Sharing the Table: A Northwest Chef Instructor’s Quest to Recreate Memorable Meals, by Linda Hierholzer, is certainly an epicurean delight! While this book contains many sumptuous recipes, it is much more than a wonderful cookbook. In the foreword, former student and close friend Sheri L....

I Woof You From The Bottom Of My Heart by Kathy Vassilakis is a charming story about friendship and bonding children can share with the dog in their homes. Dogs love the people with whom they live. It is important for the children in a...

Ten Considerations for Living in the Universe is a nonfiction inspirational collection of devotionals written by William McGowan. While the author introduces this work as the companion to his earlier book, All I Need to Know About Life I Learned in the Garden of Eden,...

"Spoon and the Moon" is an exceptionally unique Android app. Wickedly Sisters/Davis Studio LLC have ingeniously created a literary app that will become a favorite. The theme is based on the old nursery rhyme: “Hey diddle diddle, The Cat and the fiddle, The Cow jumped over the...

Night of the Chupacabra by Michael Hebler is Book One of the Chupacabra Series. I have long been fascinated by the legendary Chupacabra, or “goat-sucker”, and have had my own impression of what it looks like. Hebler has created a new (to me) “monster” that...

Sammy and the Wrecking Ball is a children's book written by Marguerite Sansone and illustrated by Joe Bevill. Sammy is a snake who has a pretty nice lifestyle until a crane with a wrecking ball begins to demolish his little house in the woods. Sammy...

Tracing the Moon: A Memoir of a Woman's Journey In India by Kumari Ellis is an uplifting memoir that will take readers on a mystical and spiritual journey along with the author. Judith is a nurse who cares for patients with HIV/AIDS. One night while...

In Burning the Short White Coat: A Story of Becoming a Woman Doctor by Eve Shvidler M.D., the main character, Elle Gallagher, is a a first-year medical student who moves to Missouri to begin the long journey. She begins her career with confidence in her...

Gummy and The Ferret: A Shelter Dog and Her Friend by Barbara J. Morgan is an adorable story that conveys the message of being kinder to animals. Gummy lives in a nice house with two kind people who take good care of her. She leads...

A quirky young fairy named Pacita lived in a cute little shack and she collected pacifiers that were kept in her humble abode. She was full of magic and mischief and she left warm-hearted letters for children while they were sleeping. She picked up the...

Milo The Albino Dino is a children’s picture book written by Dolev Zaharony and illustrated by Marian Naseif. The story starts with Milo, an albino massospondylus dinosaur. His congenital disorder is rare amongst other dinosaurs, making him one in a million. While it is cool...

Gavin Discovers the Secret to Happiness by Albert Ramos is a heart-warming and educational book for young children. The story follows a two-year-old Goldendoodle named Gavin who often finds himself feeling jealous of what the other dogs have compared to what he has. One day...

Beneath the Hidden Tides is the second installment in the Sea Legumes Saga by L J L. Three years after doing their part to save the mythical Sea Legumes from Mr. Greedmore, young guardians and siblings, Lila and Milo, are set for another adventure. Grandpa...

Too many Christians believe persecution is a thing of the past. When they hear the word persecution they think of the early church when Christians were fed to lions. Evelyn Puerto reminds readers that in many countries persecution of Christians still exists. Dr. Alexei Gavrilovich...

For Whom The Curtain Calls by Ian O’ Regan is a humorous mystery that the reader can quickly get hooked on. Denton Rourke teaches English at the local community college and in his spare time helps the police department solve some penny-ante crimes. Now they...

Words from the Sky: Dedicated Poems to each Heavenly Word by Rayan Abdul-Baki is a collection of spiritually uplifting poems that looks at life in a positive manner. The author speaks about life in general, dedicates poems to his mother, tsunami victims, victims of racism,...

Button Nose The Sad Little Bear by Gina LoBiondo is the story of a sad little bear and the little girl who gave it a home and everlasting love. The little bear was always sad because no one wanted him. He had been in the...

A Step in the Right Direction by Jennifer Rossouw is an inspirational book that is meant to nurture, self-soothe, and heal. A Step in the Right Direction is essentially a collection of short stories and inspirational thoughts that are arranged and meant to be read...

Born to the Sultan's concubine, Wasim ibn Baibars al-Bunduqdari was considered a lesser person, a bastard, and as such had really never been acknowledged by his father. He was, however, close to his older brother Barakah, who was destined to be the next ruler of...

I thought Barbara J Morgan’s One Night at the Shelter was a very cute, funny book. After the workers at the animal shelter go home for the evening, it is time for the animals to play. They come out of their cages and have a...