It took Would You Like A Giant Ginger Garbula? to make me realize just how much we ask of children when we start teaching them to read and, most of all, learn to enjoy it. Few of the twenty-six letters comprising the English language stay...

Where Is Blue Bear? is a children’s picture book written by Katie Specht. Oliver and his stuffed bear, Blue Bear, were the very best of friends. They did everything together. Whenever Oliver went into town with his mom, Blue Bear went along with them. They...

It was a hot and sticky day when Grandad Melvin called him to watch television. Though Oscar heard his granddad, his friends were waiting outside and he wanted to be with them. At the same time, Oscar did not want to disappoint his granddad who...

In Welcome To Ollie's Undersea World Book II by Renate Schalk Schreiner, Ollie the octopus's school holidays have begun and he decides this is the perfect day to explore his surroundings. Ollie's ocean adventure takes him through the shallow waters, coral, and eelgrass where he...

Walkout is a children’s social issues picture book written by Tina Shepardson and illustrated by Terry Sirrell. Maddie was beside herself with excitement over the upcoming school anti-violence walkout happening on Friday. She so wanted her best friend, Stella, to walk with her, but Stella...

Why Dandelions Grow is a children’s picture book written by Nita Marie Clark and illustrated by Kathy Doherty. God knew he had one more thing to do when he was finished creating the world. He thought about it for a while, then he realized exactly...

Grandma Eileen was expecting a surprise. She ran to the door when the doorbell rang and there was a mason jar with a gingham-covered lid on her porch. She looked inside and found a long wooden stick with a jade-colored jewel attached to it by...

Meet Fred the friendly snake who had lost his head half by accident after being squished in two by ambulance wheels. The doctors sewed him together using a special thread. Fred could squirm and slither now that he was mended and he could play with...

Mama put Colin in the tub for his bath. He played with his boots and washed a toe or two. His Mama could not expect more than that from him because he was a little bear. She told him not to pull the plug and...

Have you ever wondered where elves go for their vacations once Christmas is over and they want to have some fun? Would they prefer going to a place where it is cold and there is snow or a tropical region where the sun is bright?...