Scatterlings by Zeena Nackerdien starts off strong with A Robin, a poem about a bird nearly dying and being saved by an old man, and the man feels good about it at the end. This brought me into the work and showed me that it...

You can’t get much better than Getting Better With Age: Improving Marketing in the Age of Aging by Peter Hubbell when you are looking to find out how to market toward baby boomers and seniors. Mr. Hubbell has written an excellent book on senior and...

Battle at Bogs Hollow is a children’s educational book written by Sheri-Lynn Kenny and illustrated by Frances Espanol. Bogs Hollow was a peaceful and beautiful place until one morning when two large, yellow monsters came onto the scene. They made lots of noise and smoke...

Emma Tate is a good girl, but the same can’t be said about her eating habits. Like her friends, she loves to eat fish fingers, chips, sweets and crisps rather than the mashed potatoes, vegetables and meat that her mum prepares for dinner. She often...

In The Timetrippers, 10-year-old Dan Goodwin and his younger brother, Tim, live with their parents, Hugh and Liz, in Southcoats, England. Their father is offered and accepts a great job in a small village called Mistlees in Perthshire, Scotland. They find a lovely old house...

The Kitchen of Many Colours is a children’s educational storybook written and illustrated by Sheri-Lynn Kenny. Moving to White River, Ontario, was a big adventure for Lara and her family. White River is a small town that in the past had been the coldest place...

The Alphabet According to Dewey by Sheri-Lynn Kenny is a fun little book that teaches new words for all the letters in the alphabet in a rhythmic and entertaining way. It does not hurt that there is one cuddly, adorable cat on every page. Kids...

Angel Toughness is by Cherie Burbach. This 70-page book contains approximately 26 poems divided into three categories: Blessed Embrace; Renewed Boundaries; and Beautiful Life. The section on Blessed Embrace relates to the inner connection of the soul with a higher source. Poem titles that stand...

An Ill Wind by James P. Hanley is a really good western fiction. As An Ill Wind opens, we find ourselves in Planting, Kansas, and meet Sheriff Luke Atwell. Planting is a typical western town and we are immediately drawn in as we are introduced...

Treasures of the Fourth Reich: A Novel of Suspense by Patrick Parker is set against the backdrop of World War II when the Allied Forces, as they closed in on Germany, came upon loads of treasures looted by the Nazis. Maria is an art aficionado...

Roger Rapel has written a story that I could just not put down in his book Seat 3F. Martyn, from the United Kingdom, goes on a business trip to Spain. During his flight, he becomes enamored with his attractive seat-mate. His seat on the plane...

The Dancing Barber by AC Michael is a novel with powerful historical hints about a Ukrainian who was able to survive and even escape the worst of the cruelties of the Soviet communist dictatorship. This story is set against the backdrop of the Soviet Union...

In a fast-paced thrill ride of a read by author Greg McLeod, Banehunter: A Vereldan Tale is a book you won't soon forget. Filled with adventure and excitement, as well as interesting characters, great world creation and a wonderful story line, readers will be hooked...

Gloria and Mrs Tinkelbaum by Jocelyne Turbett revolves around nine-year-old Gloria who is unhappy with her family's move to Vermont. The girls there find her too boyish and the boys make fun of her. She finds it difficult to adjust to the new surroundings and...

Momster is a humorous children's book written by Laura Jensen-Kimball and illustrated by Peter Mahr. Mothers are not all they may seem, as the narrator of this disarming and clever story asserts. There's a monster lurking deep within, just waiting for a reason to manifest...

Ninja Cats: The Adventures of Boxcar and Mumbles Book 1 by Patrick Klein is a delightful tale about the cats of Catsville, mainly Boxcar, Mumbles and Misty, and the despicable mice who threaten to take over their city. The three cats hear suspicious rumors of...

I really enjoyed reading My Father's Son by John Davis. This story is about how the author, John, grew up with an abusive father. The story tells how he had the strength to finally stand up to his father and years later discover a shocking...

Gator McBumpypants in Dee Dee Makes Three (Gator McBumpypants and Friends Book 3) by Maria L Berg is the third in a series. Herman goes to visit his friend Gator, but he isn’t alone. Herman has made a new friend called Dee Dee the duck....

“Everything changes when Jacy Wilbert knocks on the wrong door,” author E.C. Moore prefaces on the cover page of Every Big & Little Wish. When Jacy is the new girl in school, again, she must deal with making friends, establishing a reputation, finding the right...

Sade on the Wall by Kaylene Campbell is a young adult novel that follows Sade saving Jackie, her best friend, from a secret she thought wasn't a big deal. That's until Jackie had gone destructive. Sade depended on their code of secrecy until she realized...