There is so much to like about Oy, Elephants! by Deborah Stevenson and Morgan Spicer. Begin with the book’s concept. A pair of retired circus elephants, Martha and Lou, move in as next-door neighbors to young Joel’s grandparents, Morris and Gussie, with whom he is...

The Greasy Chip is the fourth book in the children’s series, Chompy & the Munchy Bunch, written by Nancy Beaule and illustrated by Lauren Goldstein. When word gets out that Coach Brock O. Lee is assembling a new baseball team at Munchytown’s school, the students...

Kandy Hamm and the Lost White Owl by Michelle Path is a charming story revolving around the white witch, Kandy Hamm. She has been helping people with ailments and misfortunes ever since she set up her shop in the new cottage. Her business is booming...

Jay-Jay is a very special bus. He’s not a school bus or a city bus. He’s a playbus. All summer long, Jay-Jay visits different parts of the community so that the children can enjoy playing on him, in him, and around him. The end of...

Special Food for Sam: Allergies (Felix and Booboo), by Dr. Nicole Audet, is about a boy named Felix who offers to bake cookies to share with his soccer team. One of his friends on the soccer team, Sam, is allergic to nuts, eggs and cow’s...

“For when you can’t be there for your buddy or friend, this high-five machine does the best job it can.” In Jaylen and the High Five Machine by Jennifer Pierre, young Jaylen is in a dilemma as he has to skip his friend Marcus’s poetry...

Snowman Paul Returns to the Winter Olympics, written by Yossi Lapid and illustrated by Joanna Pasek, is an educational children’s book which is part of an acclaimed series. It is a beautiful story of friendship and love of others, but also of what you do....

Mirabelle’s Forest Garden is an interactive children’s adventure book, written by Ina Curic and illustrated by Kinga Kelemen. Mirabelle is a young girl who loves flora and fauna. When she decides to create her own magical forest garden, Mirabelle seeks out the help of her...

Zeke Sees a Bug is a story based on a real dog rescued from an animal shelter by the author, Kelly Robertson. The beautiful illustrations by John Konecny are conclusive proof that, whatever had happened in the past, Zeke fell on his paws in his...

The Eighth Birthday Wish by Bruce E. Arrington is about a girl named Sophia who lives in the country of Narthland. Sophia cannot sing, though all her brothers and sisters can sing very well. Her grandparents and parents also sing like sweet angels. Her birthday...