In The Blackberry Patch by Gina McKnight, picking wild blackberries is a very rewarding experience but the process is not all fun and games. That is why, before heading into the forest for the berries, one needs to wear protective gear and get all slathered...

The Big Book of Hugs: A Barkley the Bear Story by Nick Ortner and Alison Taylor is an adorable story for children. The book is about all different kinds of hugs. Barkley the Bear is now old enough to join the family business. His father...

The Moustache Fairy by Christopher Holley is an entertaining storybook that revolves around facial hair. Alvin's moustache has gone and he is very sad. Every person and every pet had a magnificent moustache to call their own except Alvin. Every morning when he woke up...

The Effort by Santonu Kumar Dhar is a captivating story of a little boy from Calcutta, India, who faced the difficult task of caring for his sick father just years after his mother's death. Written in the first person, The Effort is very descriptive, allowing...

The Spectacular World of Waldorf: Mr. Waldorf Travels to the Huge Russia blends fun and education in one beautifully illustrated children’s book. Authors Beth Ann Stifflemire and Barbara Terry tell a tale through Mr. Waldorf, a fun and spirited dog who has some adventures as...

Trish has some difficult decisions to make and an important lesson to learn. She loves her violin and she loves playing in the orchestra, but she also loves playing softball. She’s very good at both and now she’s been asked to try out for a...

Wow! Just, wow! That's exactly what I thought when I finished reading the absolutely beautiful children's book, The Two Trees, written by author Sally Meadows and illustrated by Trudi Olfert. In this highly impressive story that shows the effects of having a family member who...

True Colors (Landry's True Colors Series Book 1) by Krysten Lindsay Hager is a middle grade book about fitting in and learning to love yourself. Landry desperately wishes to have an interesting life. She wants to be one of the girls at school that has...

The Mystery In The Window by Angie Wilson is the second book in the Gracie's Mysteries--Super Spy Series and I think this book is even better than the first one, if that is possible! Ten-and-a-half-year-old Gracie loves nothing more than a good mystery to solve....

The Gallery of Wonders (Magora Book 1) by Marc Remus is a fantasy novel that centers around 11-year-old Holly O’Flanigan. Holly lives with her foster family, the Smoralls, who are uncaring to the point of being abusive towards her. Her only true relationship is with...