Little Augie loves to play games with his friends outdoors. One day, while playing in the park, he hears something in the distance. It’s a noise he’s never heard before. He goes to investigate and discovers a man blowing into “an unusual, shiny object with...

Little Wade and Watchtower: Abigail and the Great Gang Trap by Sean March is a fascinating adventure for children and pre-teens. The year is 1899, and little Abigail is the new kid on the block--a transplant from her old home in the country to her...

In a sidenote intended to properly describe her apparent children’s book, Life of a Firefly (illustrated exquisitely by Suzanne Groat), Sandra Brown-Lindstedt says simply and ingenuously that it is “particularly suited for ages 8–12.” I’m afraid that’s like saying To Kill A Mockingbird is at...

Moving can be an unsettling experience for anyone. For Arthur, who has only lived in one house in all his short life, moving was traumatic, to say the least. Until he sees the new house, which is really an old house. And he’s convinced it’s...

Long Nose Legacy: A Dog's Story of Royalty and Loyalty by J.G. Eastman is a modern-day fable about the adventures of royal Russian Wolfhounds, specifically the sisters Carnegie and Madison. As grandchildren of Tresor and children of Gracie, both prize-winning dogs, they are a privileged...

In Let's Go Tangelo by Paul Brush, Tangelo the cat just wants to relax and watch the birds before having another nap but his owner has other ideas. First, there are the household chores to complete, how to cook something delicious to eat, clean, and...

In Legend of the Dewberry Harvester by Jan Ezelle, little Brewnie ant is terrified of having to work outside yet again, but his mother Queen Naamah insists he has to face his fears and the dangers that lurk in Tick Trefoil forest. Brewnie somehow manages...

Lamellia: The Wizard in the Forest is a children’s fairy tale written by Gloria D. Gonsalves and illustrated by Silja Schüler. Set in a mushroom kingdom, this third book in the Lamellia series continues the story of Tiara, a lost human child who was adopted...

Little Puddles by Shannon Dill, illustrated by Chris E Hammond, is about a little man named PJ who lives on a little island, in a little house in a little town, named Littleton, and has a little garden. But then he gets a big idea....

Leo Gray and the Lunar Eclipse by K.J. Kruk is a fun science fiction adventure for young readers. It’s set in the future in a time when average Earth citizens dream of living in a super hi-tech city on the moon. A school has been...