“You’re never too young or too old to show love,/ It’s what magic and soul and good things are made of.” How true! And the love story of Mr. and Mrs. Claus of the North Pole is just one story to prove this point. In...

Bella is the mother of three very active puppies: Abbey, Emma, and Freddy. They played all day and night, having little time to rest. Bella was worried that they wouldn't grow as they should and that she had no time to rest. She came up...

Lift your spirits with Pina Bird's charming Christmas tale, A Palm Tree's Christmas Wish. Located in a small New England town is Graham's Nursery, where the annual delivery of Christmas trees from the Vermont Tree Farm springs a surprise this year. A palm tree named...

Fox Hollow Tales: Wojer & The Wizard of the Wood is a picture book by Jennifer Carson. The story is about Wojer, a badger, who goes into the woods to pick blackberries after he eats the last of the blackberry jam that his mother was...

In The Snowdrops and the Dragon by Jenna Papponetti, the Snowdrop Queen sends a brave little snowdrop to wait for spring. The snowdrop becomes friends with a mystical dragon who has always been lonely in the winter and has few friends. The dragon is thrilled...

Breath by Breath is a gentle tale. In the first few pages, twins Flor and Roberto try to convince their big brother to let them stay up past bedtime. Luis understands why they want to keep playing and tells them if they get under the...

Sindi: A Zulu Cinderella says much more than most children's books. It opens with what appear to be ancient images of people engaged in symbolic activities. As the tale unfolds, we meet a young girl who lives contentedly with her father. Upon beginning a job...

Pete and Suzie is a children's book written by Samantha Ahearne and illustrated by Julie Sneeden. It is well known that pelicans and seagulls are enemies. Pelicans are quiet and practice yoga each morning while seagulls are loud, screechy, and demanding. While competing in a...

Brave Howie and the Terrible Giant, written by Clark Rich Burbidge and illustrated by Jared Salmond, begins with a wonderful dedication about how there could be no heroes without villains. The story starts with a big, strong, scary creature that is terrorizing the Kingdom of...

Brave Mermaids: Shell of Magic is a children's picture book written by Maria Mandel Dunsche and illustrated by Wathmi De Zoysa. The book invites young readers to the Magical Kingdom of Atlantica, where two beautiful mermaid sisters named Livi and Lexa reside. The sisters share...