Have you ever had one of those days when you just didn’t feel like smiling? When your smile never appeared? Have you ever wondered why? Jasper Cat usually has a big smile, but one morning he wakes up and feels quite different. Unsure of what...

I Can Sleep When The Wind Blows by Heather Davis is a fun story about Jim, a farmhand whose ways of communicating are unorthodox, to say the least. A farmer is looking for help on his land, but this 17-year-old is the only applicant. So...

The Jolly Bupbup by Ann P. Borrmann is not your average children’s book. It is a surprising story of a little girl who lives in the forest with her two cats. An unexpected rainstorm carries her boat away. The little girl then goes on an...

The sun could not shine that day and the clouds rolled in and hid the sun. The tide couldn't rise that day and so the moon fell back. The branch could not bend and the wind held its breath so that the branch could stand...

In Ruby's Christmas Gifts by Nancy Oswald, Ruby is expecting a big Christmas Eve surprise, and as she waits for the surprise she goes stargazing, one of her favorite things to do. But her donkey, Maude, lets Ruby know her foal is missing, so they...

The Tortoise & The Fair is written and illustrated by J. R. Lamar. The fair is in town with all sorts of great ways to play and fun things to do. There are also lots of yummy treats with all sorts of toppings. Hot dogs,...

The Adventurous Squirrels of Cool Waters Cove by Steven Whysel is divinely illustrated by Quinn Chavez. This short picture book for children aged 2 to 8 years old is both entertaining and engaging. It is made up of two chapters displaying all the regular daily...

Meet Alaya, a kind and intelligent girl with black curly hair, smooth skin, and brown eyes in the story Alaya and Her Sparkling River (Bit O' Cocoa Kids) by P.A. Flinn. Alaya lived by a sparkling river and her days were spent playing happily in...

Do you believe in Santa? I know I do, for no particular reason. I’ve had my doubts over the years, as I’m sure we all have, but there was one Christmas when I’m convinced I heard the reindeers' hooves on the roof. Christmas isn’t about...

A long time ago giraffes had short necks and they looked very different. They could not reach very high because their necks were short. These short-necked giraffes roamed the African plains and there was one giraffe, Jane, who was different from the rest. She was...