Bedtime can be a challenging time for parents and kids. Animals Over the Bridge: A Bedtime Story Routine by Janine Maxwell is a soothing, rhythmic story that will make bedtime more pleasant. Along with the gentle rhyming jungle story, an accompanying wind-down activity adds value...

The Murder Hotel by Alistair Gardiner is a mystery novel set against the backdrop of scenic Scotland. Samantha, an optician bored with her work, inherits her Aunt Claire’s hotel. She and her best friend Daisy quit their jobs after deciding to run the hotel. Daisy,...

An Impossible Wife by Rachael Siddoway is a non-fiction biography from the perspective of Mitch, Sonja’s husband, and written by the daughter of Mitch and Sonja. Siddoway dives deep down into the recesses of her father’s memories and intimate connection that ties his heart to...

Ramble Along the Waiting Path is a young adult paranormal tale written by Danny S. Allen. Coaxed by his mother, eighteen-year-old Benjamin Ramble's visit to his grandmother in North Carolina turns sour when a shocking highway accident leaves him dead and stuck in purgatory. Soon...

Mom and Dad are frustrated that their daughter no longer sleeps because of the monsters she believes lurk around her room at night, so they decide to embark upon a little mission to find out who the monsters are and where they go when they’re...

Yetis, those mythical snow-loving creatures, are having a moment. In Carla Mae Jansen's new book, Ten Very Merry Yetis, they are in their element and getting ready for Christmas. Jansen's rhyming story starts with a group of ten Yetis in the snow-covered mountains, looking for...

In the absorbing contemporary romance novel, Reunion at Fortuny Bay: Book One of Fortuny Bay Series by Ara Grigorian, an estranged son returns to his childhood home. As he deals with a recent heart-breaking loss, he recalls sad memories from his turbulent relationship with his...

In Biblical Lessons of Faith, Lakella L. Davenport explains how to discover the grace of God by placing your faith in Him. When we place our trust in Him, He can give us a full list of blessings, especially if we obey His commandments. The...

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?...

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...