Take it from me, an ex-pat Aussie living in Canada: Travel Rangers: Mission to Australia by Erika Bud is “bonza”! What? Oh, forgive me. I just got carried away thinking about the reactions of youngsters reading this delightful book and hearing some Aussie “lingo” (words)...

Annual Toy Drive: The Underground Toy Society is a sweet book that tells us about teamwork, cooperation, and helping others to improve a situation for the common good, all this through a friendly group of toys that do everything they can to help others. Jessica...

Twelve-year-old Jamie C. O’Hare and his family move to the little town of Black Creek for a fresh start after his father passed away. His older sister, Janine, is pretty and popular. She chooses not to associate with her brother and insists on bullying...

Eloise De Sousa shares her creativity in Space Dust. This story, with only two characters, takes us on a great journey, where a boy known as Little One was sad, wondering if his mother will return soon. Big Ox is a man who is taking...

Just Like Daddy by Meredith Johnson celebrates the wonder of imagination. Ethan and Tyler are brothers. One day while they are playing together, they run into their dad while he is working in the garage. The boys want to go on an adventure, and their...

Spike and Spud the Space Boys is an educational picture book for young children by K.A Mulenga that teaches them about the planets. Spike and Spud are ready to jet off high up into the sky, in their rocket ship. They are excited to see...

There are a lot of scary things all around us, but sometimes there’s really nothing to be afraid of. Dark shadows outside might be birds flying overhead; a large, dark object under the bed might end up being a stuffed toy; two shiny eyes under...

Who said history is a boring subject? Join Danny and Kenna and discover with them who Harriet Tubman was. Also known as General Tubman, Harriet was the famous runaway slave who became the first woman to lead a military assault during the Civil War. In...

“What else could possibly go wrong?” How often have we said those words and then things did go decidedly worse than before? And, yet, we never learn to avoid saying those words when things appear to be going totally awry. That’s what happened to Mr....

A Lovebird Named Lucy by Jaklen Alkyan is a children’s picture book about a little girl, Audrey, who brings a bird into her home. The times that they share as best friends! What might separate this from some other picture books is that Lucy and...