The Prince and the Flea is a children’s story, co-written by Jade Diane and her mother, and illustrated by Naomi Alessandra. Prince Charlie often daydreams about meeting and marrying his fairytale princess. His mother, Queen Selene, is quite regal and rather snobby. When Charlie receives...

There’s a Rainbow in My Pocket by Lyn Kulow is a magical story where readers get to see a little girl’s imagination enable her to do wonderful things with the rainbow. The little girl sees a rainbow hanging in the sky and she takes it...

Tripi Takes Flight (The Amazing Adventures of Tripi the Fly) by Lori London is an enjoyable picture book that follows a young fly named Tripi. Tripi is very talented. He can talk, read, write, sing and dance, as well as other things, but Tripi can't...

Talking Tales: Puppy’s Bubble by Erica Graham is a charming storybook for children as it targets some of the earliest developmental sounds of the English language. Puppy wakes from his nap and sees a bubble. He gets up and notices the bubble is gone. Puppy...

Readers are taken into the African jungle where the Congo River flows in The Blue Crocodile by Sarah Case Mamika. Here they meet a rare crocodile who is blue in color instead of green. Everyone is afraid of the Blue Crocodile and he has no...

Readers are introduced to Mike Josephs who is chewing a newfangled bubblegum in The Great Skeeter Battle: Bubblegum Mike, Book 1 by Geoffrey Saign. His friends, Skim and Teddy, dare him to chew twenty pieces of that newfangled bubblegum and blow twenty bubbles. Mike wants...

Tovi the Penguin Goes on a Treasure Hunt in Paris by Janina Rossiter is a fun children's book about a penguin named Tovi. Tovi and his friends are visiting the city of Paris, when Tovi notices a poster of the Mona Lisa, and falls deeply...

The Family Tree: The Night of the Storm by Laurie Copmann is a beautiful children's book about a tree. The tree was planted long ago and had grown up to be a very magnificent tree that provided shade. One night, there was a big storm...

The Moose with the Pump by Yerachmiel Altman is about David Jacob, the little blue moose who has type 1 diabetes. His parents tell him that he need not be scared as they will not let him down and, with the right information, he will...

The illustrations by Siera Tomczak in The Color of Beauty are very realistic. She adds so many tones, shadows, and highlights that really give contrast and bring the illustrations to life. The poetry or musings on color by Goob are very well written. The author...