All Georgie wants for Christmas is a new pair of skates. His old ones are too small and he loves skating on the pond when it freezes over. But times are tough and there’s not much money to buy gifts. Papa even said that Santa...

If you like “incredible journey” type tales, To Yellowstone: A Journey Home by Robert Scott McKinnon is for you. Originally published in hardback in 1975, it’s a dramatic animal adventure story sprinkled with humor which follows an elderly elk pair (monarch bull and cow) who...

The Fed-Up Cow is a children’s picture book, written in rhyme by Peta Lemon and illustrated by Maria Dasic Todoric. Unhappy with being a boring brown cow which does nothing all day except moo, Hilda the cow decides to take affirmative action. Initially trying to...

A Magical World Becomes the Night is a colorful children’s picture book, written in rhyme and illustrated by Lori Chown. During the day, we see many different animals, but some animals only come out when it is night time. The landscape comes alive with fireflies,...

Do you sometimes wish for an angel to watch over you? Have you ever wondered what happens when your pet dies? Ranch Hero by Janet Fix is a colorful children's story about a ranch dog that passes on and becomes a guardian. Ziggy is a...

Hoagie and Katie by Rio Koviak is a charming storybook for children, and introduces young readers to two interesting characters, Hoagie and Katie. The story opens with Hoagie’s purple hamster ball rolling on the forest floor. When the door rattles open, Hoagie revels in the...

The Bubble in Me by J. Alvarez is a quirky tale of friendship and teamwork. Tibby is a chubby tiger who befriends poor Benny, the bumblebee who can’t fly. Together they join forces with Hiccup the Hippo who has no friends because, whenever she speaks,...

It has been said that technology makes life better for all of us. But does it really? The irony is that people feel lost, especially children, if they are not hardwired and attached to their technological devices from dinnertime to walking across the street. But...

The story begins with Jace and his best friend, Rocco, looking forward to their Christmas holidays which are just next week in Jace’s Adventure at Children’s Hospital by D.W. Harper. Rocco has asked for a Deluxe Magic Kit so that he can do all sorts...

Mermaids on a Mission to Save the Oceans is an environmental story book for children, grades K-3, written by Janet Balletta and illustrated by Alyssa Figueroa and Alexander C. Appello. Balletta is a second-grade teacher and the author of books about the environment for children....