What do a dog, a parrot and an opera have in common? When you read Scott Ferrell’s new children’s book “Sing! Sing!", you will find out! I had the joy of meeting Gaston the dog and his best friend Gregorie the bird in Jackie Ferrell's...

Olly Oogleberry made his first appearance in 1981 through the dawdlings of a restless seventh grader, Lou Hughes. Now after thirty years, Olly has resurfaced in the new children’s book “The Fabulous Adventures of Olly Oogleberry.” Olly is going on an adventurous mission to save...

This is a new and fun Christmas story of a family excited about Santa visiting their home on Christmas Eve. The children are excited about the snow that is falling on this night, and that is when Billy Mouse makes his appearance. Billy makes his...

Authors Aaron J. Cox and Gregory L. Wright write from experience. They do not claim to have degrees in psychology or that they are renowned therapists. Instead they are individuals who have faced bad relationships and survived. The titles of the chapters worried me at...

When an undergraduate student steals an ancient ceremonial dagger to pay a gambling debt, all hell is unleashed on an unsuspecting and unprepared populace. Found under the ice in Antarctica, the dagger has been found to be many millions of years old. This is no...

Yvonne Pat Wright opens her cupboards, her kitchen, and her heart. She gives the reader descriptions and uses (historical and present day) of herbs and spices. The use of the spice or herb reminds her of a story about people she has known, places she...

Author Michael Lawson has a strong background in business and management, and has a thorough knowledge of what he writes in "Growth Above the Clouds". Chapter by chapter, he tells of businesses that have succeeded and always summarizes each chapter with simple, understandable details on...

Have you ever had a dream that you just wanted to stop everything and chase? Or perhaps you chased that dream only to reach a different destination along the away? That is what Peggy Strack's new novel "A Stop in the Park" is about. This...

This is the story of how Dois Rosser and the ministry he started built churches throughout the world. And now many of the Rosser family are involved in this wonderful ministry. The ministry started because God taught Mr. Rosser that church and Christian life is...

Author Marc Brackett talked with a friend who had undergone divorce and found that (as he writes in the preface to this delightful self-help book) "It (divorce) has worn him (the friend) out mentally, physically, and spiritually. There are things in life that cannot be...

"The Housekeeper's Son" by Christopher Loke is a compelling and, at times, complicated tale. Christopher Loke weaves quite a story involving Eleanor, hired as housekeeper, her son David, and the Cunningham family, Elizabeth, Katherine and Edmund. Add abuse, incest and murder, and you have the...

Old miner, Phillip Smith, says God wants him to put an ad in the Boston newspaper for a mail order bride. His close friend Jeremiah doesn’t agree with him at all, but goes along with helping Phillip anyway. Madeline Mercer comes from a very wealthy...

Kirsten Tyler's mother died when she was a baby, and if that wasn't enough, a horrible home invasion happened when she was five that took the life of her brother and father. She had been hiding in the closet when it happened, and though she...

Way down under Easter Island the Easter Bunny has his factory of eggs, chocolate and everything anyone needs to celebrate Easter. All his associates live there too; mainly the bunnies, and the chicks that play a very important part in each Easter celebration. The Easter...

"Chrysalis: Tribulations" by M L Lacy is the second in this excellent series, following on from "Awakening". Aubrey Marie, Bree, the Chosen One, grows stronger every day but besides still facing a huge threat from evil wizard Esmerelda, who has brought in a menacing assassin,...

Author Marietta Williams has taken the story of Jesus Christ's birth in Bethlehem and has written a delightful story of those times. Eight year old Andrew lives with his father Jonathan and his mother Salome in their inn which is on the outskirts of the...

Author Tammy Jordan has written a truly inspiring book in "The Door to Fruitfulness". It is not long, just under eighty pages, but it gives a message that many readers will love and can apply in their own lives. The author begins by telling the...

"An Atmosphere of Angels" by H C Turk is thoughtful science fiction. That doesn’t mean it is not exciting as there is plenty of ‘edge of your seat’ action. The book is about more mature characters with histories and experience, the central two of whom...

"Shark vs Train" by Chris Barton and narrated by Bryan Kennedy is the tale of a toy shark, a toy train and two boys with large imaginations. The shark and the train are in constant battle with each winning in their own elements. But what...

“Minotaur Revisited” by David Gelber is an enchanting trip through history, from the days of Greek Mythology to the present. A unique twist to the story lies in the fact that it is told from the eye-witness perspective of the famed Minotaur, whose death at...