As this sequel to How to Train Your Dragon opens, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III and his fellow trainees find themselves on a ship during a severe storm. The reason? The boys are learning Sword Fighting at Sea. However, before they can complete their lesson, the...

In How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell, we meet Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III. Even though he is the son of Stoick the Vast, chief of the Hairy Hooligans, Hiccup does not fit the mold of the fierce Viking warrior, let alone a future...

James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein collaborated on a series of books for upper elementary and middle school students. I Even Funnier is the third book in the Funny series. This series revolves around Jamie Grimm, a middle school student who aspires to be a stand-up...

On one normal day, River, Freak, and Fiona are startled to find a couch sitting by the curb near their bus stop. Despite some questionable stains, the kids explore their new find diligently, pulling out everything from fish hooks to a rare, zucchini colored crayon....

The Deliverers: Sharky and the Jewel (The Deliverers Series) by Gregory S. Slomba is an adventure story where Stig, a talking owl, calls 12-year-old Eric Scott to help him save a fishing village in another world. Once they reach there, they realize they have many...

Green Golly & her Golden Flute is an humorous adaptation of the Rapunzel fairy tale, written and performed by Keith Torgan and Barbara Siesel. The book comes with an audio disk and story sticker codes that give easy access to the auditory version of the...

The Last Dogs: Dark Waters is the second part of a wonderful adventure geared towards kids but great for all ages. Max and his two friends, Gizmo and Rocky, continue their search for their pack leaders. Their humans, along with many others, have disappeared and...

As a young child afraid of the dark, Lazlo will not go down into his basement. But he cannot help avoiding the dark in his own home. The dark not only lives in the basement. Lazlo finds the dark in his own room, in the...

“Snailsworth: A Slow Little Story” written and illustrated by Tina Field Howe is an enchanting tale inspired by the author’s own courtyard, complete with her own stepping-stone path, ivy and garden gate. This is the story of one tiny but inquisitive snail setting out on...

When a vendor discovers a stowaway in his cart while unloading a vat of wine, he ousts the young boy but the kind inn keeper offers to let him work for his stay. Rendi has run away from his magistrate father's home. His life that...