When the Squirrel Sings is a delightful work of children’s fiction in the form of a picture book written by author Shana Askew Hollowell and illustrated by artist Jennifer Finch. Focused on the themes of animals and the natural world, this calming rhyme story encourages...

A Day in the Life of Peanut & Bosco by Kevin Minor and Jake Minor is a story about a little girl named Peanut and her dog Bosco. Peanut awakes on a sunny day to find that there are endless possibilities for the adventures she...

On the day Tiras buried his wife, everything changed. He mourned her passing, unaware his own transition was to follow. The Almighty had a plan; He would do something new. Attacked by a vicious wolf, Tiras thought his life was at an end, but...

Young people love reading and watching movies about superheroes. They even play-act and dress up as their favorite hero. There are many superhero games available – both high tech and the old-fashioned board game. But real superhero fun comes from creativity that makes use of...

Circle in the Sand: Oceanic Dreams Book 3 by Tracy Krimmer is based around romance on cruise ships. Isla Hunter is a librarian, about to turn 30, who allows her two best friends, the vivacious and adventurous Charlotte and the gorgeous “player” Asher, to convince...

Med student Sharon can’t seem to shake the haunting memories of her Baba and what happened that fateful day, despite all she’s done to move on with her life and make a difference in the world. Just when the gnawing pain in her heart...

Goldilocks and the Six Simple Machines, written by Lois Wickstrom and illustrated by Nicole Hehn, is a children’s short story about six machines that help the Bear family with needs within their home. All of the Bears were gentle and appreciated the help of Goldilocks...

We are all different. We all have our strengths and our weaknesses, but sometimes our weaknesses provide us with hidden strengths. Iris was born blind, or at least she had limited vision. Because of her blindness, she was the last of the litter to be...

Postcards From the Future - A Triptych on Humanity’s End by Andrew C. Lark, Donald Levin and Wendy Sura Thompson is a collection dealing with how humanity may end. Andrew C. Lark's Pollen uses many characters to show how a phenomenon in the sky was...

Extinguishing the Inferno of Anger by Alexys V. Wolf provides tools that readers need to break away from the destructive power of anger, a book that is as timely as it is relevant, with a powerful message that addresses one of the troubling realities that...

Burning the Bacon by L. Austen Johnson comprises four distinct sections of poetry – Gravity, In Memoriam, Entropy, and Parthenogenesis. These titles fascinated me before I began to read. The title poem, Burning the Bacon, is a declaration of love whilst Molded, one line of...

Pete the Pig Gets Picked On by Lindsey Luckey is a children's book that extols the virtues of being different through the story's main character, Pete the Pig. Unlike all of the other pigs on Farmer John's farm, Pete has an extremely heightened sense of...

Zay loved his rock more than he loved playing in the water. He loved lying on it, twisting and turning on it, and stretching on it. Abby also wanted to sit on the rock but Zay barked every time she climbed on the rock. ...

Dipsy Doodle And The Recital, by Alisa Guttadauro, is good for kids of all ages suffering from shyness. The story starts with Dipsy and her mother, Mrs. Doodle, discussing how she is petrified of performing on stage. A classmate, Sindy Sazparilla, teases her, telling her...

Clyde is a German Shephard from Slovakia. Now living in the United States, Clyde has a very important job. He’s a K9 Officer for the Winchendon Police Department, specifically trained by the Massachusetts State Police. He’s a very smart and lovable dog; lovable, that is,...

Just Below the Surface is a sensitive and uplifting work of romance fiction penned by author Lindsay Marcum. In this inspiring and partially spiritual tale, we meet leading lady Billie Sterling, who has a big heart and a belief that God has a plan for...

Eddy the Teddy is ready to stand up to the bullying by Bad Boy Billy. Though Billy is Eddy's friend, he is a bad bully. Eddy wants Billy to stop his mean behavior before he makes someone cry. Bad Boy Billy is first mean to...

Vengeance in the Wind is the sixth installment in the Wind Series by Judy Bruce, a compelling read and an irresistible treat for fans of murder and mystery. Megan Docket is a passionate young attorney who helps her friends in their exploration of a haunted...

Megan Saves The Kittens is an animal picture book for children written and with photographs by Pamela Foland. Megan Thompson’s life changed dramatically when she discovered four day-old kittens that had been abandoned. Her parents were reluctant to allow her to care for them as...

Celestina dreamed big. She did not want to be an athlete or a movie star or work in Wall Street. Her plans were bigger than that. She wanted to explore where no one had set foot before. She wanted to fly through space in a...