Perpetual competition is the driver of successful evolution throughout the ages. The urge to be the best is instilled from infancy and endures for life. Meet Cat and Dog. These two longtime foes agree on a real challenge in Liz Butler's Space Race to the...

Scoochie and Skiddles: Fun at Gramma's tells the story of two cousins who love to be together and have lots of adventures. This time they go to Gramma's house and between the three of them they spend a day full of enjoyment. Among their activities,...

Doing the same thing every day can become tedious. The Martinez children have just started their summer vacation and already they’re complaining about being bored: breakfast is boring, playing in the backyard is boring – there’s just nothing new and exciting to capture their attention....

The Mailboat Dog: Book One in the Lake Dog Adventure Series is a children’s picture book written by Alicia Boemi and with illustrations by Joan Zander Millard. In Geneva Lake, the mail is delivered by mail jumpers from a historic boat that has been in...

Just another boring visit to the school’s library. Nothing out of the ordinary ever happens in a library, or does it? Welcome to Orchard Ridge Elementary. Stephenie Wilson Peterson describes what happens in The Day the Librarian Saved the Galaxy. As you read this book,...

The Bus finally got its wish of becoming a butterfly. Its new name was Instar. Now, it was Asiim’s turn to become whole. Asiim was a nine-year-old girl trapped in a baby’s body, and she was desperate to grow by drinking from the healing spring....

Little Miss History is a young lady who loves history and traveling. Barbara Ann Mojica tells interesting stories through her series of books tracing the travels of Little Miss History. In her book, Little Miss HISTORY Travels to The Battleship IOWA, Barbara shows pictures of...

Who is Sweet Potato? Strange as it may seem, this is the name of a very young owl, the delightful protagonist of Sweet Potato by Susan Marie Chapman. She is a rebel because, unlike her two brothers, she does not eat crawly critters (she likes...

Have you ever seen the face of a man when glancing at the moon? Or have you noticed a piggie when looking at a rock? If you have, you have the gift of pareidolia, the ability to perceive patterns where no patterns exist, except in...

Jill Out of the Box by Rachelle Jones Smith is about a toy who loves springing up and surprising whoever is waiting on the other side. Jill always looks forward to the moment the handle is turned and she is wound up, ready to jump...