Owen was just like any other boy or girl of his age. He was curious, his fingers liked to strum, and he loved to jump. He dreamed about strumming his ukulele and singing. He loved going to school and he found math interesting because he...

It’s amazing where imagination can take you. Timothy Mean certainly has a very good imagination. With his imagination and his creative ingenuity, he can create a time machine out of cardboard boxes and lots of glue. But is it a time machine for real? Why...

Meet Emma and Pinky in the story If The Slipper Fits… by Lindsay DeRollo. They both were excited to be in the Cinderella ballet recital. Their tryouts were over the previous week and they were eagerly waiting to discover what part they would have in...

Cottontail Elementary School always closes out the year with the Gopher Games, an event-filled week with races, relays, and revelry. Nerdi and the twins, Artsy and Sporty, looked forward to these games because it gave them another opportunity to add a trophy to the walls...

Mama Kangaroo Nursery Rhymes for Modern Times, by Cassandra Lennox, is a 44-page-long children’s picture book that mimics the nursery rhymes I grew up with but are set more for today's youngsters. The rhymes are positive, bright, and often funny. The pictures are colorful with...

Saturday Safari by Caren Cantrell is a short children’s illustrated adventure story. We follow Elliot, a young boy, through his adventures as he explores outside his home, using his imagination to enhance his story. Ordinary objects turn into a safari ride quest filled with danger,...

Sweet Neighbors Come in All Colors is a children’s educational picture book written and illustrated by Lisa Blecker, and based upon a song by Dick Grover. Fruits and vegetables come in an astounding array of colors, shapes, sizes, and textures, but they’re all quite good...

Little Miss Maple Thinks Big by Johanna Sparrow is the delightful story of charming Miss Maple who likes to think big. She envisages herself as a school principal but working in a school which is half day because all kids love having half days. She...

Edie Goes The Wrong Way by Susan R. Stoltz is a delightful children’s picture book. Edie the stingray loves swimming about with the other stingrays but she prefers to go in the opposite direction. She daydreams about exploring the big wide world of the ocean,...

Five-year-old Ida does not like jelly and jam of any kind and she even dislikes the jar they are in. She frowns every time someone tries to serve her jelly and jam and she has decided no jelly and jam will touch her mouth. She...