Okay, I’ll admit it – I am a sucker for kids’ books that feature animals. That is why I chose to read “Animal Sound Mix-up” by Connie Arnold. It tickled me that the illustrator’s name was Kit Grady because I have a kitty named Grady,...

The book deals with the discovery of a cave with Caucasians mummies that were hundreds of years old, dressed like Native Americans, gold, and something that could not have been discovered by these people. Or had it been made by them? The story starts here...

"On the Meaning of Everything" by author Albert Chiwara is a memoir of his life growing up in Zimbabwe and his influences in the Christian faith, as well as his personal journey to discover the meaning of life. After experiencing some personal hardships and struggles,...

Mercy Jean Diamond was born to African-American heart surgeon Fred Diamond and his wife, Maggie, a reformed prostitute, on July 12, 1928. Ten years later to the day, Mercy's sister Roxy Ann is born, and Mercy loves her baby sister. She reads to her and...

"Caterpillar's Dream", written and illustrated by Roitman Trillo, is a children's story teaching patience. Abby is a caterpillar and she is happy, but she longs to be able to fly as the highest she can get is to the top of a leaf that she...

"The Farewell Season" is a very remarkable story that deals with grief and loss. It relates a heart-warming tale of coping with death and being alive that will touch not only young adults, but also many adults. Death is never easy for those who stay...

“A Cruel Calm: Paris Between the Wars” takes readers back on a visit to an era when Paris was the cultural capital of the world, a time when Paris was recovering from the First World War and awaiting the next great war. Libby Whitaker and...

In her book “Messages from Nature,” Patricia Daly-Lipe gives her readers a collection of interesting short stories about many areas of the journey of life. She also includes a really nice tale written by her late father, which to me was a great honor to...

Little Kicker’s First Rainstorm, written and illustrated by Sandy Sprott, is the second in her Little Kicker Book series, and it is one that you do not want to miss! Little Kicker experiences his first rainstorm and at first he is afraid. Little Kicker’s parents...

At last Dr. Joseph Sengele had been captured. He was the epitome of a mad scientist: he had created the airwars which was responsible for killing tens of millions of humans. An airwar looked similar to a Man O’War with its painful stinging tentacles, but...

DeAnn Lubell, author of "The Last Moon", transports readers back to May 8, 1902, when Mt. Pelee on the island of Martinique erupted in one of the most deadly and destructive events recorded in history. The pleasure of reading this book comes in the minute...

For pediatric surgeon Elizabeth Finch, life is not always perfect, and throws its punches hard, sometimes because of the choices she makes, but sometimes it just happens. We start following Liz’s story when she finds out that her daughter has been shot. And we continue...

Five women, each with their own tribulation, walk through life with their dreams that mean everything to them. The Visitor comes to make changes, to provide each a gem that, if things go well, will be the pivotal point that they yearn for. The plot...

Tom Ufert begins his book "Adversity Builds Character: A Second Chance" by discussing his birth and childhood. Like most of us growing up in that era, he was exposed to the viciousness of war on the television. Parents did not censor children’s viewing habits in...

Growing up in Poughkeepsie, New York, Clarice Martin, better known as Reece, has a vision of a large hand on her bedroom window when she is only seven years old. A few years later in 1991, she finds herself passed out on a sidewalk outside...

"Godspeed" by Dan Chabot is many things in one book. There are intrigue, touching but modern romance, anguish, despair, hope and happiness, but above all originality. And it is not often that you come across a book which features funerals and obituaries so centrally. It...

When tragedy strikes how will you cope with it? Will you admit you need help to deal with the crisis or will you attempt to deal with it on your own? Not everyone can afford a therapist even when they need one. Perhaps you were...

Maddie Cochere has written a fascinating book, “Sunshine Hunter.” Susan has a job as a weight loss adviser and also works in the evenings at the gym. She loves racquetball and is quite good at it. She feels she is falling for her new boyfriend,...

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...

In "Exit the Wilderness: Enter God's Promises", author Sharon Hurkens has given the reader much food for thought. She takes a somewhat unusual approach in equating the problems readers face in everyday life with the problems encountered by Moses as he led the Israelites to...