Pamela Funke’s children’s story, The Turkeys are Coming, is an enjoyable read aimed at young children. This would be a good early reader (ages seven to ten) or a bedtime read for parents with younger children. Whilst in some parts it was a little too...

The Raging Torrent (Star Sapphire and the Land of Gems, Book 2) by Anthony Pardoe is an imaginative fantasy story. Trapped in the Land of Gems with a little pebble friend Jasper, ten-year-old Star must avoid being captured (again) by the pitchblendes and get to...

Welcome to Monstrovia (Tales of Monstrovia, Volume 1) by Mark H. Newhouse centers on young Brodie Adkins, who is sent to spend a vacation with an uncle he has never met. He thinks he is going to Key West, Florida, but he arrives in Monstrovia...

The Great Compost Heap by Renaee Smith is an educational and informative book for children that introduces them to the idea of composting and how composting can help them further the idea of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Science was Freddie's favorite subject and his mom...

Grimwald's Evil Plan by Rachel McGrath revolves around 8-year-old Grimwald, who is a fairy-in-training at the Good Fairy School so that when he grows up he will be able to grant wishes and make those happy-ever-after endings possible. But Grimwald does not want to become...

In an intelligent and intriguing new installment in the Heroes of Distant Planets series, Return to Lan Darr by Anderson Atlas is a book that readers will have a hard time putting down after they start reading. Follow the story of 15-year-old Allan Westerfield, a...

Mission #1: The Nobbled Numbskull is the first book in the children’s book series GummShoes written by E.J. Gore. Frankie Gumm was not a fan of sports, but due to a talent-swap with Mack – Captain of the Cannons (Carson Road School’s soccer team) –...

Liberty Frye and the Sails of Fate by J.L. McCreedy is the sequel to Liberty Frye and the Witches of Hessen where readers learn how Liberty realizes that she is not an ordinary ten-year-old girl. Libby is eleven today and she feels everyone is behaving...

The Story of a Seed by Melva Ouliaris is a beautifully illustrated book for younger children to read and enjoy. The author (Ouliaris) and illustrator (Vincent Madaferri) have clearly put a lot of thought into this book and the message they want to convey to...

Butters Comes Home is a children’s book written by Claudette Melanson and illustrated by Rachel Montreuil. Butters is a rabbit who lives in a shed which contains tiny cages, all stacked on top of each other and side by side. Other rabbits live in the...