“Life without imagination is like chocolate chip cookies without the chocolate chips.” Now that wouldn’t do at all, would it? Johari knew that chocolate chips were the best part of chocolate chip cookies, just like his imagination was the best part of his life. Johari...

It was a dark and stormy night. I never thought I’d get to use those opening words, first penned by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, but they describe this story exactly. The Scariest Story You’ve Ever Heard by Ron Keres and designed by Arthur Lin is intended to...

Felix Discovers Magic in the Mud by Jacqueline Marie is an educational picture book for young children. Felix the glowworm is back with another adventure - this time he's on the hunt for nectar to store for the winter. One morning Felix wakes and overhears...

Los Diggities, Dreams and Nightmares by Jeanie Cunningham and Elisabeth Thormodsrud is an entertaining audiobook approximately 45 minutes in length about a young dog, Oso, who wakes up after a nightmare surrounded by his older friends, Xena and Oscar. Oso explains his nightmare to his...

The evil Dr. D. Stroy has developed a new breed of half dogs/half dinosaurs. DinoDogz: Eggzellent Adventure by Mystery Mike McHale and Mike Goldstein reminds me of the writing of H. G. Wells. DinoDogz is vastly different in that it is a children’s book. The...

The Case of the Absent Answers: Mickie McKinney, Boy Detective is a children’s audiobook, written by R.L. Fink with narration by Hannah Edelson. This is an engaging mystery filled with humor, action, and hard-won wisdom. Mickie is a student at Maple Ridge Middle School who...

The team effort of Kristina Schoettle, Elizabeth Welch, Stephen Welch, and Dominic Schoettle knocked the ball out of the park with The Bear in The Blue Bowtie. This children’s book is full of humor and rhymes. The writers are Kristina and Elizabeth, with illustrations by...

Children have to face many challenges as they grow up. That is why they need to develop skills to act appropriately. Courage is having the willpower to face problems or difficulties. This improves self-esteem and helps children develop their emotional skills. If a child has...

Sometimes it's hard being a new kid at school or in the neighborhood because relationships have already been formed and this makes you feel like an outsider. When Cooper and his family moved across the street from a tree house, the neighborhood kids had a...

Eleu Island (What's an Eleu? Book 10) by Dr. Dada is a beautiful and amusing picture book for young children. Has your child ever asked the question of where babies come from and have you struggled to come up with an answer on the spot?...