RainShadow by Candice Gartzke is a fantasy picture book that revolves around the isolated life of mythical creatures in the rainforest. RainShadow is the combining of names that belong to two of the story's characters. Rain is an elemental spirit who is able to harness...

The comedy duo of Chicken and Egg is back in a new adventure. Chicken and Egg, Book 3: Do Chickens Have Lips? has the pair attending a square dance. They first must ask their dates, Dolly Duck and Eggwina, in person. After the girls say...

Sometimes it is hard to be grateful. In How Grizzly Found Gratitude by Dennis Mathew, we are introduced to Grizzly Bear who has become lost. One day Bird notices him and asks him if he is new to the neighborhood. Bear tells Bird, sadly, that...

Blackie and Goldie were going to have a beachy birthday celebration. They invited their friend Simi the seagull to come and build sandmen with them. When Simi arrived, they noticed a black gooey substance on his feathers. Simi told them that the ocean was polluted, and...

Kindergarten Kapers: The Sabrina Series, written by Sabrina Runyon, is an autobiographical story. The author’s note details that she grew up poor in West Virginia and had to move five times before second grade. Sabrina is excited to start Kindergarten and on her first day...

The Wish Box (A Grumpy the Iguana and Green Parrot Adventure), written by Susan Marie Chapman and illustrated by Natalia Loseva, tells of the adventures of Little Mouse, who feels scared and alone, and who wishes that someone would take care of him. Grumpy the...

Many reptile families, such as frogs, snakes, lizards, and crocodiles, lived around the beautiful lake at the edge of the Happy Forest. All the baby reptiles had gathered, and they were eager to learn and make new friends on their first day at Kindergarten. Miss...

Freddie and the Veggies is an illustrated picture book written and illustrated by Ngozi Edema. Freddie is a young boy who loved his diet of sweets and other delicious treats. He smiles brightly as he feasts on foods that have little or no nutritional value....

Mystery Kisses and Chicken Poop by Tammy Donahue is a memoir of her childhood in West Virginia. Tammy Donahue shares stories of her upbringing with her eight grandchildren. She also creates memories with them as well. Each chapter is a little vignette about her life....

The Great Race for the Lunar Calendar by Valerie Tsen tells the story of the Chinese Zodiac with the occurrence of a Great Race where twelve animals raced for placement on the calendar. The story is set long ago in ancient China during a time...