Laddy O'Luck
I’m sure you’ve heard that a four-leaf clover is lucky, but finding one is difficult because most clovers have three leaves. And you’ve heard of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. But have you ever found the end of a rainbow?...
I’m sure you’ve heard that a four-leaf clover is lucky, but finding one is difficult because most clovers have three leaves. And you’ve heard of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. But have you ever found the end of a rainbow?...
In 1925, Rita Reilly was born to a middle-class Irish family and grew up in a sheltered home with lots of love. Her family is well-off financially, owning a booming grocery and newsagent store with their living quarters above. When her family travels to Wicklow...
It has been estimated that people of color spend over $800 billion annually, while our buying power will gradually increase to about $1 trillion. To continue the momentum in growing financial wealth and to help children establish healthy relationships with money, get a copy of...
There is a page in You and Me in the Trees where we see a loving couple and their child nestled in a tree trunk. There is light shining on them from their lantern as rain pours down outside. "If you protect her [mother nature],...
The Scalebearers tells the story of five strangers who wake up chained to one another. Kaj, a dark elf and thief, Valma, a member of the town guard, Gillian, an apprentice Mage, Ava, a local farm girl, and Ortensia, the town’s very own princess. Together...
Nowhere to Call Home, Volume 4: Photographs and Stories of People Experiencing Homelessness by Leah den Bok, and with interviews conducted by her father Tim den Bok, is a first-hand account and pictorial compilation of the photographer's desire to humanize and bring homelessness out from...
Calico Rae: The Twisted Towers is a work of fiction in the fantasy and paranormal subgenres. It is aimed at younger readers and was penned by author Doug Weller. The book follows plucky young adventurer Calico who discovers she has a magical bond with a...
I officially have a humongous case of the yawns, thanks to the book My Unicorn and the Very Contagious Case of the Yawns (Sleepy Kids Series). This is such a creative, unique book that I can't wait to read to my own kids. I found...
Cats and Dogs Make the Best of Friends by Gina Gallois is a children’s book that tells the story of two best friends, Sage and Jasmine. Sage’s family has adopted two little kittens, Carly and Fury, for him and his sister Hazel. His family always...
Rhymes, opposites, facts about opossums. This book has it all. Opossums are the only marsupials that live in North America. Their babies are called joeys, just like baby kangaroos. In Opossum Opposites, Gina Gallois has assembled a wonderful collection of facts about opossums for children...
In Mama Opossum’s Misadventures (Awesome Opossum Stories), Gina Gallois tells the tale of an opossum who loses her ten joeys. She sets out to find them, meeting other nocturnal creatures as she searches for her offspring. Some of the animals are not friendly, so Mama...
When most people think of opossums, they have negative thoughts: pests, giant rodents, and roadkill. Some think of food. On the other hand, some think opossums are cute and cuddly. Gina Gallios thinks opossums are to be loved. Her love for them shows through in...
Cicada City: A Bug Club Story makes us see cicadas in a new and fascinating way through adventure and exploration. The book introduces us to three children who are good friends and neighbors: Hyacinth, Jaylen, and Sakura. Every Saturday, without exception, they get together to...
Bibi Blundermuss and the Tree Across the Cosmos is a children's fantasy novel by Andrew Durkin. Since moving to her new woodland home and the disappearance of her parents six months ago, twelve-year-old Bibi Blundermuss suffers from deep-seated anxiety, having nightmarish visions of trees and...
As & When is a work of fiction in the post-apocalyptic thriller subgenre and it serves as the second installment to The E Apocrypha series. It is intended for the general adult reading audience owing to moderate but non-graphic references to sex and violence, as...
Falling for the Suitor is a work of fiction in the romance and interpersonal drama subgenres, and it forms part of the Suitor Science book series. It was penned for the adult reading audience by author Holly Kerr but does not contain any graphic content....
More Than Mom by Shakira A. Wright is an impactful, faith-based self-help guide that contains wise advice about navigating motherhood. When Wright decided to leave her career and become a stay-at-home mom, her decision was met with skepticism by family, friends, and work colleagues. Despite...
Dreams are wonderful. They make us go to new and unknown places, they help us to live new experiences and to develop our creativity. I Bet a Dragon Could is a clear example of this. It’s the story of a boy who passes by a...
Hatched: How Nine Little Chicks Cracked My Shell by Sharon Wallen is an inspirational memoir and self-help guide in which the author walks a reader through the moments in her marriage and in her life that drained her cup and left her feeling empty, and...
The Insistence of Memory by Susan Quilty is a remarkable science fiction novel that revolves around a memory machine. It follows a young widow, Joanne, who learns about her husband's secret from her best friend, Eleanor. Eleanor knows from her own husband that he and...