In this fast-paced world of trinkets and high tech toys, it is so easy to get caught up with the newest and latest toy, discarding the old toys with random abandon. There is a growing need to take a step back and visualize what’s really...

Sometimes it’s difficult to see the good in others, especially when the others look bigger and stronger. Differences can be frightening, but they don’t have to be. Muffy was a small dog. Injured by another dog, a bigger dog, Muffy decided that all big dogs...

The grandfather and the little boy had to till and turn the soil, hack and hoe, plow and plant, mulch and mow, and it was a lovely day to work in the garden. January to June they harrowed and weeded, and April to August they...

She Doesn't Want The Worms book is perfect for the bilingual family. It is written in both English and Spanish. My review is on the English version. The plot revolves around a girl offered various gifts of living creatures. Snakes, worms, snails, and scorpions are...

What a great concept for a story for children that includes an interactive cookbook! The idea is refreshing, fun and creative. The writing flawlessly goes from page to page from the start to the end. I really enjoy the descriptions of the bananas and their...

This is a bilingual book with English writing translated to Spanish on the same page. In a country were many people speak Spanish, this book could help teach the English language to both the Spanish speaker’s children and to their parents. It could also help...

This book contains beautifully colored pages that are attractive to kids. The illustrations have lots of expressions and are easy to understand. The writing should be easy to follow for preschoolers. It provides a great conversation piece for parents, teachers, and guardians. It will help...

"Ups and Downs at the Boardwalk" by Karl Beckstrand is a concept-teaching book for very young children, and is appropriate even for infants, from birth through to about age 3 or 4. It uses very vivid colors throughout, which is sure to gain and maintain...

This short tale is about Juan and why he can’t sleep. Everything disrupts his slumber: every little sound from noises under his bed to his sister getting a drink from the bathroom. The author, Beckstrand, intersperses poetry and alliteration within this story to elaborate on...

It’s the beginning of World War I and eleven-year-old Samuel’s family has booked to sail from South Africa to the United States. Securing passage is difficult enough, but the war is impeding safe passage. Then Samuel comes down with typhoid fever and is fighting for...