Bluebell Woods) begins on a note of happiness and a bit of anticipation on a beautiful spring day when Hedgehog decides it is time for a walk. As he begins his forest rambles, there is...