Sammy’s mom bought JoJo, the parrot, at a pet store, because he was so beautiful. JoJo was very happy with his best friend, Sammy, because Sammy would take him out of his cage and play with him every day; it was so much fun! But...

Bonnie the Honeybee is sad and will not leave her room because she does not want to be a honeybee anymore. She tells her mom she would rather be a butterfly because butterflies can float through the air looking pretty. So mom honeybee decides to...

The Lonely Sunflower written by nine-year-old Julia Minigh and illustrated by Kasey Short has an eye-catching cover and will delight young readers. The sunflower is beautiful, but she is sad and lonely as she has no friends. The sunflower attempts to make friends with a...

The littlest ant lived in his ant palace with many brothers and sisters. One day a bad wind storm came and blew down their ant palace, and it blew the littlest ant far away from her family. She was so sad, but started walking to...

Skye the Troll and other Fairy Tales for Children is a collection of short fairy tales and poems for young children. I love how each is broken down into different stories, so you can pick different ones to read each night to your child....

Wallie Exercises by Steve Ettinger, C.S.C.S., illustrated by Pete Proctor is a book parents will want to share with their children. Wallie is a lazy puppy with a pudgy tummy. His favorite things to do are watch television and sleep. One morning he tried to...

Toto’s Tale by K. D. Hays is the adventure of Oz through Toto’s perspective. Toto has an adorable personality. He tells things in a way that only a dog could. Often he does not understand his human companions, giving us humorous translations such as: brains...

This book is about a Rabbit named Peter. He whines and cries especially when he doesn't get his way. Peter is always complaining and whining when he thinks someone got more of something than he got. When he gets too whiney, his mother always tells him...

One day, Ein Stein tells his parents why stones sink, so they come up with the name Ein Stein for this intelligent chipmunk. Ein Stein's parents tell him that he is now named for the famous scientist. Ein Stein is a cute play on...

The Goose Gang is a short story for children with an excellent lesson about being bullied and picked on. It seems all the animals on the farm are being bullied by the Goose Gang. Gloria, Gilbert, Gus, and Gladys seem to use their large size...