Jake loves wandering through the woods. He growls at everything and everyone – in a friendly sort of way, of course. He enjoys meeting all of nature’s wonderful creatures and he’s made friends with many of them, especially Neet the squirrel. While Jake dashed through...

“Life without imagination is like chocolate chip cookies without the chocolate chips.” Now that wouldn’t do at all, would it? Johari knew that chocolate chips were the best part of chocolate chip cookies, just like his imagination was the best part of his life. Johari...

In Jessie and the Kindness Beads by Jessenia L Torres, we are introduced to a young girl who is bullied daily by the more popular children in the class. Unlike most kids her age, Jessie knows she sticks out because of the way she dresses,...

The Bus finally got its wish of becoming a butterfly. Its new name was Instar. Now, it was Asiim’s turn to become whole. Asiim was a nine-year-old girl trapped in a baby’s body, and she was desperate to grow by drinking from the healing spring....

Jill Out of the Box by Rachelle Jones Smith is about a toy who loves springing up and surprising whoever is waiting on the other side. Jill always looks forward to the moment the handle is turned and she is wound up, ready to jump...

Joe Finds His Way Home tells us the story of a 9-year-old boy who lives quite far from school. Every day his mother picks him up after school. One day Joe waited hours after school, and he thought of how he could solve the situation...

Just Like Daddy by Meredith Johnson celebrates the wonder of imagination. Ethan and Tyler are brothers. One day while they are playing together, they run into their dad while he is working in the garage. The boys want to go on an adventure, and their...

There are a lot of scary things all around us, but sometimes there’s really nothing to be afraid of. Dark shadows outside might be birds flying overhead; a large, dark object under the bed might end up being a stuffed toy; two shiny eyes under...

The lovely children’s story, Jackie Does It All by Fabian E. Ferguson, contains valuable lessons that every child should learn. It teaches children how to say no to avoid being overwhelmed. The scouts are preparing for a wonderful three-day event in which the top scout...

Jig, a dog who lives with a wonderful family, decides one day to go for a walk by himself and follow the smells of the city. Different people selling different types of food stir his hunger, and he can’t help but drift around the city,...