Belinda and the Witch’s Cat by Margaret Pearce is Book 1 in her new Belinda Robinson series. Belinda Robinson is an only child, and it seems that with her father’s work, they are always having to move around. That makes for a lonely girl as...

There's a new guy in town, and he's a musician. Author Colin Meloy has written a wonderful debut novel entitled Wildwood: The Wildwood Chronicles, Book I. The best part of the title is that there is a promise of more to come! Eleven-year-old Prue McKeel...

There is a new literary force in the world of children's books. In her first children's novel, author Michelle Lovric has written The Undrowned Child, a preteen book which will also appeal to the imagination of older children and adults. Eleven-year-old Teodora "Teo" Gasperin has...

In Daughter of Winter, author Pat Collins has provided an exciting glimpse into mid nineteenth-century New England. Twelve year old Addie lives in Essex, Massachusetts with her parents and younger brother Jack. Addie's father elects to go by ship to California to seek...

Franky is going on a field trip with his class today, and as mom is leaving for work, she reminds him of everything he needs to do and take, including his hated glasses. He starts thinking about all of the many names he’s been called...

Maddie Bradshaw, 14, offers advice on how to start your own business. She, along with her mother and sister, is the successful owner of Snap Caps. She stresses the need to discover a business that suits you. What do you like? What are your goals?...

Fantasy books have to be pretty good to hold my attention, and I have to say, My Sparkling Misfortune: Book One of The Lakeland Knight Series, is just such a book. From the very first sentence to the last page, this short book held my...

Ah! The adventure of baking! This interactive book brings the young reader to the heart of a baker's palace-The Kitchen. The reader first meets Chef Joey as a baby and then later as an older Chef Joey walking down a grocery store aisle. This is...

Maggie loves dogs! However, she can't have one because her twin brother, Finn, is allergic to the canines. Maggie and her twin live with their parents in Brooklyn in a brownstone ( I assume it's like a town house). The owner, Isabel, is a wealthy,...

A scientist Ethan Cheesman has recently lost his wife. With his three children, he decides to go back in time and meet up with his deceased wife to save her. His means of transportation is a self-designed time machine. In addition to his own...