Jake and the Purple Unicorn: Jake’s Dreamland by Chris Hardy really brought out the inner child in me. I read this book out loud and found myself enjoying it. Jake goes into his dreamland and there he meets a new friend Gwen; a purple and...

What are you grateful for? Are you grateful for a warm house in which to live, food to eat, water to drink, toys to play with, books to read? There are so many things to be grateful for. I bet you can make a list...

It happened to me, and I am sure it will happen to you and your children. Within two minutes of starting to read Jake and the Biggest Yawn Ever by Chris Hardy, I began to Y-A-W-N. Our puppy friend, Jake, lets out the most enormous...

Morris by Art Isaacs is a family saga that transcends the generation of its origins and weaves through the tightly knit, multicolored tapestry of family. The book is written in a series of first-person narratives and, while intended to reflect continuity in a family journal,...

Gold Rush is the second novel in The William Stewart Saga by Peter Clarke. William wants to try his luck and this time he has to leave the Lady Grace and the safety it provides. His next stop is Australia, the land that promises gold...

The Creator’s Descendants by Allici Edragal, the first book of the Rebirth of the Heiress series, starts off in a prison cell containing the greatest threat to the World Government – fifteen-year-old Althea. After nine years of imprisonment, interrogation, and torture, Althea is freed by...

Soul of Anesidora is the second book in The Sorcerer’s Guide Series by L. Scott Clark. In Path of the Phoenix, you became witness to the reawakening of magic as the protagonist Jet Black took possession of a magical book that seems to have a...

Outstanding illustrations + wonderful story = successful book. ABCs of Affirmation Starring The Hiccups has all the ingredients to become an enjoyable classic children’s picture book. Bold, colorful images fill each page and will draw children into the book, while the non-fiction story will keep...

A Life Cycle: A Guide to Healing and Rediscovering Yourself by Nicole Asherah is a thoughtful, resonant collection of poems that searches the human soul to uncover depths of trauma and instill a sense of hope. The collection follows the process of renewal from an...

The First To Tell by Milan Sergent is a black comedy. Cooper Pearmain is looking forward to retirement and has big plans. He knows a devastating secret about Lilibet, his wife who wants to remain in the limelight forever, even though her career is over....

Identity Crisis by author T.K. Kanwar is a work of fiction in the contemporary social issues and interpersonal drama subgenres. It is intended for the mature adult reading audience owing to the use of moderate explicit language throughout and the presence of violent scenes. Written...

A Sea Gypsy's Odyssey by Tunku Badlishah is a powerful story of one man’s transformative journey, a cultural fiction novel that features a character you don’t often see in commercial novels. The story begins on the expanse of the Celebes Sea, where we are introduced...

The Rescue is the first installment of the Timestream Travelers Chronicles by Sher J. Stultz. Fourteen-year-old Aeneas Entwistle finds himself waking up wearing different socks each night, with gaps in his memories. Alongside his best friends, C.J. and Tabitha, Aeneas discovers from the video feed...

Stress kills! Too many parents fail to realize how stressful life has become for their children. There was a time when stress was foreign to children; now, stress is their chief problem. Carmel Shami realizes how much stress affects children and addresses this issue in...

The Cat That Wanders by Itself by Mrs. D. answers the question: what if your cat could speak to you? A calico cat who goes by the name of Nyda is the answer. As told in the first-person narrative, Nyda is the only female in...

Where Did Grandpa Go? (Grandpa's Stories) by Mrs. D. is an amusing and adventurous book for young children. A young boy tells the story of how his Grandpa is always disappearing. It all starts when the boy's Grandma asks Grandpa to go to the ice...

Don’t wait until you become a Werecow to take care of your health. Grandpa loved the good life and was unapologetic about it. The sweet life comprised eating sugar, bad fats, donuts, and a sedentary lifestyle. He abhorred healthy living, and in time, his heart...

Nunn So Mighty by Mac McClure is an intense family drama about family secrets. Angus Roy Murphy greatly admires his grandfather, Theodore Thomas Nunn. Angus’s story takes you back to his childhood, where he roams freely back and forth to where his grandparents live, and...

Father’s Gold Secret by Wu, Sing-yung is a factual account of the retreat of the Nationalists, under Chiang Kai-shek, to Taiwan, after the Communist takeover in China under Mao Zedong. The story explores how the massive stores of gold bullion in China’s central bank were...

Scratchy is always itchy. An active squirrel who loves to run around collecting and eating all kinds of nuts, he finds this one itch rather annoying. Also annoying is Mr. Bald Eagle who often hovers and threatens Scratchy, forcing him to run and hide. Otherwise,...