Many children and adults are diagnosed with autism each year. Once this was surrounded by misconception; now, there is a possibility of understanding and perhaps helping individuals with autism. It is with this desire that I chose this book, to see if I could learn...

Roberta Hoffer has written her Stonebridge Ghost Tales series for 8 to 12-year-olds, and The Ghost of The Frozen North is the second book in the series. Ten-year-old Christian can see and hear the friendly ghost of his great-great-great-grandfather, Jeremiah, whom he met at his...

"Can you think of ways you can be kind to others?" This is the question that Orbit, a cute globe-shaped character, asks the very young readers of Ruth Maille's The Power of Kindness. In this illustrated and delightful children's book, young readers (and their parents)...

Women of the Wind tells a fascinating and heartbreaking true story of neglect, abandonment, abuse, and abduction. Angela Gail Griffin shares her mother's family's childhood memories and tales that she passed down to her. The recollections span three generations of women intertwined with 19th- and...

What Is the Moon Made Of? by Jhiela Mirdamadi Poynter asks an age-old question: what is the moon made of? The narrative follows a curious young protagonist as she embarks on a nighttime adventure to discover the moon’s composition. Each page features the perspectives of...

Caveman Teach Children Place Value Coloring Book: Math (Caveman Educational Children's Books) by Rod Rammage introduces Place Value to children. As children need early exposure to math concepts, Rammage produced this entertaining coloring book to help them understand Place Value. He developed a caveman voice...

Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Award WinnerEvery time I pick up my grandchildren they ask for a Buddy story. Buddy is our German shepherd. It is a long drive home. When they were toddlers, they would get bored so I began telling them stories about Buddy....

"A Day in the Life of Axel the Ant" was written by Gregory Stevenson Skete. It is a book about an ant that lives in Barbados. We are led there by Pilly the Pelican, who meets up with Axel and follows him through is day,...

The Adventures of Joe-Joe Nut and Biscuit Bill Case#3: The Case of the Missing Arch by Renee Hand opens with Dr. Cedric E. Meant (Dr. Ced), a world-renowned researcher on erosion, giving a lecture about erosion. As the lecture ends, Dr. Ced discovers that...

The Magical Sweeper of Raggadish by Arandana Mayor is an educational book with an excellent concept revolving around the relevant topic of recycling. Seraphim, an elderly sweeper, lived in the small town of Raggadish. He was hardworking and he was the best sweeper the town...

Although Adetola grew up in Chicago with her mother, Charlotte, and her stepfather, she was not your average young American woman. Her friends knew her as Tola, but before Charlotte died, she revealed Tola’s true lineage. Tola’s full name was Princess Naomi Adetola Adetoye, and...

In a sidenote intended to properly describe her apparent children’s book, Life of a Firefly (illustrated exquisitely by Suzanne Groat), Sandra Brown-Lindstedt says simply and ingenuously that it is “particularly suited for ages 8–12.” I’m afraid that’s like saying To Kill A Mockingbird is at...

The subtitle of this amazing book, “A True Life Story about an Ordinary Woman who survived Two Extraordinary Near Death Experiences. Her Remarkable Secrets of both Heaven and Hell are finally being revealed!” is a perfect summary of this true-life story. Carrie Kohan, author of...

The Heart of a Soldier is a work of military non-fiction written by Eleanor D. Alspaugh, the daughter of soldier George Donald. Her work in researching and compiling this riveting account of the years around WWII is a study of the soldier’s psychology, a love...

The Heart of a Lion and the Body of a Cat by Shani T. Night is an illustrated children's book that tells a great story. The protagonist is a young lion who would do many things but cannot because he is sick. However, he is...

Princess Journee is a little mouse with a big mission. In The Pond of Reflection (Pearls of Wisdom Series Book 1), written by Catherine Ann Russell and illustrated by Brooke Connor, the princess lives with her royal father. He abhors shallowness and has forbidden mirrors...

I remember my mother saying that “children are only with us on loan.” Yes, they are a gift, but the gift is temporary because ultimately, children grow up and move on with their lives. Even though children are with us short-term, they always have us...

Storytelling comes in various forms from poetry to short stories, each possessing a beautiful display of expression and building connections. The Inspiring World of Ella Rose La Fleur by Lori Schneider MD with beautiful colorful illustrations by Owen Moloney is a collection of over thirty...

Jonah Priour’s Praying the Word of Grace recounts his reliance on Scripture during the illness and death of his son, Judah, who lived for 20 months despite a grim prognosis. Priour, finding comfort in the song “Goodness of God” and Scripture, explores grace as a...

"Secret of the Crystal Dragon" by Paula Blais Gorgas is a delightful fantasy about two worlds whose histories have been closely tied together since the beginning of man’s time on Earth. Myra Goodfellow, now twelve, has heard the stories of the Dreamkeeper and a place...