In Jessie and the Kindness Beads by Jessenia L Torres, we are introduced to a young girl who is bullied daily by the more popular children in the class. Unlike most kids her age, Jessie knows she sticks out because of the way she dresses,...

Mutants scavenged planet Earth and feasted on humans and animals. Juuji gathered his friends into a makeshift rocket and flew off to Mars. But Mars didn’t support some situations, and there were problems. One of Juuji’s friends, Asiim, remained in a cradle at nine years...

Jolene: Adventures of a Junk Food Queen is a fantastic book. It is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory meets Alice and Wonderland. Creative, fun, and informative. When I first picked up the book, I was unsure how any author could make clean eating enjoyable or...

The lovely children’s story, Jackie Does It All by Fabian E. Ferguson, contains valuable lessons that every child should learn. It teaches children how to say no to avoid being overwhelmed. The scouts are preparing for a wonderful three-day event in which the top scout...

Just Nuisance, the Sea-Dog, written and illustrated by Patricia Furstenberg, is an introduction to South Africa’s only sea dog that became a Royal Navy Seaman. His name was Just Nuisance because once when he was following a human sailor around on the ship’s deck, the...

Jojo is a very happy, healthy, and intelligent little boy. He loves to play with his toys; he loves his trucks, and he's very friendly with others on the playground or at school. But Jojo is a little different from other children (but we're all...

Jessica's Dilemma by Odell Staggers is an educational book for children. The story follows two best friends named Jessica and Judy, who each have a different home life. After pent-up emotions take effect, Judy goes off the rails. She makes a decision that proves to...

Jake the Road Dawg shows responsibility, looking for all that is beautiful and magical even in what might otherwise be scary, sharing music to make people happy, but most importantly, learning that life is about friendship and family. Jake, a shelter pup, a mixed breed...

Olivia Martin had a bad dream the night before starting sixth grade, but she did not expect her entire year to become an uninterrupted nightmare. This happened because of Candace, a fashionable girl with thousands of followers on social media, who mercilessly targeted Olivia. Being...

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...