The Grumpy Bull by Adrienne Noel follows a bull as he makes fun of every animal that is different from him. In the end, he learns a valuable lesson. I think this story has a wonderful message for children as well as adults. Everyone is...

The Sleepy Dragon is a children’s adventure by Amanda Bannikov. Knight Kimothin was feeling unhappy because the other knights in the Kingdom of Smesselleo teased her for she has never slain a dragon. Kimothin decided to go on a quest in search of one. She...

The Smelly Pirate is a children’s adventure by Amanda Bannikov. Knight Kimothin and Tippy the Dragon live in the lovely Kingdom of Smesselleo, but wish they could go on an exciting adventure. Tippy wants to travel to the jungle and meet a monkey because he...

The Amazing Book of No by M.K. Mathias is an interesting book that speaks about the concept of the 'no' word. The book tells the story of two mothers who are different in their approach to handling kids. One mother says 'no' and other does...

Jiggles is a very unusual little pig. This is quite a concern for his parents. While Mom, Dad and Jiggles' siblings all frolic in the mud to stay cool, Jiggles wants to run to the river to get clean. He refuses to play with everyone...

A baby owl is born and, like all newborns, this baby is very hungry. However, this baby owl, Ollie, never seems to outgrow his hunger and as he grows he eats more and more. His parents have a difficult time keeping up with the baby's...

Travels in Time: Venetian Crete is a children’s book by Mary Black. Four time-travelling friends - Kostantis, Nikolas, Irene, and Alex - are disappointed when the time machine discovered by Alex’s grandfather transports them to Venetian Crete instead of the future, where they belong. However,...

The childhood rhyme, "Give me give me never gets; don't you know your manners yet," rattles through my mind as I read this charming story, Treasures in the Winter Vault by Debbie Bertram and Lisa Detanna. It's a lesson that children and adults alike need...

The Gift of Life: Family, Friends, Food & Fun by Dayeeta Roy is an excellent book which combines cooking with family stories. Not only is this book down to earth, entertaining and funny, but you get the impression at the end that you have gotten...

The Jump Shot by Tony Gales is an ideal book for boys who play sports. Bennie the turtle plays basketball for Liberty Elementary School. He is the star player on the team and is terrific at jump shot. Bennie is unable to find time to...