Potato chips and lawnmowers, air conditioners and radiators, television remotes and tricycles and so much more. These are items in our daily twenty-first century life that we take for granted. But someone actually invented them. Has anyone heard of Frederick McKinley Jones? He invented air...

Meet Johnny and Elvis, the two brothers in This Cat is Mine: My Crazy Stories Series by Daniel Georges. They share their bedroom and they have marked their territory by painting their sides with their favorite colors; blue for Johnny and green for Elvis. They...

Children get scared every time the dark skies roar and grumble, and they jump into their parents' beds in The Sky Monster Grumbles by Regina Puckett. The rumble leaves children quivering with the covers pulled over their heads, and sometimes they shiver and cry....

Two Terrible Eaters, written and illustrated by Amy Fell, is the story of two children who only wanted to eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for every single meal. Their mother and father, the king and queen, hired cooks from many different countries in hopes...

Tomorrow Is Near But Today Is Here is a wonderful story with subtle advice hidden in the lines. Author Asaf Rozanes uses rhyming verse to point out all the things Mia is missing by worrying too much. Her dad tries to provide alternatives for her...

The Holiday Brothers Present: Big Brother’s Little Problem, written by Onicka J. Daniel and illustrated by Jess Araujo, tells the story of a young boy who feels annoyed and pestered by his little brother. The little brother likes to follow his older brother around like...

The Magical Love Box by Mary Reinhart is a story of giving and receiving, a story of love and magic. Jack gets a small package from his grandma on his birthday. It is his birthday present and Jack is very excited. Jack likes getting presents...

Three Little Sisters by RyAnn Hall is the adorable story of three little sisters who loved playing together. They dug a hole one day, filled it with water, and played in it the entire day. Their mother had to hose them down before they could...

The Best Feeling In The World by Christopher R. Kaden, illustrated by Kalpart, is the short story of a young boy named Simon who feels like an outcast by some of his peers at school. His two best friends, Thomas and Carlos, do not see...

The schools in England have closed for the Christmas season, and Alvin Goode and his family travel to South Africa for the holidays to visit his grandparents. During their journey, Alvin and his sister, Carey, learn about the train, the airport and airplane, as well...