What’s Wrong With Barnaby? is a children’s picture book by Sherry Roberts. Barnaby loved playing in the snow with his friends. They made a snowman and dressed him in a hat and Barnaby’s scarf. They also made a fort and had snowball fights. Barnaby was...

Leaves by Lucy Simon is designed to help young children learn to recognize plants by seeing their leaves. Most of the photos in this book are artistic and colorful. A few show diseased leaves and some show unusual varieties. For example, the oxalis leaf has...

The Poetry Project: Genesis is a collection of narrative poems by Angela Williams. The poems are derived from the chapters of the Book of Genesis. From creation to the children of Israel in Egypt, the author discusses God’s faithfulness, unconditional love, and favor upon His...

In Murder on the Geneva Express by JB Michaels, Peter Rickman's brother Danny stumbles upon a gruesome scene on a commuter train, turning Mac O'Malley into the main suspect in a murder. Simultaneously, Constable Greene from the magical world responds to an alarm related to...

After her own journey through burnouts and breakdowns, Ann M. Diment wrote Turning the Tables on Burnout based on the strategies she learned after two decades of struggling. Diment's twelve-year journey of healing has helped her develop methods she imparts to her readers, hoping they...

I enjoyed What’s In a Cloud? by William Palumbo so very much, and my compliments to the illustrator, Nate Mayers, as well. His depiction of our little heroine, Aaliyah, caught my attention right away, especially when reading the title of the book. The puff balls...

The Korpes File Series by J. I. Rogers is a set of four fascinating, dystopian/science fiction short stories. In ‘Bride Price,’ a brother and sister casually decide that Regina will marry for a large dowry to save their ruined business. A decision so flippantly made...

Babies are all perfectly made and who better to recognize that simple fact than a loving parent, grandparent, or guardian? One baby is lovingly called Poohlicious by his mother: “I am perfectly precious./ Mommy’s little Poohlicious!” Don’t we all love those endearing names given to...

Alycat And The Sunday Scaries is written by Alysson Foti Bourque and illustrated by Chiara Civati. For Alycat, Sunday was full of scary ideas, such as a pop quiz and rain on Monday. Her mom sent her outside to play with her friends so she...

In Shield of the King by MB Mooney, from a very young age, Elowen was trained as a warrior by her father, the former Shield of the King and a general. However, there is one problem. Women had always been kept away from power positions...

Switching Tracks by Lena Gibson is an action-adventure love story set in a post-apocalyptic world. The story follows Elsa, a young woman barely surviving by scrounging for treasures in trash heaps. When she discovers a valuable artifact, her simple life suddenly becomes dark and complex....

Winter Meets Summer by Christine Noyes is a heartwarming romantic novel that unfolds in Newton, introducing us to two unlikely souls. The story revolves around Ted Winter, a sixty-seven-year-old widower recovering from a heart attack and burdened by the demands of his life. With the...

Mourning Grey is a work of fiction penned by author Marie Montine in the dark fantasy, paranormal, horror, and adventure subgenres, and forms the opening novel of The Empians Pantheon series. It is best suited to the general adult reading audience. In this thrilling dark...

Marta Spirk's The Empowered Woman's Path is in five parts with chapters written by women who inspired her. The women's twenty-one writings describe the challenges and pivotal moments that shaped them into thriving entrepreneurs and better-adjusted individuals. Spirk asks her readers to notice their true...

Unearthing Legacies: A Guide to Tracing American Indian Ancestry by Penelope Green is the book for you if you have or think you may have Native American heritage. I have been interested in genealogy for over five decades, and for the past four, I have...

Party at Arnie's by Fynisa Engler and Milanka Reardon is the story of a dog called Arnie who invites all the dogs in his neighborhood to a party while his owner is out. The dogs come in through the doggy door and they are very...

Wild Child of the Monsoons by Ann Zachariah, M.D. is a collection of poems that touches on various themes ranging from pain and love to grief. Like the rains in a monsoon, the emotions from these poems rain upon you and drench you in lyrical...

A fire occurred in the house of two sisters, Periwinkle and Aster. Then, fourteen-year-old Winkle and nine-year-old Aster found themselves among incredible creatures of many kinds in a strange, almost colorless world named the Ember Lands. These monsters were searching for the Abyssal Vine, a...

Firesight by Jessica Deen Norris is the first book in the Dragon Guardian Chronicles. Everyone expected the arrival of the Dragon Guardian to create harmony within the world, but in a world where Shadow Knights are in search of a particular type of mage, this...

Author Yael Feder is back with I've Got a Secret! (Big Concepts for Little Ones) with illustrations by Asya Aizenstein and translations by Jessica Setbon. One day Tammy and her friend, Amy, were talking in hushed voices when Tammy’s brother, Guy, wanted to know what...