What a delightful book for children! Delight is what children will experience while enjoying Maribel’s Rainy Day, beautifully designed by Jeffrey Vallis and superbly illustrated by Ignacio G. But what teachers and parents will find especially pleasing is the content of Maribel’s story, written by...

Meet Hank, Mack, and Poppy, the little monster crew in Little Monsters Guide to Learning Computers, iPads and Phones by Kate Marshall. They have got new gadgets and are trying to figure out how to use them. There are rules they need to follow, and...

The Write Way to Get a Girlfriend is a coming of age/concept novel for young adults written by Alfred R. Taylor. Juan Rivera was not at all impressed by his mother’s decision to hire a writing tutor for him. He did well in his math...

A Christmas elf is assigned to a family to send an annual report to Santa in the comical family story, Letters from a Christmas Elf: Unexpected Humor For Any Season by Kurt and Kirsten Johnston. Santa has assigned his best and brightest elf graduate from...

Haunted Hearts: A Ghost Story by Kimberly Dean sees sparks flying between Callie Thompson and Chief Carter Landry even as he writes her a speeding ticket. When Callie reaches Shadow Valley, she is disappointed to see that the house Aunt Jeanne bequeathed her needs repair....

The Piggy Market is a children’s picture book written and illustrated by Rachel Lockavitch McWaters. McWaters explores the ramifications of the popular children’s counting rhyme about piggies in this whimsical and clever book about piggies who go to market. Beginning with her considerations about which...

Sweet Solace (Seattle Sound Series Book 1) by Alexa Padgett is a contemporary romance novel with plenty of twists and turns. Sweet Solace is about Asher and Dahlia who met when they were teenagers and were mutually attracted to each other. However, Dahlia was in...

Jendi Reiter’s An Incomplete List of My Wishes comprises several Southern tales (specifically, the state of Georgia) amongst others, some set in the Reagan era of the 1980s, as well as others in the '90s. Important as the South is, however, it really serves as...

Born on the last day of a sweltering summer, just like all the Queens before her, Sofia Addington knows she is born to be Queen of Arandale. The only thing is that she’s never vied for such a life and she hates to become Queen...

I have not read Remnants of Eden by D.S. Causey, yet the art depicted in The Official Art of Remnants of Eden is so riveting, so descriptive, and so thought provoking that I immediately wanted to read the book itself and delve further into the...

Emerald Rose by Jennifer Sharp is a short romantic story. Emerald and Sam have been friends forever; Sam is a baker and Emerald runs her own antique shop left to her by her parents after their deaths in a Valentine’s Day accident. Now it’s a...

I Love The Way You Giggle by Jennifer Sharp is the adorable story of two friends who love each other so much that they love everything about each other. The little boy loves the way the girl giggles and the way her giggles grow; he...

Rain Doesn't Fall on Angels is an historical fiction novel written by Erin Eldridge. It was 1940, and Bastian and his mate, Friedrich, were chilled and terrified as they waited in the Ardennes Forest for their orders. The two young men had gone through Tank...

Drinking from the Trough: A Veterinarian's Memoir by Mary Carlson takes the reader into the world of veterinary science. When teacher Mary meets and (later) marries Colorado vet student Earl, she is motivated to study veterinary medicine herself and subsequently open her own feline-only practice....

Full Circle: Time’s Warden is a work of science fiction by author Alfred Taylor. The central concept of the novel follows the idea of modern day and futuristic thinkers using time travel to return to key points in American history and bring about certain conclusions...

Scientific Fairytales for Children: Book One: Little ZerO and Bully 9 is an educational fable for children written by Silvija D. Lechowick. The Community of Numbers lived deep down in a hole in a grassy meadow. The pit they inhabited had little access to the...

One Life, Many Testimonies: A Legacy of God’s Grace and Mercy by Barbara Duff Brannon is a tale of one woman’s journey to finding God and healing. She grew up in Connecticut, a lively girl who loved dancing, roller skating, playing basketball, and other sports....

A Torch In His Heart (The Wanderer Book 1) by Anna Belfrage is a story filled with romance and magic. From the moment Helle Madsen walks into Woolf and Partners and meets its intense owner, Sam Woolf, she decides he’s an unsettling man. There is...

You're Still Not Doing This?! 25 Well-Established Ways to Elevate Your Health, Happiness, and Overall Awesomeness by Bryan Andrew Moore is a simple yet substantial guide to improve the quality of your life. Illustrated by Jen Aranyi, most of the tips are no doubt familiar, but...

In his newest book, Just Enough Words: An Assortment of Laconic Stories and Essays, George Francis Reid gives readers plenty to think about. The warm humanism coupled with an unadulterated point of view of the world make for rare and socially engaging writing. An unusual...