SantACHOO by Carli Valentine is a delightfully unusual take on what transpires the night before Santa has to be ready to deliver presents to the children of the world. The storytelling keeps your interest all the way through, while the illustrations created by the author...

From Scratch: Adventures in Harvesting, Hunting, Fishing, and Foraging on a Fragile Planet by father and son David and Jon Moscow is based on a TV show of the same name shot between 2018 and 2021 in numerous countries. These include Mexico, the Philippines, South...

In The Girl and the Lock on Her Heart by Lauren Lee, a girl who lives by herself is on a mission to find the key that will fit the empty lock on her heart. One day, a boy who has a key to his...

Disenchanted (A Lay of Ruinous Reign: Book One) by Brianna Sugalski is a fantasy adventure filled with romance and intrigue. Princess Lilac has a peculiar curse. She can communicate with the magic folk in her kingdom. Her parents have kept her locked in their castle,...

Shadows Forsaken by Amanda Berthault is the third installment in The Shadows Trilogy. Shadow McKinley has overcome many demons, and he is finally living his dream. He has a music career that is getting back on track, a beautiful wife Nicoline who loves him unconditionally,...

Melina Druga presents the journal entries of Cassandra Economos in Sexual Awakening. The first book in The Rock Star’s Wife series begins with Cassandra's first interest in boys and sex at the age of fourteen. Living in a traditional Greek family, most of her relatives...

Holiday Joy by Valerie Allen is a heartwarming story about Christmas miracles. Christmas is a happy time, but Jesse has sad news for his family. He was informed that he would be losing his job. With all the pending bills and Christmas shopping to do,...

Pickle Me This, Squeakle Me That, Who is Afraid of the Big Brave Hen? by Joseph Lupton is a fun and adventurous tale that follows Joseph as he transforms into three amazing heroes: Chicken Man, Pickle Man, and the Rat of Justice. Each of these...

Donum by Tracey Alexandria Lynch explains a simple gifting philosophy to save our planet and future generations. Sustainable gifting is required for our present age: mindless buying and giving lead to the accumulation of trash on the earth. To tackle the problems associated with this...

A Gherkinary, Squeaktastic, and Cluckendary Odyssey Cubed: League of Heroes as Chicken Man, Pickle Man, and the Rat of Justice by Joseph Lupton chronicles the adventures of Joseph, a one-of-a-kind 3-in-1 superhero. When his arch-nemesis, Lord Darkenstein, breaks out from a dimensional prison and gathers...

As a reviewer, there are times when I feel desperate to read something different, something that will instantly engage me with its unique plot, realistic settings, compelling characters, and unfamiliar cultural practices and beliefs. One Hundred Silent Ways by A.A. Mohammad is the book that...

Melinda Deir-Boyette has authored an interesting book in Wake Up Sleeping Church! The title is intriguing. I agree that the modern church is asleep at the wheel and needs to be awakened. However, as you read this book, you may agree or disagree with...

Lenny and Leila and the Magical Hummingbirds by Ebonie P. Fields is an insightful story of discovery and understanding. Siblings Lenny and Leila are unhappy that their family will soon be moving from Jamaica to the United States. The pair runs away together in search...

When Suzanna Jordan received the news that her former husband was dead and buried, she felt it would be the beginning of a new chapter. The man who had made her life a journey of pain and subjugation was finally gone - or so she...

If we stumble and fall, most of us expect to get back up, dust ourselves off, and continue on to where we were headed. We might not have considered what we would do if our feet lost their functionality and failed to support our weight....

Learning the alphabet is the first step to reading and Kim Marie’s A to Z Animal Picnic makes a great aid that will be equally welcomed by parents, playschool leaders, and kindergarten teachers. Each letter is printed in a different colored font from the rest....

Gracie and the Radar Girls: Women's Air Raid Defense written by Karen J Moore and illustrated by Lyn Meredith is a picture book dedicated to the brave women who volunteered to work in the Women's Air Raid Defense division during World War II. The book...

Rachelle Gage grew up with an autistic brother. Her experiences with him inspired her to write Jacob's Extraordinary Day. Jacob communicates through a picture book specially created for him. One day all the children helped to prepare for the Spring Jam the following day. They...

Corbin Speaks Bee is a sweet, educational children’s picture book by Emma Pesis and illustrated by Divya George. Corbin’s not like any other kid – he can speak Bee. Well, sort of. He watches them carefully, and in turn, they teach him all kinds of...

Prop is a small firefighting propeller-driven plane that lives at Zik International Airport, and every day he sees military aircraft going on special missions. Little Prop wishes he could be like them and make a difference. One day he meets Oz, a special kind of...