Children should connect more with nature. Understanding the diversity among living things will allow them to see life differently and they will be able to interact with their environment appropriately. They will also appreciate the role of people in the world. All Life Matters reminds...

Convictions of the Heart is a collection of poems that allows us to view places and thoughts from a different perspective. John L. Holgerson reflects on time and memories that he captures as moments. He demonstrates that everything around us can appear more beautiful if...

Dr. David Ko and Richard Busellato’s The Unsustainable Truth: How Investing for the Future is Destroying the Planet and What to Do About It is a book about conflict: The modern dilemma between saving for a sustainable future, while at the same time making a...

When Death Comes Knocking for Your Patients: A Guide for Nurses and Palliative Caregivers by Meina J. Dubetz is a powerful nonfiction book on dealing with loss and on the importance of empathy as a fundamental tool for healing. Based on the author’s experience as...

When we express ourselves honestly, we remain true to ourselves and are authentic. Being honest sets us free from the burden of maintaining the contradiction between what we feel and what we express. Children should be taught that telling the truth is always better than...

Have you ever thought that the Torah can guide us through the depths of the human soul to understand who we really are and where to find God? This is possible and indeed exciting, especially if this journey is made in the company of Pnei...

No Ordinary Hate (A Gamble on Love Mom Com Series Book 1) by Whitney Dineen and Melanie Summers is the start of a new series. On the surface, Harper has the perfect Hollywood life with an adoring handsome husband, the famous Brett Kennedy. Except that...

When we have thoughts that give us hope, optimism, and a good sense of humor, our days will be brighter. Our state of mind impacts how we act, which is why it is important to have the right perspective on life. A negative person stops...

Someone’s Kid by Patti Carpenter opens with Jesse in the throes of an overdose. The description is as real as it gets. Patti knows what she is talking about. I would be surprised if the first few pages do not grab you. From the opening...

Marilyn B. Wassmann introduces us to her family and has compiled a varied collection of poems written by them. Pen Scratching Poets: A Collection of One Family’s Creative Pursuits comes in two main sections. The first part comprises poems written by her family members. The...

Love is defined by its pure, hot, insatiable passion. The love that carries you across oceans and mountains in your beloved's arms. However, when a relationship is betrayed, this magical feeling can quickly become intense emotional pain and even heartbreak. But what truly motivates someone...

Silhouettes of Time is a collection of short stories by Dr. Maya Mitra Das with a foreword by Janice De Jesus. There are eleven stories, though the longest is divided into five parts. Most of the stories hearken to Dr. Das’s homeland and include reminiscences...

Hanging Out with Wild Animals: Book One is a collection of illustrated poems, which includes photographs of birds, sea animals, and much more. Cheryl Batavia radiates the joy of being in touch with nature and learning new things. In cities, we don't have many opportunities...

Be Patient, Be Brave, Fearless, Never In A Haste by Keith Paul Phillip is an awesome and empowering collection. The poetry explores philosophical topics such as life, love, humanity, and many more. Humans have many conflicts between themselves, and this hostility has resulted in wars...

Who loves pain? No one that I know of. I would suggest a good psychiatrist if you told me you enjoyed pain. On the other hand, who has never experienced pain? Everyone experiences pain. Since we all have pain, it is wise to learn from...

Candy Sky Tells A Lie by Shanna P. Lowe is the story of a 13-year-old girl who lies to her teachers, parents, and classmates to get out of tests and chores or to get the boy she likes. To cover up her scams, Candy has...

Fate has its way of bringing people together, or perhaps it’s destiny. Whichever it is, Lieutenant Jane Sparks of the San Francisco PD found it quite peculiar. Who wouldn’t, when you are informed about a shoot-out at the garage of your workplace and the casualty...

Under His Wings by Rosemary Fisher is a clean Christian romance with themes of faith and resilience at the forefront. Cooper “Coop” Smith was looking forward to studying at Wichita State University and planning a future in the seminary when his whole world came crashing...

If you enjoy memoirs about ordinary Americans who seem in retrospect to live extraordinary lives, Two Good Deals by Ken and Shirley Deal is for you. The Deals, born in 1926 and 1925 respectively, write about growing up in the Great Depression, living through WWII,...

Children are full of questions and this is reflected in the title of Who Taught Songbirds to Sing? by Kristina Schoettle. They want to know everything and usually all at once. Their questions can be a simple “Why,” or as pensive and deep as a...