Oink and Gobble and the Men in Black is a children’s picture book written by Norman Whaler and illustrated by Mohammad Shayan. Oink the pig and Gobble the turkey are the best of friends on the farm at Little Bottom. When strange men (both...

Lots of families have that pet dog that starts barking at every sound, but what about a family like Little Liz’s who have a tiny kitten, with the unusual name of Mouse, who meows incessantly? Oh, you have one of those kittens too? Then you’ll...

Zip Pop Buzz by Dave Noland is a picture book that encourages kids to get involved with musical rhythm. It’s a sweet story about communication and helping someone out and can be used in a music classroom for small children or read at home. It...

Sierra was not at home that night and her car wasn't there in the driveway when her mother Laura reached home. Sierra was usually at home when Laura arrived. Her family had planned a family movie night to watch the latest Mission Impossible. Laura tried...

Dragon Boy by James Murdoch begins with 10-year-old Eric. It's not that he does not like school, but he does like dragons. When his attention wavers during class, he daydreams that he is soaring into the skies as a dragon. When Eric wakes from his...

Neat Freaks by John Arvai III is an illustrated story in rhyme. It tells what happens when children go to bed at night and don’t clean up after themselves. As this story explains, the Neat Freaks that live in the couch cushions come out to...

Victor Teran’s Our Trip to the Zoo is a colorful children’s book about a young boy named Landon and his father who visit a zoo and learn to count to ten at the same time by the number of different animals that they see as...

The Rabbit was scared of many things. He was afraid when he heard thunder over his burrow, he scurried under his bed when things went BUMP in the night, he was terrified of creepy crawly spiders, and he was frightened of gigantic bears. He thought...

Time for Margot to Go to Bed (Margot the Groundhog and Her North American Squirrel Family Book 3) by Lieve Snellings is the story of Margot the groundhog and hibernation. Margot was feeling sad though she loved her sleep time. Frazie, the American red squirrel,...

There is good magic and bad magic all around us and when witches and warlocks plot their battles, good against evil, anything can happen, especially on Halloween. Elliott is a boy growing up in a non-magical world. But he has the potential to do magic....

Ancient Egypt For Kids 50,000 BC to 653 BC by Rich Linville is a vivid journey through the periods of ancient Egypt. From accounts of the prehistoric people to Egypt’s conquest by the Babylonians, Linville shares how each pharaoh made their mark on Egypt and...

The forest was always filled with the hum of fairy wings but the children of Croffield's Children's Home were allowed into the woods only once a year and it was their annual Christmas tree excursion. Shining Wings McClaire thought the Children's Home was not the...

My Ice Age Struggles: What was it like to live during the Ice Age? by Rich Linville takes young readers back to the Ice Age and gives them glimpses of how life was during that period. The earth was colder and part of it was...

Miracle on Aisle Two is a light-hearted, feel-good Christmas novella. Author Beth Carter writes about a surprise romance between a struggling single mom and a wealthy architect with a spirit of generosity. Adam Donovan grew up poor before he became successful and when he spots...

In Franky the Friendly Flamingo by Wanda Luthman, Franky is a very sociable flamingo. He has friends wherever he goes. He loves all of his friends. Except, one day, a bird was bad and angry. The bad bird was mean to a little bird and...

Pumpkin's daddy brought the best kitties home and she loved them. She found them cute, cuddly, sweet, and perfect. She kissed them every morning and carried them around in her baby buggy. She took care of them well but still, they started running away from...

Beyond the interesting celebrity connection, there is a fascinating backstory to Four Bears in a Box, written by Dreama Denver and illustrated by Ashley Belote. Although not necessary for appreciating the highly polished rhyming scheme and exquisitely created art partnered to tell a most imaginative...

What This Kid Want Adults To Know About Grief by Bryce A. Fields as told to Bradley Vinson speaks about discussing grief with children in a safe space. The unique views in the book will be useful when it comes to helping grieving young hearts...

Maya the cat does not look like other cats. She is different and she acts differently too. She needs a little bit of attention sometimes. She runs around like other cats and climbs on things. Maya likes to eat yummy treats and she likes to...

There is a lot to unpack in Return to Eternity, Jenni Barnett's colorful and character-driven drama. I appreciated the preface certainly, as it grounded me in the factual history of colonial Australia that the novel expands upon. This is more than historical fiction; it's a...