Never Take the Skwerdlock to the Doctor! by Pops Jamison is a highly imaginative story of a young girl who is adamant about not taking her imaginary friend to an annual doctor appointment. The Skwerdlock is equally adamant about accompanying its human on her visit....

The Chartron Chronicles: A Shattered Stone is an epic fantasy novel for children and young adults written by Kit Michaels. The new year’s crop of incoming freshmen sat nervously at their desks, waiting for the clock to hit the eighth hour. Jimmy Chartron was one...

Ten-year-old Kasandra Cortez is not too happy about moving all the way to America from her home in Brazil in the storybook Magic Charms: The Adventure Begins, Book One by Louise Marie Miller. Her parents think America has better schools and jobs and their mother...

Fire Breath: The Golden Promise by Natalya V. D. Brock is a gorgeous treat for fans of epic fantasy and readers who enjoy mythical creatures as characters. This story gave me the same effect I had while reading Christopher Paolini’s The Inheritance Cycle. According to...

In Zelspar and the Magicians: The Legend of the Dragon Child, Cheryl Rush Cowperthwait combines two story lines to form a captivating children’s fantasy read. In the book, Zelspar, a powerful and wise dragon, sets out on a quest to defeat the evil magician, Flegmorr,...

Sammy, a scientist, lived with his wife Dorotea, also a scientist, and their thirteen-year-old daughter Elika in a cozy blue house on top of a hill in the suburbs of Hartsdale, New York. Aunt Caroline was coming that Friday to join in Elika's birthday celebrations....

When someone comes to a children’s book like The Library of Secrets: The Giant Mistake written by Zoe Penn and illustrated by Z. Pahek, it is often uncertain what age group is targeted for readership. Sometimes, this age consideration remains unimportant; other times, it can...

What would you do if an uncle you never met, or at least you don’t remember meeting him, suddenly died and left you an incredible mansion full of fascinating and mysterious objects, hidden staircases and an abundance of rooms to explore? For eleven-year-old Danzellan Wildwood...

Prince Bob of Twindleland is a very selfish, self-centered young man. He believes himself to be privileged, entitled, and, as king-in-waiting, he shouldn’t have to lift a finger to do anything. Not even to learn how to read and write. In fact, at fourteen, he’s...

A Christmas Carol by Norman Whaler is a different approach to the classic tale by Charles Dickens, and is cleverly illustrated by Bianca Milacic. Told in rhyme, the story unfolds on every page and the colourful illustrations give this well-known tale a touch of magic....