In Punk Wig by Lori Ries, we are introduced to a little girl whose mother has cancer and who is going through treatment. She finds the hospital strange, with her mom hooked up to a lot of machines. Her mother tells her that the medicine...

The Super Code by Kay Dietsch is a fun mystery and adventure book for middle-graders with a gifted girl at its core. In the town of Trisburg, a centaur named Bienor has muttered a dark incantation in a deep forest and is soon talking to...

For the Love of Laxmi: Everyday Desi Biases and the Imprints They Leave speaks about families in a contemporary way, with amusing content. The story begins with a family photo on the couch, a moment we've all been through, where all the relatives want to...

Pick any day of the year you want. Unfortunately, over 400,000 children are in foster care every day across the United States. This figure is appalling! Liane Joly in The Yellow Shirt shares some of the fears and frustrations felt by these precious children. If...

Pignoli the Pig is a children's adventure story by Inga Eissmann Buccella. High above a remote hilltop in Italy resided a happy family of pigs. But without a farm to provide for them, the family had to hunt and forage for themselves. To Mama and...

Grandma Visits the Bumblebee Twins by Florence D. Blanding reminds me of a letter to a grandchild. The author has also created some beautiful colorful illustrations for your child to enjoy. Feel the love, bonding, and happiness expressed between a grandmother and her grandchildren. Children...

Kristi Shimada's Princess Serafina series follows Serafina the Princess of Lilia on her quest to find acceptance and friendship when she discovers that she is different from the rest of her kind, a being who is half Fairy and half Angel known as a FaeAngel....

Do you like bugs? Ants crawling on your bare legs? Caterpillars dropping into your hair? I have to admit, bugs make me a bit squeamish. They’re not my favorite critters. Lelia feels the same way. But, like Lelia, we’ve both learned that bugs have their...

The story begins by showing children a weekly planner. Waffles, a female guinea pig, shows up and talks about Tom, who takes care of her. Waffles describes her daily activities, following the planning notes. Waffles is an appealing pet, talking about her room, how she...

The way Mr. Invisible by Sawyer Ique begins, for a moment, I wondered what was happening. Then I remembered I was reading Mr. Invisible and that he was still hiding and I had to find him. Finally, he asks the reader to help make him...