The Butterfly and the Spider by Maryna Kiptsevich is a children’s story that opens with the birth of a butterfly named Violet. Each butterfly is born with special patterns on their wings that determine what their gift will be. Violet’s wings have musical notes. She...

At the center of Lake Anamizu, there was an island. It was home to an elderly couple referred to as Grandpa and Grandma Maru by the people who lived along the shores of the lake. The couple was kind and generous, and they had a...

“Being different is a gift, … Trust your heart. It will always guide you.” In Wizard Penfield’s The Christmas Leprechaun, a young leprechaun named Finn knew he wasn’t like the other leprechauns around him. They were full of mischief and greed. Finn sought to be...

The Mystery of A Nubbins by W. S. Wiist is a captivating coming-of-age fantasy for children. All Peter wants is to build a fort on the top of a rock his younger brother, Andrew, calls Falcon’s Head. Why does his little brother always distract Peter...

Chandler was a small, hairy hobgoblin who loved to play pranks. While other hobgoblins did chores, Chandler created mischief in the house he occupied; he would sour the milk, track mud on the floor, etc. Nothing harmful, but nothing helpful. One fateful night, everything changed....

Santa Claus and YOU! is a Christmas rhyming book for children written by Mark Watson and illustrated by Richard Caine. Told from a second-person perspective, it follows the young reader (“you”), in what appears to be a dream, helping Santa Claus deliver presents around the...

For some children, it can be difficult to approach others and make new friends. This may be due to nerves or because they are going through a difficult situation. That is why children need to learn to be empathetic and kind to each other. Pickles...

Little Renee of Sunshine and the Everkind Tales is a children's short story collection by Gael J.B. Orr. In "A Recipe for Trouble," fairy sisters Peyton and Penelope are trying to make a whisperberry pie. When their mother starts humming her favorite cleaning day tune,...

Fawn Finds Christmas by Colleen M Bratley is part of The Giving Collection series. Fawn was special; she made the snow, and because it was always winter somewhere, she was busy all the time. But there’s a question she needs answering – why do the...

A Snow White Christmas by Gary Charwin begins when the Queen of Grimm wipes out Christmas across the kingdom, draining color, stopping snowfall, and ordering everyone to abandon any sign of joy. Snow White pushes back, insisting the season can’t simply vanish, and sets out...