Old man Jack and his unlikely companion, St. Sebastian the rat, travel the world together. They’ve seen many places and met many people but wherever they go Jack is met with ridicule and spite. This is all because of his strange beard. Jack becomes dejected...

Are you afraid of something? So much so that you refuse to do something that might be fun to avoid facing that fear? That’s Vicky’s problem. She had a terrible scare when she was younger; she was almost swallowed by a huge wave while playing...

Things may not always be as you think. Stories have a habit of ever-changing and the characters become bigger than life with every new change. This is what happens when Simon decides to go on a quest looking for the very scary dragon. Simon’s a...

Young and adult readers will love Suzy and her special pets and will be inspired by her rescue efforts in the children’s book Suzy and her Pets by Suzana Palej-DeLeon. Suzy lives in the countryside with her mom. She loves animals and has two dogs...

Skimmer & Birdy: Let's Help Nell by Carrie Turley is a colorful children's picture story. Skimmer and Birdy are two elephants who simply love life. They have positive, happy attitudes and are alert to those around them. So along comes Nell, the giraffe with a...

Safe! In Outerspace written by Anita and Brandon Holmes and illustrated by Antonio Pahetti is a fun-filled children's picture book with aliens, no less! Readers follow Brandon, a young boy, who is shocked awake by an alien crash landing in his room. He doesn't have...

In Saturday Morning with Mobley by Dana Pegram and Kenneth Burton III, Mobley has a fun day planned, and he is super excited to start it. Then, his mom reminds him that he has chores to do. Mobley would rather go outside and play than...

There are not many books about Muslim heroes, especially for children. Tamara M. Haque has done her part to remedy this by authoring Stories of 20 Mighty Muslim Heroes. If you enjoy biographies and works about history, you will certainly enjoy this book. The inspirational...

Seoul Finds Her Talent by Kimberly Ratliff shares the story of a little Korean girl named Seoul. One day she is invited to share her talent in the neighborhood talent show. Seoul is not sure what she should demonstrate. She visits some of her friends...

In Sometimes When I’m Mad, a little girl learns how to understand and cope with her feelings of anger and frustration. Like all children, she gets upset when things go wrong and doesn’t know how to handle her emotions. But she turns to her mother...