Mama Kangaroo Nursery Rhymes for Modern Times, by Cassandra Lennox, is a 44-page-long children’s picture book that mimics the nursery rhymes I grew up with but are set more for today's youngsters. The rhymes are positive, bright, and often funny. The pictures are colorful with...

In Eli: Pride of the Yazoo River by Daniel E Brown, the folks of Sartartia, which is 34 miles northwest of Jackson Mississippi, have been trying to catch Eli, a legendary catfish, for about 20 years. Eli is strong. Eli is fast. Eli is cunning....

Loukas and the Game of Chance is written by Anthony L. Manna. A boy named Loukas was able to befriend a seemingly magical snake through his musical gift of playing the flute. His life and that of his family started to change since the snake...

Affirmation Alphabet: Empowering Words for Growing Minds by Sarah Loy is a sweet and simple children's book that goes through the full alphabet, using encouraging adjectives that start with each letter. The book reads like a parent speaking to their child and contains expressions of...

Chicken Little Investigates is written by Lois Wickstrom and illustrated by Francie Myon. It is a retelling of the classic fable of a little chicken who thought that the sky was going to fall on his head, so he created a panic among the...

When Day is Done is a wonderfully written bedtime story where people, the flowers, and the sun have finished for the day. One page at a time, someone or something has completed the day’s work and is ready to say good-night. Even the toys know...

And The Trees Began to Move, written by Lisa Olson and illustrated by Lauren Rutledge, is a children’s picture book that focuses on nature. Lisa Olson is able to bring a set of human characteristics to subjects that may or may not be living beings...

Ted the Friendly Frog and the Race at Golden Lake is an animal adventure picture book for children, grades K-3, written by Scott McCall and illustrated by Autumn Brook. The Golden Lake Frog Meet was a major event for frogs, and it attracted participants from...

Children need reassurance that their parents love them. They also need reassurance that their heavenly parent loves them, too. The parable of the prodigal son clearly demonstrates this undying love that God has for us and that our parents do as well. It doesn’t matter...

My Dino Ate My Homework by Ingrid Sawubona is a fun, brightly illustrated children's book for younger readers. A little boy has the perfect reason for not handing in his homework: his pet dinosaur ate it! This is a bit different from the usual "my...