"By exploring your interactions through the Mirroring process, you become a mindful participant in your life and initiate a journey of self-discovery." This is one of the most inspiring statements I came across while reading Mirror Images: A Guide to Happiness Through Conscious Living by...

Children's tales are always fun and exciting. My Dinosaurs! is an exceptional book for children by Dr. DeLois Jackson. It teaches the value of sharing. As the story mentions, children often undergo a selfish phase before learning to share. At times, it may become obsessive...

Buddha Z, Richard Del Connor, et al. thought-provoking poetry collection, 4 Noble Truths Explained: Book 1 of 8, comprehensively discusses Buddhism and its relevance in daily life. Known as the Philosopher Poet, Richard’s writing enlightens those seeking solutions to their challenges and aims to...

The Intertidal Adventures of Biogirl MJ by Kong Man Jing and Raye Ng is a beautiful comic book starring Biogirl MJ and her cat, Qwerty, or Professor Qwerty, as she prefers to be called. The story begins at their favorite beach as they observe how...

I'm a Future Zoologist! I'm a Future Scientist, Be a Young Scientist, written by Manisha Nayak and illustrated by Eliz Ong, is a fun series where children can explore their inner scientists. In this edition, we learn interesting and fun facts by following Priya the...

Elephant’s Jungle Tune by Doug Beisley is about an elephant that accidentally started a jungle tune. Of course, the elephant did not mean to do that, but his big round feet created a 'stomp stomp stomp' sound as he walked along the jungle floor. The...

Silkie lays a perfectly beautiful egg and announces it to the other chickens in the barn. Dottie points out that her egg is perfect but not a circle like Silkie thinks. To keep Silkie from worrying that her egg is not as perfect as she...

Elenor, a patchwork bunny, is sad after losing her favorite blanket. Her room is a mess of toys, books, games, and gizmos that she rarely plays with. With her room in such chaos, her parents suggest she might feel more comfortable living with the patchwork...

The Wobbly Wheeled Wagon by Juliet Mandelzweig, illustrated by Jess Bronte, is about a particular wobbly shopping cart in the supermarket that often gets abandoned in the parking lot when shoppers realize its defect. All the shiny, undamaged wagons would often tease, bully, and laugh...

He Will Scream, He Will Shout! by Jenny Dew is a children’s picture book about the challenges of adoption. Adoption is never an easy thing for the adoptive parents, adoptive siblings, and the adopted child. Freddy has never felt so secure and loved before, which...

When we first moved to the home we have now lived in for over a decade, we were blessed with a garden full of hydrangeas. I’d never grown hydrangeas before and it’s been a long journey of discovery as I learned how to best care...

Alliteration Boosts Communication: The ABCs of Vocabulary by Larry Carey is a fun way to introduce children of any age to everyday words to build their vocabulary. It is never too early for children to learn, especially with tools to help them remember better. Alliteration...

Two Japanese ladies make their way through the city streets in the evening. Miyu and Kana are working-class ladies who have developed a relationship that is as much a sisterly affair as it is professional. Tonight Kana decides to let her mentor in on her...

Puppies, like children, are forever getting into trouble. In particular, they love to chew on things – anything. In Cara Komukai and Jessica Mai’s story, Rainbow Puppy Daycare, Reggie and Olive are two very active puppies who always manage to get into trouble. They chew...

Crom: Rivers Of Blood Await You is a work of fantasy fiction and RPG gamecraft. It is suitable for readers from young adults upward to get into and enjoy. It was penned by author Jonathan Nolan with contributions from Jun Primero and Ivan Rehzi. The...

Jeanette Phillips has a beautiful life. Her marriage to Nick is perfect, she has friends who love her and are always there for her, and her parents are caring. But her world is turned upside down when she starts experiencing vivid nightmares of her loved...

No, You're Crazy by Jeff Beamish tells the story of Ashlee Sutton, a troubled teenager diagnosed with Cotard's syndrome, a condition in which sufferers believe they are dead. She claims to be clairvoyant, a psychic, which is seen as another of her delusions for...

Elizabeth Everett has taken an old and beloved nursery rhyme and changed it into a scientific observation with Twinkle, Twinkle, Daytime Star. A star? A star that twinkles in the daytime? Then we realize, of course, it's the Sun. And so we begin to explore...

Melanie to the Rescue and Other Unlikely Tales by Carol June Stover is every short story lover’s delight. Each of the fifteen works in this anthology is heavily character-driven. The titular Melanie to the Rescue focuses on a romance author, Lorraine Woodruff, who becomes more...

Illuminating Darwin: Arabella’s Light by Jill George is a fascinating insight into one of the unsung heroes of early scientific investigation in the mid-19th century. Arabella Buckley was not your typical vicar’s daughter; she was forthright, headstrong, and full of a desire to explore the...