We all dream about being something we’re not. Everyone seems to want to place us into categories, make us into a generality. George knew better. He was a stuffed puppy and he spent his days on the shelf of a toy store with other stuffed...

Hidden Gems: Quest for the Great Diamond is an educational action and adventure novel for children and preteens written by Hagop Kane Boughazian and illustrated by Joel Sigua. Gemstone was a small village located next to the Jeweled Forest, a stunningly beautiful woodland retreat where...

Ben, Savya, Kimaya, Oliver and Mei are best friends. They live in Slowville and attend a school that is set in a pretty park-like setting on top of the roof of an apartment building. There’s something very calming about Slowville. It’s comfortable, safe and ecologically/...

In Zelspar and the Magicians: The Legend of the Dragon Child, Cheryl Rush Cowperthwait combines two story lines to form a captivating children’s fantasy read. In the book, Zelspar, a powerful and wise dragon, sets out on a quest to defeat the evil magician, Flegmorr,...

Sammy, a scientist, lived with his wife Dorotea, also a scientist, and their thirteen-year-old daughter Elika in a cozy blue house on top of a hill in the suburbs of Hartsdale, New York. Aunt Caroline was coming that Friday to join in Elika's birthday celebrations....

The Secret Life of Sloan the Sloth by Aaron Fox with illustrations by Stacy Wallingford is a children’s picture book about a sloth named Sloan who has a secret identity. This author has perfected the ability to pack quite a good bit of humor into...

Hayley the Halloween Cat and The Search for Bitty the Bat by Wanda M. Luthman is a children’s picture book narrated through a rhyme scheme that will have kids happily reading along out loud. The colorful characters all have rhyming names, each feels unique and...

When someone comes to a children’s book like The Library of Secrets: The Giant Mistake written by Zoe Penn and illustrated by Z. Pahek, it is often uncertain what age group is targeted for readership. Sometimes, this age consideration remains unimportant; other times, it can...

Ted the Friendly Frog and the Race at Golden Lake is an animal adventure picture book for children, grades K-3, written by Scott McCall and illustrated by Autumn Brook. The Golden Lake Frog Meet was a major event for frogs, and it attracted participants from...

What would you do if an uncle you never met, or at least you don’t remember meeting him, suddenly died and left you an incredible mansion full of fascinating and mysterious objects, hidden staircases and an abundance of rooms to explore? For eleven-year-old Danzellan Wildwood...