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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Behind Her Smile: The Adventures of a Tall Girl from WVA and Her Life as a Stewardess is written by Beverly Golden Cuevas. Beverly’s younger years were pretty normal as she navigated through her life, trying to figure out where she fit in. She tried...

The mere mention of the words “drug dealer” often leaves most people with an image of a scary villain. Despite this general and extreme way of perceiving them, it is interesting that people still want to know a thing or two about the personal lives...

Time Swept: A Three Sisters Island Mysteries Magical Moment is author Casi McLean’s latest fun romp through the paradoxes and romance of time travel. When Danica Lane had had enough of the perverted Hollywood underbelly, she sought refuge in her late grandparents' abandoned lake house...

The Unconventional Path of Thelonious Aubrey by Gwen Banta is a coming-of-age tale that follows the journey of two friends finding their place in the world in post-World War II America. Having grown up as an orphan in the French Quarter of New Orleans, seventeen-year-old...

Jody Sharpe wrote the books in the Mystic Bay series after the loss of her daughter, and 20 Moon Rd.: An Angel's Tale is the fifth book in the series. An angel from Mystic Bay, Kenneth Leighton, is tasked by a late psychic to...

Built to Finish: How to Go the Distance in Business and in Life by Steven Pivnik is a non-fiction business book in which the author gives lots of advice on starting and running a business. He uses his company, Binary Tree, to show what he...

Come Dance in the Rain is a children's book written by Steppie Morris and illustrated by Ina Kotanko. As two children play and dance in the rain, they smile at how many puddles there are to jump in, while also noticing that there are no...

The Other Fellow May Be Right: The Civility of Howard Baker by Bill Haltom focuses on the amazing life of Senator Howard H. Baker, Jr. of Tennessee, whose political career was built and sustained on a foundation of civility that turned enemies into friends and...

Let's Talk About Loneliness is a brave, inspirational, and must-read book about the loneliness crisis and the importance of human connection in the digital age. Simone Heng is an Asian woman who grew up in an Asian household in a Western country. Her childhood was...