In Silly Sam The Elf by Angela Lindsey, we are introduced to an elf who not only loves his job making toys for the children of the world, but he also loves to make his fellow elves laugh and have a good time. That is...

Old man Jack and his unlikely companion, St. Sebastian the rat, travel the world together. They’ve seen many places and met many people but wherever they go Jack is met with ridicule and spite. This is all because of his strange beard. Jack becomes dejected...

Sammy the Seahorse: Is He a Horse or Is He a Fish? by Martha and Ann Driscoll is a colorful informational picture book. The Syngnathidae family of fish includes leafy sea dragons, pipefish, and sea horses. Sammy is a common seahorse who lives in a...

Are you afraid of something? So much so that you refuse to do something that might be fun to avoid facing that fear? That’s Vicky’s problem. She had a terrible scare when she was younger; she was almost swallowed by a huge wave while playing...

If you were born any time between 1970 and 1990, you probably remember Choose Your Own Adventure-style books and countless other lines riding that popular wave; if born at any other time then either your children or your parents enjoyed them. I adored those pulpy,...

Skimmer & Birdy: Let's Help Nell by Carrie Turley is a colorful children's picture story. Skimmer and Birdy are two elephants who simply love life. They have positive, happy attitudes and are alert to those around them. So along comes Nell, the giraffe with a...

In Saturday Morning with Mobley by Dana Pegram and Kenneth Burton III, Mobley has a fun day planned, and he is super excited to start it. Then, his mom reminds him that he has chores to do. Mobley would rather go outside and play than...

Suzie-Que and Pepperanne: The Mouseguest is a book from a series called The Tales of Suzie-Que and Pepperanne, written by S. F. Heskin. The story starts with Suzie-Que, a young girl who loves to have tea with her best friend, Pepperanne the cat. During tea...

Sir_Scrap Metal is a children's adventure book written by Joan Dee Wilson. Eight-year-old Dree and her brothers, Mike and Brady, are in Lake Superior to spend the summer with their grandma in Cedar Cottage. While Mike and Brady visit Mr. Fitch's store to buy a...

There are more than one hundred billion stars in the universe, and since the beginning of humans living on Earth, there have been more than one hundred billion babies born. Pretty amazing, don’t you think? But did you know that everyone is like the stars...