Zach's Quest: A Tale for Christmas is a holiday-themed children’s picture book written by Matt and Melanie Dragovits and illustrated by J.J. Varabkanich and Irma Torre. Santa and his elves were hard at work making toys and other gifts as Christmas Eve drew closer. Zach,...

The Cousins Crime by Manasi Patil is a charming novella with all the right ingredients needed for an afternoon of whodunit mystery, filled with suspense, several suspects, and a satisfying ending. When Krisha and her brother Aarav bicycle to their favorite doughnut shop, Glazer’s Bakery,...

Jade and Peter Go on Vacation is an educational children’s book written by Jessica and Jade Rosato with illustrations by Samantha Wandervarker. Peter and Jade are filled with anticipation and excitement as they prepare to visit Italy. The account of their travels to Rome, Florence,...

Skai is a twelve-year-old inventor who lives in Celestia, a floating city in the clouds ruled by the wicked queen Harper. Skai decides to go to the beyond, or the world below, to search for the queen's sister Hailey who is the true ruler of...

In a sidenote intended to properly describe her apparent children’s book, Life of a Firefly (illustrated exquisitely by Suzanne Groat), Sandra Brown-Lindstedt says simply and ingenuously that it is “particularly suited for ages 8–12.” I’m afraid that’s like saying To Kill A Mockingbird is at...

What comes to mind when you think of lobsters? Do you think lobsters are delicious? Then pick up the children’s book, Earth to Larry by Sandra Lee Caouette. It is the story of Larry the lobster. Larry lives in the Atlantic Ocean. He is a...

Annabelle Goes to the Library is a children’s adventure book written by Abby Balson with illustrations by Vova Kirichenko. Annabelle is excited to go to the library! She is looking forward to choosing a book about some of her favorite things; princesses and heroes. While...

Dog is a stray. He doesn’t have any other name. Just Dog. No one has owned him, so he was never given a name. He lives off food from the dumpster next to a local diner. And he sleeps on a discarded duvet in an...

Digger liked digging in the dirt around the base of a large tree in the Schmidt family's backyard. It was his love for dirt and digging that made his parents name him Digger. He would dig around the tree more than once and Mr. Schmidt...

Magic Wanda: Grandma's Closet, Book 3 is a children’s fantasy picture book written by Lois Wickstrom and illustrated by Francie Mion. When Carrie opened the long, flat box with the name Wandas on the side, which she discovered in her grandmother’s closet, she wondered just...