In a literary world rife with paranormal characters and situations, "The King's Ransom" offers a refreshing and realistic approach to pre-teen medieval reading material. The three young protagonists come from different levels of society: a prince, a blacksmith's apprentice, and an orphan. When their friend,...

The clock strikes midnight, and Ninja Nighttime has a mission to do. With everyone asleep, the house is dark and quiet, so Ninja creeps throughout the house in search of his treasure but before he finds it, Ninja runs into a big surprise, one he...

"Exploring the Garden with the Little Rose," written by Sheri Fink and illustrated by Mary Erikson Washam, is a fun, beautiful, and educational book to share with young children. This book teaches the alphabet and identifies different objects throughout the garden whose names begin with...

"The Ugly Bug Ball," written by Michelle Burns and Dr. Anissa Freeman and illustrated by D.S. Edwards, is a book that is filled with beautiful illustrations and a fantastic story about not judging others, cliques, bullying and courage. Stanley Stinkbug lives in a garden, a...

“Nimpentoad” is a cooperative effort by Henry, Joshua, and Harrison Herz. It is a somewhat interactive storybook for children, set in an alternate world. The main character is Nimpentoad, who happens to be a Nibling, but not just an ordinary Nibling. Nimpentoad is smarter than...

Chris Gall is at it again with his Dinotrux characters. This time, the Dinotrux are tired of being stuck in a drafty museum for millions of years where people visit and do so many things with them such as poking, prodding, shaking and studying them....

What do you get when you mix dinosaurs and trucks? If you guessed Chris Gall’s new book "Dinotrux" you are absolutely right! This is the first book of Chris Gall I have read. Although I am not a fan of dinosaurs, my niece and nephew...

This is a new and fun Christmas story of a family excited about Santa visiting their home on Christmas Eve. The children are excited about the snow that is falling on this night, and that is when Billy Mouse makes his appearance. Billy makes his...

Olly Oogleberry made his first appearance in 1981 through the dawdlings of a restless seventh grader, Lou Hughes. Now after thirty years, Olly has resurfaced in the new children’s book “The Fabulous Adventures of Olly Oogleberry.” Olly is going on an adventurous mission to save...

"Lemon Dot Town is happy to be surrounded by love by the Lemon Dot Tree." And the town loves it back. The mutual love and respect is taught here using simple terms geared towards young children. Lemon Dot Town lives by the action of treating...