When Moggie met Froggie by Julia Stebbing is the story of an unlikely friendship between a cat and a frog. Moggie is a rather scruffy-looking ginger cat, out looking for a meal when he happens to see Froggie sitting on a log. Froggie comments on...

Have you ever heard of a Kakapo or an Aye Aye? Or how about a Bumblebee Bat or a Saola? I haven’t either. But these are some pretty weird animals. The sad part is that these animals are endangered, like the Bumblebee Bat which is...

Belle Brown packs a lot into her latest book, Nia the Narwhal Explores the Christmas Ocean. At the beginning of the book, Brown includes information on sight words and their importance. She has highlighted these words in bold throughout the story. Nia the Narwhal loves...

Shumi is a dwarf grey hamster who lives in a faraway country. His owner is Ellie whose eyes are the color of green jelly. She also has a fat orange cat named Pat. Shumi accidentally discovered what Pat does at nighttime. When Shumi asked Pat...

I Don’t Want a Pet! by Harrison Martin is about a little girl named Jen who is lonely. Her parents decide that they should buy her a pet as a companion. Surprisingly, Jen tells them she does not want a pet. She proceeds to emphasize...

Ben makes the best buttermilk biscuits. He’s entered them every year in the Best Bread Baking Contest and every year his biscuits come in second place, after Sofía’s Abuela’s Mexican sweet bread. Why does he bother? His dad suggests he experiments with his recipe, volunteering...

Donk the donkey wants some answers. He doesn’t understand why the farmer of Donkey Farm calls all the donkeys stubborn: “Move, you stubborn donkeys! Why, oh why are you so stubborn?” Donk asks everyone and they all give him the same answer, “It’s just the...

The Legend of the Spirit Bear is a children’s book by Glenda Higgins, starring a white bear named Sydney. Having been a long-term inhabitant of the zoo, Sydney never had much chance to learn the ways of the world. One day, his caretaker mysteriously dozes...

Martha Yamnitz has written a wonderful children’s book telling the biblical story of Noah—Noah and Me. Her best friend from high school, Jeri Hanson, has brilliantly illustrated the book for her with a style that will appeal to children everywhere. This book shares the story...

Jenny the Chimpanzee by Lotus Kay is a wonderfully engaging children's book about Jenny, a chimpanzee who helps young audiences learn about evolution and history. Jenny is the one explaining things, and will immediately bring young readers into the story. But there is more than...