Armed and Alive: True Stories About Everyday People Whose Lives Were Saved by Legally Owned Guns by Antaeus is an interesting collection of stories revolving around guns and people. The stories are real, which makes them even more exciting and relatable. Each story is unique...

Evan Meets Bucky Lee by Julie Van Elswyk tells us the story of a boy called Evan who has no hair. It never grew. When he and his family move to a new area, he has high hopes of making some new friends. His optimism...

Journey Home: A Thank You to American Veterans is a picture book for children, grades K-3, written and illustrated by Tori Meyer. The author was inspired to write this book by her child's question about what a veteran is. Lee is a young girl who...

Trespassers by Saul Delino is a story about how someone’s past can come back to haunt them. When Vincent Wright was a teenager, he, along with his friends, made a mistake. Years later he is disabled and trying to live his life in spite of...

Call Me Pomeroy: A Novel of Satire and Political Dissent is a humorous fictional narrative, written by James Hanna. Fifty-seven years ago, Eddie Beasley was born. Now, he finds himself forever on parole for a crime he unknowingly committed after bedding a woman who'd lied...

In this digital age, the need for numerous profiles can be exhausting. Every platform requires its own profile and the more you want to get from the platform, then the more you should put into the creation of your profile. I like the approach that...

Rice and Rocks by Sandra L. Richards is a stunning, heartwarming children's book about a young boy named Giovanni. Giovanni's family always has Jamaican stewed chicken with rice and beans, or what Giovanni calls rice and rocks, every Sunday. But this time, Giovanni has friends...

Joe Dreamer and His Easter Bunny is a holiday-themed picture book for children written by Karlene Stewart and illustrated by Telmo Sampaio. Joe Dreamer loved springtime. For one thing, his birthday was celebrated during that season, but even more exciting for Joe was the Easter...

I love dogs. Always have, only it wasn’t until I was an adult that I could make the decision to own a dog. I learned quickly that it was a job, one that I did gladly and with an open heart. Dogs can teach us...

Meet Mozzi the dog who was born one spring. Now he is three, grown up, and clever. Mozzi is celebrating his birthday and his dad has got him a brand new toy, a Frisbee, and he is very happy with it. He thinks the wishes...

Danny is scared of dogs; he is scared of their size, and he is scared that they will attack. Danny never reaches out to stroke a dog's back, and so his parents ask Mozzi to come and help them. Mozzi approaches carefully and gently steps...

Mozzi Presents: My Special Friends by Merav Gamliel Boschan is a collection of rhyming verses that will introduce young readers to Mozzi's friends. Gulliver is the new dog and has no friends, and then he meets Lucy and becomes friends with her. Little Toy is...

Peace by Marie Feather is a thought-provoking and insightful book that will help readers look into themselves, believe in themselves, and find themselves. The crucial part of life's journey is how to deal with personal emotions and get to know more about the self. The...

Let's Make a Rainbow: A Yoga Story for Kids by Susan Rose is a beautiful book inside and out. It was raining outside and Lilly wanted to use her imagination to take her away, so she asked her brother to do some yoga to make...

Have a Positive Impact During Uncertain Times, by Peter Prichard, can be a life-changing addition to your career/self-help toolbox. Prichard has distilled vital information you can use in various areas of your life, from career to family relationships to community and the world beyond. It's...

If She Can Do It, I Can, Too!, written by De'shawna Yamini and illustrated by Ayzha Middlebrooks, is a children's educational and inspirational picture book that highlights the accomplishments of black women in history that have shaped an entire nation. The book dives straight in...

Dealing with the loss of a loved one is never an easy task. There are so many emotions that come to the fore in a moment of vulnerability. It could be the stoic, silent approach to an event no one wants to face but the...

It doesn’t take much time to have Frizzle win your heart as a sweet blue frizzle from Happy Town, USA. Frizzle Meets Frazzle in France by Rhonda Goodall is cute, entertaining, and educational. I loved this heartwarming book for its charming appeal for early readers,...

Losing a loved one is never easy. It's a particularly difficult tragedy to get over when you're young and impressionable. Based on a true story, RIP Corey: My Friend Died and It Sucks! by Chris Buchanan is the tale of a high school senior named...

Alphakazoo by Edgar Garcia and Darya Shch is an amazing children’s picture book. The animals come to life wonderfully, teaching kids new words and introducing the very best forms of alliteration. From Ava the alligator trying to stay away from angry aliens and Freddy the...