The Last of the Firedrakes by Farah Oomerbhoy is a young adult fantasy about a sixteen-year-old orphan named Aurora who gets kidnapped and taken into the magical world of Avalonia. There is dangerous magic in Avalonia and a wicked queen who has proven she will...

The Day My Teacher Came to Tea by Ruth Whenham was a funny and cute book. Matt has the meanest teacher in the whole school. Because he keeps playing pranks on her, she decides to go for tea at his house in order to talk...

The Little Shop of Monsters by R.L. Stine is a creepy, spooky book of monsters. Hello little one, can you see the monsters in the window looking at you? They are inviting you to come in and take a closer look. The Little Shop of...

The Great and the Grand by Benjamin Fox is a beautiful book that shows the contrasting images of the old and the new, age and youth, and experience and innocence. The book captures the essence of a family through its generations. As the grandfather gets...

The Essay is a children’s short story written by Isabell Niland and illustrated by Ashley Teets. Benjamin Stafford is a practicing attorney now, and he’s opened his own office complete with a sign created from an antique desk he inherited from his grandmother. It features...

The Devil and the Darning Needle by David Scott Lillis is a charming fable for children. It tells the mythical story of why dragonflies have the ability to fly - because the Devil bestows the ability of flight upon them in exchange for their agreement...

The Dream Travelers: From the Beginning by Cindi Elli revolves around Erin, Richard and Marie who discover a strange, big old book where they read the instructions to complete the lessons in the order given. The instructions take them on an adventurous trip and, at...

The Gift by Rebecca J Hubbard is a story of the trials of friendship. Eleven-year-old Pip just wants a friend. For her birthday, her dad buys her a colt and Pip thinks that they will be friends straightaway. She is angry and disappointed that Buck...

The Alligator & the Ducklings by Michael J Collins is a delightful story for young readers set in a beautiful lake in Florida, which is inhabited by many interesting creatures including Scobian ducks. They look majestic like a swan, but some of them have small...

The Rhymes of the Gray Beard Tree by Michael Verrett is a collection of rhyming poems that revolve around topics like animals, jobs, fairs, cherished things, adventure, fantasy, sports and other topics which handle the concept of tradition, values and the joys of youth in...