Mika's Quest for the Lost Artifact: A Magical Hunt Through the Streets of San Francisco by Cat Fan is about an imaginative and perceptive girl called Mika. With her unicorn companion Polo, Mika travels through a magical world. She embarks on a quest that demonstrates...

People who laugh tend to live longer. Not only that, but in over 40 years of marriage counseling, I have never seen a couple headed toward divorce who remembered how to have fun and laugh together. There is an old saying that laughter is good...

Sneaky's Supernatural Mystery and Other Cobble Cove Stories by Debbie De Louise is the 6th book in the Cobble Cove Mystery series and is a collection of five short stories, each featuring one of the main animal characters from the series along with Alicia, the...

In Gregorina's Hair by Milagros Wallace, we learn that Gregorina has a problem. Her hair is curly and thick and impossible to style. Her mother tries, but she doesn’t always have the time. Her siblings make fun of her and she’s easily angered by the...

Children are full of adventure and Addison Anderson is no different. Go on a wild, wacky, and fun-filled adventure with Addison, her brother Albert, and the rest of her family by reading Addison's Abrupt Adventures by Laura James, now in its second edition, with illustrations...

With the death of Alexandria's mother and the disappearance of her vengeful father, Uncle Frankie was the only relative Alexandria would come to know for a long time. Determined to shield her from the agenda of a certain group of people, Uncle Frankie kept a...

The mind is an amazingly powerful organ. It controls all our actions and emotions. But, what many people don’t understand, is that the mind also controls our destiny. If our minds are full of “stinking thinking,” negative thoughts, we will limit our abilities. But, when...

The Lost Heir’s Redemption is a work of fiction in the epic fantasy subgenre and serves as the second installment of the Inheritance Ring series. It is aimed at young adult readers and was penned by author Chris Gourley. The book continues the adventures of...

Vintage things are to be cherished because of the memories of love attached but someone in the younger generation may view these things as old or useless. In Granny's Vintage Camera by Jasmine Paul, with illustrations by Jose Andres Nieto, Kass didn't fully understand how...

The Innovator's Handbook: A Short Guide to Unleashing Your Creative Mindset will teach you to believe in your skills. To innovate is not only to generate an idea. It is to actualize our thoughts regardless of their complexity or obstacles, which is why we shouldn't...

Fitzduncan's Fortune by John J Spearman is an exhilarating story that takes place in Aquileia during the Middle Ages. The adventures of Casimir Fitzduncan continue when Fitzduncan becomes a target for assassin Aloysius Fenwick. Aloysius is hired by Fitzduncan’s stepmother to kill him, ensuring his...

Pushing deadlines was nothing new for Michael. He regularly turned in his stories at the eleventh hour, knowing that the rush to meet his agent’s deadline would help him produce his best work. When Sarah calls to remind him of yet another impending deadline, he...

The Devil's Trident by George P. Norris is an action-packed drama that will keep you hooked until the end. The story follows Michael Keough, a former Navy SEAL and retired NYPD detective, as he becomes involved in a dangerous situation. Divorced and almost an alcoholic,...

Uncle Jed’s Secret is the third installment in the Between Dark and Light series by Chris von Halle. Twelve-year-old Jason visits his beloved Uncle Jed as his parents were going on a business trip. Jed has lost his wife, Eleanor, but even grief can't explain...

Daniel G. Vintner’s book Some Mistakes of Darwin and a Programmer’s Theory of Life provides a much-needed review of Darwin’s theory of evolution. Whether one holds to creationism and a young earth only about six thousand years old, or sides with evolutionary theory and an...

Misfit’s Magic: The Last Halloween is a work of fiction in the fantasy subgenre and serves as the opening installment of the Misfit’s Magic series. It is aimed at young adult readers and was penned by author Fred Gracely. The book follows a young boy...

Simon’s Rocket to the Moon (Simon’s Tree House Adventures), written by Stephen G. Bowling and illustrated by Vitali Dudarenka, is a beautifully illustrated children's book about a little blue bird named Simon, who dreams of what it would be like to go to the moon,...

Is bath time a struggle in your household? Are you losing the battle to get your child clean? Then don't worry; David's Bathtime Adventure by Sue Wickstead will change that. A young boy named David loves all kinds of adventures, particularly involving splashing around in...

I love interactive books and children do too. They’ll love looking for a tiny mouse in each picture of Millie’s Rainbow. And how many times can you see the word 'loved'? Parents and teachers will enjoy the repetitive phrases repeated throughout the story, such as...

Katya's Sunflowers by Julie G. Fox is a story both timeless and relevant in today's ever-changing world. The book introduces us to a girl and her grandfather. When he speaks another language, out of curiosity she asks him what the words mean. He explains that...