The Purple Elephant: The Journey Home (Volume 2) by Donna Gielow McFarland is a fun-filled adventure story of Prince Carmel. The Prince has completed his quest to the Unicorn mountains and he has left Princess Elena back in her castle before he heads home. The...

The loss of a loved one is unfortunately something that touches everyone’s life at some point. In this compassionate and endearing children’s book, Thank You, Shadow, Terri Kelley broaches this painful, yet important, subject. The story starts with the direct and poignant lines, “Today is...

The Purple Elephant by Donna McFarland is a wonderful children’s story. It is the story of King Pop Cornelius and his son, Prince Carmel. The Prince and his father live in a kingdom full of animals and the Prince has a zebra called Zane for...

In The Bald Grandfather and his Grandsons, Mom's gotta run and the only one she can find to babysit her rowdy boys is Grandpa Joe. Before unsuspecting Grandpa Joe can blink, Josie and Ben run off to cause all kinds of unsuspecting mischief, from making...

Tommy Fakes The Flu by Kristen Kerns is a charming children's book which introduces young readers to the concept of right and wrong. This book also allows readers to differentiate between a lie and the truth, and helps in developing a moral attribute of honesty....

The Oak of Wisdom by Elizabeth Gautier is a charming short story, which introduces readers to the concepts of faith and religion. This book also helps in developing listening and interpersonal skills in young children. Children, like some adults, often feel left out, misguided, unloved,...

The Adventures of Fugaru by Raji Abuzalaf is a story about a young boy, disfigured and alone, and how he makes his way in the world, eventually traveling to and living in the Secluded Forest. Fugaru is a very unlikely hero. He's skinny, disfigured because...

Train, Train, Go Away! by Terri Kelley is the story of a little girl who lives near train tracks. She tells readers about the lives of many people who live near train tracks and how bad it is to live there because there is so...

'The Locket Lesson' by Terri Kelley is a story that teaches small children values and ethics. The story is about a little girl who goes for shopping with her mother. She likes a locket in the store and while nobody is watching, she slips it...

The Very Fairy Princess is the latest in the Princess series by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton. It is beautifully illustrated by Christine Davenier and the colorful pictures help to facilitate the understanding of the story for younger children. Geraldine believes herself to be...