There are many alphabet books available, but Maxine Rose Schur’s rollicking rhyming book, Pigs Dancing Jigs, rises to the top of the list. Each letter of the alphabet showcases an animal, some familiar like foxes and kittens, some unusual like quetzals and zorils. The rhyme...

Shani has a new friend. It’s a honeybee. She calls him Paul. Later, she learns that this honeybee is a she and not a he, so she changes the name to Paula. Shani loves to watch her honeybee fly around the flowers outside her window....

Puppy Pete’s Imaginary Jungle (Crochet Me a Story) by Rachel Hilz is a story about a crocheted puppy and his imagination. It’s raining outside, and Puppy Pete is bored with nothing to do inside. So he has a brilliant idea to use his imagination to...

Pete Cluckington and the Others is a children's book written by Melody Monroe and illustrated by Ginger Triplett. Old Farmer Smith sold the Southbrook chicken farm and all the chickens were dispersed to other settlements. The Cluckingtons moved to Northbrook farm where they lived with...

Who does not love penguins? In Marybeth Wishart’s book, Parker the Purple Penguin, she has written a timely story about bullying. Parker enjoys all the things most penguins love; snow, sliding, water, and swimming but he does not look like all the other penguins. The...

It was the first day of spring and the pugs were out wearing parkas. The dachshund who saw them thought it was not a good impression to make on a balmy spring day. She told them if they desperately needed to wear clothes, they should...

Samantha is a spunky Pekingese puppy who loves to play with her blue ball. However, she frequently cannot find the blue ball. The children’s book, Peke-A-Boo! Find the Ball That’s Blue, written by Wendy Zambrana and illustrated by Anne Zimanski, is a delightful participatory book....

I’m sure we’re all afraid of something at some time or other. Sometimes our fears take over our lives and that’s never a good thing. That’s what happened to Paulie. He’s a plover, a shorebird (or beach bird) who spent the warm summer months at...

Pete the Shark had heard so much about the open waters and he was excited to make his debut in the open aquarium waters. Pete couldn't wait to have his pictures taken with human children when they came to visit. Taffy Turtle asked him to...

Pippin No Drippin’ (Pippin The Cat Series) written by Layne Ihde and illustrated by Linda Pierce is a children’s animal book that would appeal most to an audience of children and parents who enjoy creative stories featuring animal characters. This is the second book in...