The Hermit’s Hut follows Francis, a children’s author who leaves his city apartment after his books lose readers and moves into the mountains near his friend Erasmus, an old, half-deaf shepherd. Francis builds a small cottage and spends his days walking, foraging, and passing long...

The Fox and the Garbage War by Tuula Pere will teach children about critical thinking and the dangers of ambition. In this story, Francis the Fox is disappointed after his campaign to become mayor fails. However, he decides not to give up and creates a...

The Adventures of Charlie Chameleon: New Beginnings is a very imaginative story about a chameleon and his family. He even has a pet fish — a fish that gets seasick! Author Ellen Buikema is a very creative writer. Who else would have put a water-helmet...

The Adventures of Charlie Chameleon: School Days by Ellen L. Buikema is about how Charlie Chameleon and his friends are being bothered by the school bully, Boris Bunny. Through the stories, readers get to see how Charlie helps Boris to change and become a friend....

Little Bitty Octopus by J.R. Poulter is a fun, rhyming children's book about a young octopus named Little Bitty Octopus. He had always been a good octopus, and had never done anything bad. He wondered if he could do something bad. He stared at the...

I love dogs. Always have, only it wasn’t until I was an adult that I could make the decision to own a dog. I learned quickly that it was a job, one that I did gladly and with an open heart. Dogs can teach us...

Meet Mozzi the dog who was born one spring. Now he is three, grown up, and clever. Mozzi is celebrating his birthday and his dad has got him a brand new toy, a Frisbee, and he is very happy with it. He thinks the wishes...

Mozzi Presents: My Special Friends by Merav Gamliel Boschan is a collection of rhyming verses that will introduce young readers to Mozzi's friends. Gulliver is the new dog and has no friends, and then he meets Lucy and becomes friends with her. Little Toy is...

Ruthless the Elf, written by Chad E. Henry and Dakota A. Tallman and illustrated by Lazaro Ruiz, follows the story of Ruthless, an elf initially known for her self-centeredness who is assigned to understand the true spirit of Christmas by fellow elves Shelly and Topper....

The Bully And The Booger Baby: A Cautionary Tale by Melissa Harker Ridenour is a story of human emotion, high tech computers, and bullies. It will teach you a life lesson as you read, even if you don’t realize it. When Katy, the new girl,...

The Blood on My Hands: An Autobiography by Shannon O'Leary is a powerful, dark memoir. In her memoir, O’Leary tells how she and her family suffered at the hands of an abusive father with a multiple personality disorder. O’Leary actually witnessed her father murder people...

Paul is a snowman, but he’s a very special snowman. His best friend is Dan, the little boy that made him one snowy winter’s day. Dan didn’t want to build a snowman that day. His friend next door, Bill, thought it was silly to build...

A very different concept made Smothered exciting, interesting and a very good fiction read with a feeling of real life happenings. Smothered has mystery, murder and suspense from beginning to end. Kitty is a young actress about to become the next child superstar; that is...

Maha Kadafour's Koala's Gift of Calm is a children's picture book with animal characters and deep messages that will help children learn and implement meditative practices. Children are taught to control their emotions by using breathing techniques. The story's main protagonist is Koala, who is...

"Hide! Hide!" is the third book in Scott Ferrell’s series of e-reader books for children. This time we follow Mr. Marceau’s favorite friends, Springer Spaniel Gaston and Gregorie the parrot in an interesting game of hide and seek. Only Gregorie takes this game on a...

Dee’s Dishes by Denise Dwyer D'Errico is a collection of recipes, but what makes the book unique is that there is a story to go with each recipe shared. The author blends culture, family, food, and music through her lip-smacking collection of dishes. These not-so-conventional...

The Journey Beyond Seven Values of the Kingdom by Cheryl A. Matsen-Nieves is the story of an amazing journey through many crystal geodes by a young prince named Raphael. He is accompanied by his friends; Skylar, a pony, his sister, the beautiful and gracious Haniel,...

Centaurius the Prophecy is book one of the Green Galaxy Series by SJ McGarry. A dark, corrupt threat rises and puts the planets Centaurius and Earth in grave danger. This destructive entity is called the Red Brume, a creation that poisoned everything in its path...

Sometimes, unsung heroes of the written word are the most instrumental in creating a final product worthy of its intended audience. Susanna Skarland and Elle Blackwood demonstrate this to perfection in their clean, crisp collection of speculative short stories, Beyond the Latch and Lever. Editing...

Love Is As Strong As Death by Ci'Monique Green is one of those stories that seems to transcend its genre some and just ends up as a book that grips you. Ci'Monique introduces us to Sarai Jenkins, a born again virgin who has guarded her...