Twelve-year-old Lizzie wasn’t too happy about having to move. She had the best life and best friends. But when her parents pulled up in front of the new house, far from her old home, Lizzie was enchanted. Not to mention that there was a mysterious,...

In the spirit of the Akan tradition of storytelling, author Abena DelAlma brings Ananse and Other Short Stories. This slim volume hopes to introduce today’s young generation to that age-old story of Ananse, a trickster assuming the form of a spider. This storybook incorporates five...

The Recycling Party is written by Anat Gonen and illustrated by Yaara Eshet. The two main characters, Benjy and Emma, go about repurposing items that they find around their own home and neighborhood that are about to be thrown away. The children just cannot accept...

Meet a little boy named Peo and his robot, Trinket, in the story Peo And Trinket: A Story to Wake Up Your Child's Heart by Cambraia Fonseca Fernandes. Peo lived underground with his parents and he had big round eyes and blond hair which almost...

Christmas was only days away and the year-and-a-half-old brindle Pit Bull, Pickle, was cozy in the dog bed that was too small for him. It was another lonely night in the Wahow County Humane Society in Skipidee, Florida. Though he had made some furry friends...

Mae is a happy little girl. There are a lot of things she loves to do, depending on the season. She loves building sandcastles on the beach in the summer and sledding in the winter. But perhaps her favorite thing to do is to look...

Grimworld by Avery Moray is a delightfully quirky tale set in a charming dark world filled with shadows and spooks and other strange things. It was just an ordinary day for Henry Bats when a Nightspook lures him into the cemetery and has him stand...

The Making of a Knight by Angharad Thompson Rees is a unique fantasy adventure brought to life through verse. Shadow-Snatchers have brought fear to the kingdom and the king will not provide the villagers with safety among his walls. The role of hero falls to...

Loco, Toco, and Poco are all elephant friends. They look different, but they’re all about the same age. While playing in London’s Hyde Park, Poco suddenly remembers that today is his third birthday. When asked what he wants, he declares he wants the biggest chocolate...

Odie is a very inquisitive dog. He loves to explore, mostly by using his nose as all dogs do. He has a new friend in his neighborhood: Phoebe. They like to explore together, but since Phoebe is new, Odie is showing her around. Together they...