The Boatman is a preteen contemporary fantasy written by Kat Hawthorne and illustrated by Dora Mitchell. Izzy's world is new and strange. Since her father's recent death, she's been living with her somewhat forbidding Aunt Slaughter in her large house, and Izzy can actually see...

The Smelly Pirate is a children’s adventure by Amanda Bannikov. Knight Kimothin and Tippy the Dragon live in the lovely Kingdom of Smesselleo, but wish they could go on an exciting adventure. Tippy wants to travel to the jungle and meet a monkey because he...

Lee Jordan has come up with an interesting story in One Creepy Street: The Spider on the Web to teach children about the dangers of child predators on the Internet. Jordan uses an adorable young teenage girl as the main character. Creating a humorously spooky...

From the moment I saw the cover of The Case of the Missing Carrot Cake: A Wilcox and Griswold Mystery, I was intrigued. Author Robin Newman and illustrator Deborah Zemke have done a fantastic job at grabbing your attention from the get go. Not only...

Sam Goes to the Beach is a simple story that would make a great read for young children. It could make a quick and easy bedtime story, and perhaps inspire a child's little mind to dream of a trip to the beach. Sheryl Tidlund has...

Rylie's New Bike by Mrs RyAnn Adams Hall is the charming story of Rylie who has outgrown her old bike. Her momma decides to get a new one as a birthday gift. On the day of her birthday, her dad goes to Wal-Mart and buys...

Moonfin: Through the Watery Door is a science fiction/contemporary fantasy novel for children and preteens written by L.L. Mintie. Lizzy's brother, Brandon, disappeared when she was eight years old. The Grape family had been in town visiting an odd touristy shop that had an aquarium...

Chase of the Samurai is a children’s adventure novel by Kenneth Humphrey, and is book two in the series, A Raimy Rylan Hunt. Here an established trio of adventurers, cousins Raimy and Piper and their close friend Hadley Ohafky, are recovering from an epic adventure...

C.D. Bryan has written an excellent introduction to his Flight Knight series. In his first book, No Aliens Allowed, the three children are introduced. Parker, along with his friends Hanna and Mark, are being chased by bullies when they stumble upon an alien crash site....

Supernatural Hero and the Witches is a young adult and preteen supernatural fantasy written by Eran Gadot, illustrated by Salit Krac, and translated by Gilah Kahn-Hoffman. Andy's a nerd who also happens to see ghosts. He sees them everywhere, but the one who matters the...