Max thinks he’s too old to play with the younger children. Gloria, the once bright red London bus, now painted with vividly colored pictures to attract children, provides a fun, safe place for children to play during the holidays. Gloria is a Playbus. But Max...

Only the Lucky Grow Old: Reflections on Life on From Those Over Ninety: A Physical Therapist's Views on Aging by Kristine Fontaine is a fabulous book that celebrates aging. It is not only about that but also shares personal stories about their lives, their faith,...

Peter and the Whimper Whineys by Sherrill S Cannon is a story with a moral presented in a way designed to affect young listeners in a subtle manner, and it seems likely that concentration on such fascinating “food for thought” will work. Every other page...

Timothy Gray has hit a grand-slam home run with Seek Ye First The Kingdom. He talks about contentment as only one who experiences the joy of contentment can. He must practice what he preaches. This book covers the issues faced by most people and the...

A Peek Under The Big Top is written by Nancy Beaule and Illustrated by Lauren Goldstein. Chompy, Salt, Spud, and Cookie are all excited about the circus being in town. Candybar, one of the gang’s friends, doesn’t want to go. The rest know that if...

Marisa And The Mountains by George M. Johnson is about a girl who lives deep in the mountains. Tall pine trees surround her. Her brother loves the mountains and likes hiking the hills, but Marisa is fearful of bears and cougars. She doesn’t like walking...

Bruiser loves to play, especially at the park. He loves running with kangaroos, but they jump and move too fast. He also loves trying to fly with the galahs, but he really can’t fly since he doesn’t have any wings. When he finds the pond,...

Charlie and the Catmas Tree, written by Cindy Lazann Shirley and Emerson Cochran, is a children's book that places a reader in the home of Emmy Taylor in the heart of the Christmas season. The book begins with Emmy hanging the family stockings above the...

Can a baseball team depend on winning with one of their players having extremely stinky feet? This is what Little League Baseball team The Mighty Hitters think about Pete McGee's extra smelly feet and his lucky stinky socks. Just maybe this has been their good...

Rusty The Wonder Dog by Jesse Hillman is a tender, heartwarming tale about a rescue puppy named Rusty and all the unforgettable, precious moments of his life’s journey. One sunny afternoon, Rusty’s world changed when he ended up in the wrong place at the wrong...

Paula The Busy Bee: Shani and Friends by Shani T. Night is an excellent way to teach children about the importance of honeybees. The main character is Paula, a young worker bee. The author outlines Paula's jobs as she grows up; her first job is...

A little girl tries convincing her sleepy lion friend to get out and enjoy life with her in the charming children's picture book Gelli Belle and The Lazy Lion (Gelli Belle Series: Book Two) by Vernae Bezear. Gelli Belle awakens, ready for an adventure, and...

Voices of the Grieving Heart by Mike Bernhardt is a compilation of work that allows a reader to meditate through the words of others during a time that is often the most difficult of our short lives. This is, of course, the grieving process following...

Out of the Darkness: A Novel by Jeanne Fortune is a deep, compelling novel about overcoming hardship for the YA audience. This story is more than just a story of a girl from Haiti adjusting to life in America; it's grounded in social issues too,...

To the Grave is the first book in a new young adult fantasy by G.S. Hollaway. Lady Evangeline understands her role as heir to her father’s position, but something just feels suspicious about her mother’s death and her father’s new marriage. Upon discovering a hidden...

Lala is a different kind of lizard; she does not eat insects and her best friend is a spider. While together in the garden, the two started hearing weird sounds, but the sounds were not easy to find. After trying to figure out where these...

Monkeys on the Road: One Family's Vanlife Adventure South in Search of a Simpler Life by Mary Hollendoner is the award-winning part memoir, part travelogue of one American family's trip to the most southern point on the globe--fun, funny, heartwarming, heart-pounding--a rollercoaster ride in a...

Dayana, Dax, and The Dancing Dragon by Once Upon a Dance is a story about magic, which can be found in the smallest of places and the simplest of situations. Dayana is an avid ballet dancer; it is her passion. One day, her new baby...

Did you know gnomes are magical? In fact, it is believed that “gnomes bring a touch of magic to any garden they live in.” So why would someone throw away a gnome garden ornament? Margaret lived alone and spent most of her time tending her...

Who actually discovered Elvis? Did the Beach Boys steal a song? Could a copper wire in a shoe be laced with cancer and kill a reggae legend? What was the outcome of the FBI's investigations into complaints about obscene lyrics on a record? How thorough...