Regina Puckett’s Once Upon a Modern Time is a collection of five short stories based on well-known fairy tales. First, the story of Phillip and Rose. I thought the story was sweet, and an innovative take on the fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty. The second...

Mary and Tom Lovell are twins and they are set for an adventure, only they don't realize it yet. They've been taken from boarding school and sent to northern England to live with an aunt and uncle that they have never met before. Like so...

I Want to Be a Singer and a Lawyer: Lainey's Singer and Career Series, Book 1, is a children's book written by Garrett Carter and illustrated by Anahit Aleksanyan. Carter is concerned that there aren't enough books featuring children of color, and his Lainey and...

In Caterpillar Wants to be a Cow by Regina Puckett, Tiny Caterpillar is learning about the world around him. He sees all kinds of other creatures: a puppy, a kitten, a horse and a cow. He wants to be all of them because each one...

Carbon Monoxide Not Only a Killer is a frightening look at something so many people take for granted. Carbon monoxide is quite common in our environment, and many people are aware of the dangers due to car exhausts, gas fires, appliances, fireplaces, water heaters, dryers,...

Spilt Milk: A Collection of Stories by D.K. Cassidy is a dark compilation of twisted tales. Several of the stories focus around George, an obese collector of things, and Caleb, a young man who has an almost psychopathic streak. As the collection begins, we see...

The T-Rex Who Wanted to Be a Long Neck, a children’s book written by Valerie Harmon and illustrated by Carol Stevens, is a story that will help children learn to control their anger. T-Rex has a terrible temper; it was so terrible it was out...

When You Were a Worm (and Other Stories and Creepy Crawlies!) by Neil McFarlane is a collection of imaginary stories that will make your child wonder what would happen if they turned into a creepy, crawly creature. Kids can go through myriad emotions at the...

The Outlaw Takes a Bride is like a mail order bride story on steroids! As someone who reads this genre regularly I found Susan Page Davis' plot to be refreshing because she didn't just follow the same old formula. Instead she provides a twisting, turning...

What a Babe is a children’s book illustrated by Captain Cartoon and is part of the Starlette Universe series created by author Kathy Johnson. The Starlettes include Skylar, a teen who turns every guy’s head, and Babe, the main character in this book, her younger...

Bub and Guy Wish Upon a Star by Michele Lynn Seigfried is a beautiful story of friendship for kids. Bub and his friend Guy are looking at the night sky and they see a shining star. They decided to make their wish, only to realize...

Children forced to live with a relative while their parents face a crisis are generally disoriented and are in need of friends. Many times they are also forced to move away from their known school and neighborhood and so have to adjust to a completely...

How to Pick a Financial Advisor is an honest, compelling and concise guide by John Woodman. Woodman is genuinely concerned about helping people and one of the best ways in which he thinks he can do this is via encouraging people to seek out reliable...

Diary of a Motor City Hit Man: The Chester Wheeler Campbell Story by Christian Cipollini is a true story. Beginning in February 1975, the story is told of a how a near accident between Chester and a patrol officer leads to a discovery of weapons,...

Carol Stevens and Valerie Harmon have come up with a book that is sure to make youngsters giggle. The Snake Who Wanted to Be a Horse, as well as the other books in the series, are fabulously colorful, filled with humorous accounts and carry a...

The Hare Who Wanted to Be a Falcon, a WantsToBe Book by Valerie Harmon features a young hare who is not content with being a hare and instead wants to be a falcon and fly. When she gets scooped up by the falcon and almost...

Would You Grapple With a Grizzly? Safely Crossing the Road by Danny Reyland is a rhyming book for younger children which can be used to teach youngsters about the dangers of crossing the road without taking an adult's hand. It contains brightly colored illustrations that...

While author Kevin Loesch bashes both major political parties in the United States in Small Government My A**, the majority of his fire is directed at the Republicans. His position is that of a strong libertarian and his arguments against Republicans are based on their...

Swim a Crooked Line by Al X. Griz is a novel about society, about the issues that affect us all. John Jenkins and his wife Barbara own a highly productive traditional farm, spreading across 500 acres in Western Nebraska. Their livestock are free-range and their...

I must confess that I love mysteries, and I’m always looking for new books in this genre. Unfortunately, I’ve been getting a little bit burned out on my favorite books lately. So many of them seem the same, and I often guess the bad guy...