Happy Valley in the village of Merryville was a happy place to live and everyone who lived there was happy and thankful. Laughter and songs filled the streets and houses of Merryville and echoed throughout the valley. The Little Old Man who lived in the...

Jane the Astronaut: The Mystery of the Alien Dragons, written by Dianne Bateman and illustrated by Remesh Ram, is a children's science fiction/fantasy chapter book that follows a teen girl embarking on the adventure of her dreams. Jane comes home thrilled that she's won a...

Wilma the witch was not good at magic. It was a joke in Windy Bottom, the village where Wilma lived, about her poor skills at magic. Her best friend Wilfred the wizard called her one day to say they were all invited to a special...

Too Cute to Spook, written by Diana Aleksandrova and illustrated by Alicia Young, is the fourth book in their Special Monsters Collection, with the other three being Mon-staa, Thud! Thud! and an Activity Book: Monsters – Packed, Fun Activities. In Too Cute to Spook, Larry,...

What is your all-time favorite fairy tale? I think mine is Beauty and the Beast. What if the Beauty in the story really is the beast? Twist the original tale around and re-tell it and you can create another version of what it means to...

Imagination is a wonderful thing. You can make up so many fantasy worlds and lives and have a lot of fun creating a vision of costumes and all kinds of magical tools. Why not be a princess for a day (or two) and enjoy the...

As soon as I saw there was a second Brody Cody book up for review I grabbed it. Brody Cody and the Haunted Vacation House by Toni Pike is another delightful tale. In the first book, poor Brody is faced with accepting a new mother,...

Invisible Magic Wand to the Rescue (narrated by Eric Wickstrom) is a story of magic for the elementary school crowd. Rafael Jacimin’s engaging tale of magic wands, waffles, and an earthquake begins over the breakfast table, when Grandpa makes waffles for Caspian and his sister...

Couch Potato Crisis by Erik Rounds is the second book in the Couch Potato Chronicles. Princess Kiwi is no stranger to being kidnapped but this latest time has hit a personal note with Tasha as the culprit is none other than her nemesis Queen Murderjoy....

The Wise Old Woman advises Wynnie to get rid of the mysterious egg she finds on the castle wall – before it’s too late. But Wynnie wants to keep the egg and the baby dragon the Wise Old Woman tells her grows inside. It’s too...