At the beginning of Minda Gomez's Martinez Kid Adventures: The Island Rescue, Rico and Diego, two adventurous brothers, are introduced as majestic owls flying in the Arctic sky, an experience accomplished by a new form of virtual reality As the tale begins, the system...

The Snow Monster by Jodi Dee is a picture book for young children that tells an unusual story of a young girl named Amia who made a wish on her birthday. Amia loved snow and her wish was to be able to eat all the...

In the Mirrorless Kingdom, where the inside-out matters more than the outside-in, and all are considered special by a wise and caring king, all the creatures are content and happy except the king’s daughter. Princess Journee wanted so badly to know who she was, so...

I love bubbles, don’t you? Sadly, though, they don’t last long. They drift upward and float around briefly before popping. Pamela James has a different story. The Orange and Ginger Soapy Shampoo: A Bubble's Story follows the adventures of two magical bubbles, M.E. and Lumy....

Cleo’s entire life could be summed up in a single word—blissful! From delicious food and cozy beds to toy baskets and board games, she possessed everything she ever wanted. Her cat tree is one of a kind. However, her picture-perfect days turned sour with the...

The Fickle Pickle and More Zanytown Tales! by Jeff Eisenbaum includes characters like Chuck, who is the world’s most famous pickle, and Kai, who is way too tall to fit in a photograph. Being a twin is so much fun, it’s like looking in the...

I initially chose to read The Unsuper Adventures of Norma by Mark Svartz because of the colorful, fun-looking, and ethnically mixed children on the cover art. The illustration looks professionally done and has quite an overall appeal. However, as I began to read, I was...

One of Winston Churchill’s most famous quotes is: “Never, never, never give up.” Toot learns the value of persistence in Toot the Flying Droodle - Part Dragon Part Poodle: A Tale of Persistence by Julian Boram. Toot is a Droodle and lived in a city...

The Land of No Rules is a brilliant children's book. Cerita D Bethea invites children around the world to the Land of No Rules, where every day is Saturday. No kid in this wonderful, magical land has to worry about anything. There are no adults...

There are places where something magical is in the air. One such place is Taikamaa, home to the six young protagonists of Taikamaa and the Twin Stars: Book 1 by Ramya Kapadia. Their names are Hannah, Rodrigo, Imtiaz, Kanmani, Dakota, and Amari, and one day...