Mirror, Mirror by Barbara Freeman is a children’s book suitable for young children of grade second onwards. Mirror, Mirror is a story about a young black child named Tina Thomas who lives in Omaha with her parents and sisters. Tina is sometimes sad about her...

Kintu and the Fairy Bee is a children’s picture book written by Mary Beth Numbers and illustrated by Kabuye Ivan. This is a retelling of the story by Mrs. George Baskerville, which was first published in 1922, and was based on the oral storytelling traditions...

Deidre's Dawn: Book 1 of The Enchantment by J. Michael McFadden is the story of Deidre Dawn, set against the backdrop of ancient Ireland. Deirdre’s curiosity and enchantment unfolded while reading the Book of Invasions – a saga of the transformation of her land where...

Pluto is a dwarf planet and Mercury looks like a “tiny little white spot under the moon” and it’s actually the closest planet to the sun. Venus, next to the moon, usually “shines the brightest in the sky.” A fun way to learn and remember...

The Tale of Two Princes is a fable written by Joshua Desjardins and illustrated by Michael Hetrick. Once upon a time, Beautiful Prince lived with his parents in a castle overlooking a lake. Across the lake, Pretty Princess and her Pretty brother lived in their...

Ollie the Owllama is a children’s animal story book written by Kim Wilson and illustrated by Ashley Teets. Ollie was an Owllama, which meant he was part owl and part llama. One result of this combination was that Ollie had something funny happen whenever he...

Christmas is a magical time for children. Especially when Christmas involves Santa Claus, and all the rituals leading up to his big night in the sky on Christmas Eve. Ava Buttons is a very organized little girl. Everything in her room is neat and tidy,...

Prepare to meet mystical garden cherubs who dwell within the green forest that is Sodbury. Sodbury is a place like no other where nature and magic are one, the sort of fantastical place found in the stories of folklore and fairytales. However, despite its vibrant...

Hope is a little white dachshund, a little girl’s best friend. Hope is always there, when the little girl is walking, sleeping, reading or just enjoying her ice cream. Hope is there even when the little girl doesn’t realize she’s there. It’s as if the...

Scott Hook is clearly fascinated by several things, primarily architecture, art, writing, and children, and he uses these interests, and his considerable skills, to present The Lonely House. The reader is taken through one man’s dream of the perfect home and its creation – and...