The City of Smogg is choked by a thick blanket of pollution. The people who live there walk around like zombies. Animals and plants are non-existent there. It is outside this place that Calvin Callioni, the ringmaster of the most splendidly spectacular circus of Starzborough,...

Riley the Brave is a children’s picture book written by Jess Sinarski and illustrated by Zachary Kline. Riley’s a pretty happy-go-lucky bear cub who enjoys having fun with his friends. He races on his scooter with his buddy, Travis; indulges his artistic side by painting...

Wings and Feet by author Lisa Reinicke and illustrator Scot McDonald is a children's book that focuses on the friendship of a boy and a butterfly. It has a delightful rhyming quality, hitting you at all levels of emotion, from happy, to anxious, to a...

Sonya Dor: Child Extraordinaire & Dreamer Galore by Saul Stoogenke is an illustrated book for young children that touches on the familiar theme of what-do-I want-to-be-when-I-grow-up. It is filled with colorful expressions and fictional themes of a limitless imagination. In dreams or meshed in reality,...

Bump and the Family Tree by T.D. Ashcraft is intriguingly clever. It is a picture book likely to appeal to children who are invariably attracted by lots of colour. There is also a great deal going on in most of the illustrations, which would keep...

Benjamin the Brave: A Story About Anxiety is a children’s picture book, written and illustrated by Ameshia Arthur. Benjamin is a 7-year-old boy like so many others in that he is intelligent, confident and has many fun hobbies. Sometimes, however, Benjamin gets scared and cannot...

A Boy Like You and Me is a children’s picture book written by Eva Maria Schwarz-Pretner and illustrated by Fatima Aldarmaki. The boy in this story was just a normal everyday kid. He had brown hair and eyes, and he liked to smile a lot....

Snowman Paul and Kate’s Olympic Dream, written by Yossi Lapid and illustrated by Joanna Pasek, is part of a series. In this new volume we follow the adventures and the teachings of Snowman Paul who is, as ever, the perfect guide and teacher in this...

Edgar: The Mouse Who Left His Field and Discovered the Ocean by Ruth van Vierzen is the story of Edgar the field mouse who is having a difficult time building a home in autumn. The first time he tries, a strong windstorm blows away his...

Pea Soup Disaster: A Gregory Green Adventure Volume 1 by Elaine Kaye is a delightful story with an excellent message for young readers. Gregory Green opens his lunch box and he is excited to see a thermos full of his favorite pea soup. His classmate,...