The fifth story in the Captain No Beard series, The Treasure of Snake Island by Carole P. Roman is as exciting as the previous ones and this book opens with the crew watching sunrise. Each of them has their own perspective about how beautiful the...

Is there really a monster lurking in the waters of Riverdale Lake? Sheriff Williker to the rescue. In The Adventures of Sheriff Williker: The Case of the Riverdale Lake Monster by Kim Hansen, the reason there may not be a Riverdale Fall Festival next year...

The Very Cross Bun, by J.R. Poulter, is a young children’s illustrated story about a piece of bread—a bun—that comes alive, has feelings (angry ones at that), and decides to run away before he is thrown out. He takes a high-speed journey on his own,...

Pete, a nine-year-old boy, a Monkey, a Puppy, and a Lion are the main characters in The Absurd Adventures of Monkey, Puppy, and Lion: The Day of the Flying Pot Roast by Nick Stockton. They live in Washington D.C. Pete is intelligent and has a...

The Absurd Adventures of Monkey, Puppy, and Lion: The Day of the Closed Door Conspiracy is an action and adventure tale for children written by Nick Stockton. In his About the Series section of the book, Stockton reveals the genesis of his continued tales about...

Trip to the Arctic Frontier: The Adventures of Lorenzo the Bear is written and illustrated by Carmela Dutra and tells the story of Lorenzo and his friend, Lucy. They both enjoy playing in the snow and it is this time of year when Lorenzo usually...

The Day My Fart Followed Me to the Dentist is a hilarious children’s book, written by Ben Jackson and Sam Lawrence and illustrated by Danko Herrera. When young Timmy wakes, he feels a pain in his mouth and knows that it is time to visit...

The Disappearance of Kiki the Kitty is a delightful children’s book, written by Maria Rusu and illustrated by Iuliana Irimia. With a new kitten in the house, young April is in a panic when she cannot find her little furry friend. The family’s older cat,...

The Forest Painter is a short fantasy story for children and preteens written by Diane Mae Robinson. It just seemed entirely too big a task for her to undertake, and her grandmother’s abrupt passing meant Aura had never been properly instructed on her role as...

The Land Under: Seeing the Forest Through the Trees by Frank Spadafora is a charming middle-grade adventure story about a boy’s journey to an underground kingdom of talking animals. Unhappy because of his parents' financial difficulties, 13-year-old Frank finds himself summoned to The Land Under,...