Lucy and the Lake Monster by Richard Rossi and Kelly Tabor is the story of a nine-year-old girl, Lucy, who recently lost her mother in a boating accident. Now orphaned, she stays with her grandfather, Jerry, in a cabin on Lake Champlain. Her mother, Lynn,...

Marilyn B Wassmann’s The Opossum and the Cats is an extended poem that tells the story of how two very different animals can co-exist, and even learn to like each other. On a cold rainy night, a pregnant cat has no shelter to deliver her...

In the heartwarming tale Brave Buddy by Chris Yukevich and Sholto Walker, two cats are abandoned in the woods: a dark grey cat named Smokey and a golden ginger named Buddy. At first, the cats entertain themselves by chasing each other among the trees. However,...

In Which Bird Are You? by Merrick Rosenberg, the Grade 5 class of Galen Elementary was on its way to Camp Discovery. It was an annual event and something all the juniors looked forward to. It was a time to learn away from the classroom,...

The Beamy Courage of Gerta Scholler by Gillespie Lamb tells the story of an eight-year-old orphan girl with two similar given names. Gerda Gerta Scholler became an orphan when she was four, and since then she has been living at Sisters of Mercy Orphanage, enjoying...

The Case of the Absent Answers: Mickie McKinney, Boy Detective is a children’s audiobook, written by R.L. Fink with narration by Hannah Edelson. This is an engaging mystery filled with humor, action, and hard-won wisdom. Mickie is a student at Maple Ridge Middle School who...

An Instrument for Florenda by Tomeko Brown and Christopher Smallwood is about a young girl who wants to learn to play the clarinet after the school announces that they are introducing their first band after the summer vacation. The school hired a teacher who had...

When Mommy Feels Sad by Heidi Bartle is about a mother's journey through depression. Bartle explains the emotions that someone with depression experiences, including frustration, disappointment, shame, guilt, embarrassment, anger, and hopelessness. The beautiful illustrations give a visual representation of those emotions, helping the reader...

My Magic Mirror is a children's fantasy adventure story by eight-year-old author Anushka Bhattacharjee. Nine-year-old Ara is not pleased when she and her five-year-old brother Felice have to move to Toronto, Canada, because of their mother's new job. One day, while exploring the mirror in...

Daddy is Cool Like That by Mary McMahon and Jennifer Bucciero Boyles is a children’s picture book that depicts a young family who has recently had their father diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Partly inspired by Boyles's familial journey with the disease, it shows other...