Gumshoe Sam and the Case of the Blueberry Jam by E.K. Mockingham is a lovely detective story for kids. I have to admit that a detective investigating a missing blueberry jam recipe in a Scottish castle is unusual! And that is precisely what makes Gumshoe...

Kindness can start with something small and take root in ways no one expects. In Pickled Chicken by E.K. Mockingham, a little chick is wandering through the pea patch when he spots something strange: a glowing pickle. Of course, he takes a bite. There’s a...