A Pet for Me by Rosalind Abbott is a beautiful story for children about caring and sharing. Pets always add to the charm of a family group and have a space of their own in the house. They should be loved and taken care of...

Lucy's Big Mess by Kim Yannayon is the story of a little cat who has to stay indoors due to rain. She finds umpteen ways to keep herself occupied on that rainy day. She becomes a construction worker, a doctor, a mum, and a princess....

My Abigail by David Kummer is an intriguing and sometimes confusing story. Abigail has a secret and everyone but Caleb seems to know what it is. After Caleb learns the secret, he wishes that he'd never found out the truth. I had mixed feelings about...

The Great Learny Journey is a mixed media interactive book for children, written by Erin Slabonik and illustrated by 21 illustrators whose ages span from 4 years to 14 years old. The contributors were attendees at the author's Great Learny Journey Workshops, and they were...

The Jericho Prophecy by Fiona Tarr is biblical fiction based on the fall of Jericho. It has been forty years since the Israelites wandered in the desert, and they arrive in the land of the Canaanites, ready to claim the Promised Land under the leadership...

Life is hard for 24-year-old Truly Alaney. She works three jobs to keep living in an apartment owned by a horrible landlord and to pay for her psychiatric consultations. She has trouble sleeping and suffers from nightmares. She has no memories of her childhood. When...

To the Moon and Back: A Childhood Under the Influence by Lisa Kohn is a gritty memoir of abuse. At an early age, Lisa was exposed to abuse, including cocaine, even received from a judge. It just seemed natural for a child who had no...

Me: Life Guide and Guided Journey by Journal Featuring 11 Weeks of 7 Soul Minds Exercises by Jennifer Ayers-Belinkis is a wonderful guide to self-awakening, a book that sets the reader on the path to embracing the old adage from the Greek philosopher, Socrates: “Man,...

Forgiveness is a powerful tool, according to author Robert A. Hobbs in this motivational work of non-fiction entitled Exploring the Wonders of Healing through Forgiveness. The author is a Christian Spiritualist. Christian Spiritualism follows the general concept of the orthodox Christian churches. Hobbs discusses the...

How to be Happy on Mondays by Bruce McCombs is an intriguingly curious mix of the ordinary and the extraordinary which is what makes it so enjoyable. Whilst on the one hand McCombs traces his life’s journey in an autobiographical style, on the other, he...

That's Not My Cat by Anne-Marie Tucker, Candace J Semien, and Nai Saechao is a thought-provoking children's picture book about the people we love who suffer the effects of an injury, illness, or disability. Life is not fair, and sometimes a tragedy may suddenly change...

Pleasant Dreams, Sweet Puppies! by Linda J. Trust reminds children that there are puppies of all different sizes, shapes, and colors. There are big puppies, small puppies, and even tall puppies. There are puppies with floppy ears that bounce when they run “and others have...

The Threefold Cord by James Alan Anderson is the harrowing tale of three young boys brought up in the rural hinterlands of Manitoba, Canada by an abusive father who was caught up in a religious cult and a mother who was frequently emotionally absent. Twin...

Eldoria: Forgotten Realm by T.A. Thornwell is an imaginative fantasy adventure. It follows Vale, a knight belonging to the order of Luminaria who is sworn to protect the kingdom of Eldoria. The story unfolds as the kingdom is attacked by the powerful Malakar, a former...

Treat yourself to an enthralling collection of poems and nature photography with this uplifting poetry book. With Foundation Under My Feet, Susana Henschel presents a captivating collection of poems inspired by themes of nature and faith. In these poems, the narrator searches for salvation through...

Dogs Don’t Look Both Ways is a fictionalized memoir written by Jane Hanser. It’s Joey’s story from the time he was born, along with his eight other brothers and sisters to mother Cocoa. Joey is a Labrador retriever. His bloodlines are quite distinguished with a...

No More Animals by Amy O. Bowling is a delightful storybook for kids who love animals. The story features a father, mother, and daughter who move from the city to a farm. They have only four pets when they move to the farm. Though the...

The loss of a loved one is always a painful episode for anyone but the death of a parent is a completely different kind of feeling. Words cannot fully define the cascade of emotions the individual passes through. This was the case for Malia Arries...

In Kingdom of the Faeries we meet Queen Admire. She was giving give birth to her ninth child. Her first eight children were all girls and none lived past five days. Her husband King Emporo threatened to leave her if this child was not a...

First, I want to say that the cover of this story is awesome. It is eye catching, and really fits the story perfectly. Secondly, I want to say that I really enjoyed this book. It is a children's book but the story is well-written and...