Jeff Gunhus’s Caroline and Mordecai the Gand is a story about Caroline’s struggles after losing her father. Accepting his death is something Caroline could never think of doing at all. She just wants to stop thinking about anything and even refuses to remember even the...

Safe! In Outerspace written by Anita and Brandon Holmes and illustrated by Antonio Pahetti is a fun-filled children's picture book with aliens, no less! Readers follow Brandon, a young boy, who is shocked awake by an alien crash landing in his room. He doesn't have...

Worpple is a children’s novel written by Lynn K. Russell. The story starts with a thirteen-year-old boy known as Cameron, or Cam for short. He was a bit bigger than his peers, which made him feel like a sore thumb sticking out. As if things...

When the new headmistress of Pergoria sends Evie Everyday a letter inviting her to undertake a series of trials in her old school of magic, the young witch does not imagine it will be just the beginning of a great adventure. She finally has the...

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...

In The Mistaken Monster by Paul Bird, Sarah, Jack, Emma, and their families are on a five-day holiday. It seems like a fun place, but there are rules from the landlord the children must follow. Don't use the ax, don't use matches, don't go past...

Unstoppable Zee, written by Reesa Shayne and illustrated by Juanita Taylor, is a children's picture book that follows a little girl named Zee and is narrated in her first-person voice. Zee introduces herself and the 'superpowers' she has, according to her mother. In a series...

Up Up You Go Jo! by Mariam Shapera is a lovely children’s book with excellent illustrations. Jo has written some music and leaves it while he goes to bed. In the night, the wind blew hard, and when Jo got up the following day, he...

I’ll Meet You Where the Moon Touches the Water by Jillian Rodriguez is a children’s picture book that would appeal most to a mixed audience of parents/guardians, teachers, and children. This is a story filled with a focused relaxation technique known as guided imagery technique,...

The Most Extraordinary Ordinary Day written by Jeanette Bonfiglio and illustrated by Shiela Alejandro is a superb children’s book. It is beautifully illustrated in colorful and playful shades. It shows how a perfectly ordinary day can be turned into an extraordinary one thanks to the...