The Way of the River: Kellandale Wood (Book One) by Shan L. Spyker is surefooted in its message with a plot that will endear itself not only to young readers but to adults as well. Siblings Elinora Wolton, 15, and her younger sister, Tillie, 14,...

Discover what happens to toys in the middle of the night when you leave them on the floor in the adorable children's picture book, The Toy-Gobbling Monster by Vasanthi V. Sudhi has lots of toys, and she loves every one of her toys. But Sudhi...

As the saying goes, the grass on the other side of the fence always looks greener. But is it? For this sad, frustrated, even scared little boy, life away from home has to be better than at home. His parents fight, his sister pesters him,...

The Freight Train in the Sky is a sweet, easy-to-read chapter book for children. Author Holden Russell introduces young readers to an orphan named Paul, who lives with nuns in an orphanage because his parents died as a result of widespread disease. Although well cared...

Logan would have loved it if Lilly could talk; however, being a doll, she obviously can’t. That is until the day he unearths a strange watch from the attic that makes his toys come to life. A toy pirate insists that Logan, the powerful wielder...

The Witch with the Walled Garden by Claire Carey is an inventive time-travel story that takes two families back and forth between 1931 and 2017. Two teens and a 12-year-old boy (Kelvin, who is autistic, and his younger siblings Yazz and Max) live in a...

The Great Green Tree and the Magical Ladders: Metropolis by Stephen Kozan is the second book in the series. Shea learned valuable lessons four years ago when she spent time in the Great Green Tree and now it's time for her to return to help...

The Heath Cousins and the Ruby Lantern by Eileen Hobbs is the fourth book in the Heath Cousins series. Addie's encounter in Chinatown sets her on a search for a mysterious red stone to return to the rightful person. The story begins with Addie running...

The Unicorn Princess by Ektaa Bali is the first book in the Pacific Princesses series. Sonakshi is the first princess to be born as a unicorn. Her parents have kept her locked away to keep her safe, but the isolation has made her long for...

The Munchkins is a children's book written by Candice Zee. How many times did your parents tell you never to talk to strangers? I know mine did a lot. Perhaps the adoptive father of thirteen extraordinary children should have told them as well. When a...