The residents of Pondville are worried about the recent kidnapping spree. Someone even stole the power supply for Wreck, Sheriff Harry’s trusted car. Worse still, the precious X-rocks from Professor Ludwig’s collection have also gone missing. Who is behind these shenanigans and why does the...

Harley James and the Mystery of the Mayan Kings (Harley James Adventures Book 1) by Leah Cupps is a gripping middle-grade novel following the main character Harley as she tries to track down a missing statue and save the world. When Harley finds one of...

Halley Harper, Science Girl Extraordinaire: Summer Set in Motion is a children's adventure novel written by Tracy Borgmeyer. Nine-year-old Halley Harper is a science prodigy. Labeled lovingly as Miss Disaster by her parents due to her tendency to cause minor accidents like clogging up sinks...

Have you ever known a car that could talk? Or, for that matter, a car that could be a deputy police officer? Well, if you say ‘no’ to either question, you haven’t met Wreck. He’s the old car that Sheriff Harry uses to drive around...

Hop-About: The Adventures of Benny the Bunny and Mr. Rabbit by Colin Krainin follows two wawas, stuffed animals, as they enjoy their ordinary yet fastidious lives in the Upper West Side of New York City. Mr. Rabbit is a handsome stuffed rabbit with large feet;...

Herald, the Christmas Dachshund by JC Konitz is about an adorable little puppy. Herald narrates the story and shares how one day a man with pointy ears comes to take him to a special place. The man was one of Santa's elves, and Herald was...

Reading Harry and the Hooligans by Dr. Robert A. Ernst is like immersing yourself in chaos and comedy in a world of animal personifications. It all takes place in Pondville, a pond community based upon the author’s home in Nova Scotia and inspired by a...

Hole In the Rock by Rebecca Bischoff is a wonderfully unique coming-of-age story. Twelve-year-old Lizza Crapo is an animal lover, whose father has just started a taxidermy business. Lizza is not too happy about seeing all the stuffed dead creatures in her dad's shop and...

Children who love poems will be fascinated with this teaching collection. How Many Lines in a Limerick?, written by Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan and illustrated by Jennifer Gibson, begins with a section of poems that teach many different types of poetry, not just limericks. This book...

History’s Mysteries: The Chocolate Train Wreck is a historical adventure mystery for children, grades 4-6 written by Donna L. Martin and illustrated by Estella Hickman and Donna L. Martin. It was late September in Hamilton, New York where Abigail and her new best friend, Nathan,...