Readers' Favorite Silver Medal Award Winner"A Colorful Day" by Karen Hutchins Pirnot is a delightful book for young children. Each page rhymes and has a corresponding picture. Purple cows, turquoise horses and a bright red dolphin are among the animals that adorn this book. Taryn...

Pookie was different. She was a blue penguin and all of her friends were black penguins. Her mother tried to explain to her that she was a special penguin but Pookie just felt different. Some of the other penguins teased her. Pookie felt like she...

Emily uses her talents and resources to find child predators. She is usually a step or two ahead of the police. She anonymously submits the information to the police leading them to the victim and the perpetrator. Rick Lopez is her law-enforcement mentor. Emily’s friend Milt...

Khaya Dawn Klanot clearly expresses the definition of a real friend in her poem "A True Friend". In "A Rainbow of Moods", the author expresses the emotions and moods that she associates with colors. Parents will appreciate the words in "A Very Busy Family". "My...

One summer day, during the excitement of a baseball game, there was an accident, lives were changed forever. Peter Michael Henderson hit the ball and slid into first base. The second baseman and pitcher collided. One of them fell on Peter’s head and severed his...

Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Award WinnerGina Hutchins Inman is a German-American citizen. In her desire to give to those less fortunate than herself, she traveled to Owamboland, Namibia, Africa where she spent 8 weeks with the children of the Twaahililwa School. She enjoyed the simplicity...

"Mission Possible" by Deborah L. McCarragher is a book about encouragement. She offers strategies and Bible verses to assist a wife in her endeavor to introduce her husband to the Lord. Each chapter ends with questions that make the reader think. Too often, we speak without...

Winston Simon was a Private Detective until his office was blown up by a major drug cartel. He was ready to get back into the swing of things. Basking in the sun on the beach with his fiancé was fun, but he was bored. He...

This is the story of two sisters, Lindy Logan and her sister Jo. Lindy did not want a baby sister, just her doll and her mama. Her mother promised she would love her just as much as the new baby, but it was quite evident...

"God Made Me Pick Up Underwear" is the inspirational story of Orlando U. Javien, Jr. I have read many books written by men concerning their faith. When I read this one I knew it was written from the heart. It takes a courageous man to...

"Shall Never See So Much" is the story of siblings a world apart. The siblings were estranged. Their lives were very different, as was their political philosophies. The setting is 1968. The US was at war in Vietnam. The times were turbulent. First Lieutenant Tom...

This book is aptly named, "The Butterfly Cometh". A butterfly starts out as a worm; it wraps itself in a cocoon, and waits. During that time, the body is changing. Slowly it works its way out of the cocoon but it does not immediately fly...

Bainy B Cyrus was born unable to hear. She was 18 months old before her parents realized there was a problem. At first, the doctors thought she was the youngest child and maybe she didn’t have to speak because everyone met her needs. Eventually they...

Elissa Baker’s hair was a mess and her clothes were streaked with dirt from working in the garden. She had made a quick trip to the store, not taking time to clean up. Her car insurance was due and she needed to buy gas. Three...

Nick Donovan was out of money, out of a job and out of his marriage. He came home early from work and found her in bed with his best friend. His ex wife was pregnant and he wondered if he was the father. He lost...

A Primer On Evil by T. is a discussion on the basic elements of evil. In the foreword, the author wonders why a person decides to become evil. An evil person refuses to accept responsibility for their actions and they lack or refuse to exercise...

Have you ever heard strange voices? Do you believe in ghosts and haunted houses? Spirits, good and evil? P.J. Lawton’s newest book “Fleeting Glimpses”, has nine short stories of strange and astonishing encounters; they could they be real. The topics range from children’s voices hidden in...

California, a serial killer on the loose targeting young prostitutes and one police officer and his K-9 ready to capture him and bring an end to his deadly reign. Who will be the victor in this suspense filled novel. When young sisters, Teresa and Megan O'Connell,...

This isn't just any cooking book. It has facts about the many things we eat and inadvertently put in our bodies. Many say food is to keep us alive. Thienna Ho has found that it is much more than that. Food is that which helps...

The Goose Gang is a short story for children with an excellent lesson about being bullied and picked on. It seems all the animals on the farm are being bullied by the Goose Gang. Gloria, Gilbert, Gus, and Gladys seem to use their large size...