I fell in love with Stacie M. Arguello's children's book, Ojor. The main character on the front cover is a true hook. A thirsty, drying planet sends out a call for help. Finally, a red ball appears in the sky. Ojor is here....

This book is just weird. I don’t mean “only” weird, because A Bit of String by Keenan Hopson so appeals to this particular adult’s weird sense of humor that he wonders if perhaps the children for whom it is intended really deserve to read it....

Joseph's Journey: When Dad Left and Never Came Back is a nonfiction book for children written by Christina Nicole Smith and illustrated by Dolores Melgar. Joseph is a young boy who has learned about how we all make choices in our lives. Offered a choice...

Dotti was a happy little girl. She enjoyed doing lots of things like reading and painting. The only problem was Dotti liked to take her time about everything she did. She took her time getting up in the morning. She took her time answering the...

Ciaran and the Troll Bully is a children’s picture book written and illustrated by Meadow Griffin. Ciaran is a young goblin (fitheal) who lives in a magical world. After moving to a new town and school, Ciaran is miserable because all of the other students...

In 10 Cheeky Monkeys by Kat Michels, young readers get to see ten cheeky monkeys making faces at the kids who are visiting the zoo. One cheeky monkey is running off to climb a vine while the other nine monkeys are sitting with their heads...

Mr. Tickety-Toc Clock travels across the United States of America in Mr. Tickety-Toc Clock: The Travel to Washington by Davon Miller. Little Ricky hears the doorbell and, on opening the door, he is given a huge package. Mr. Tickety-Toc Clock opens the heavy package and...

Rusty Under the Western Skies: A Rusty the Horse Ranch Tale by Mary Fichtner begins with Rusty grazing quietly as the blue sky is turning gray. Rusty could sense the storm and the scent of the storm gave him a tickle. He could smell the...

Children Have Got to Be Carefully Taught is a children’s picture book written by Kat Michels and illustrated by A. Sutton. It always pays to bring a child up with great manners and good quality education. What many people seem to overlook nowadays is that...

The Little Encouragers - Ellie: New Town, New Mom, written by mother and daughter authors Mariah and Tallula Sebastien, talks about Ellie and her magical friends. After her parents’ divorce, Ellie and her mom moved to a new town. She also had to go to...