Tails of Sweetbrier by Deanie Humphrys-Dunne is an inspirational and true YA story. Deanie has cerebral palsy and her parents are told she will never be able to walk. But her father has other ideas and, after setting up Sweetbriers riding school, he sets about...

The Adventures of Venessa & Teddy by MieJoiee McClinton is a delightful storybook for children that revolves around Venessa, a bunny, and her best friend, Teddy, a bear. Venessa loves adventures and if she is not exploring or going on adventures, you can find her...

What an adorable book! The Ride of Doom: Star Sapphire and the Land of Gems by author Anthony Pardoe is a children’s book with a fun protagonist, a cute talking pebble, and an action-packed tale from start to finish. Ten-year-old Star does not quite get...

Set in a small village in post Civil War Wisconsin, The Saxon Boy: First Children of Farmington by Lisa Lickel revolves around eight-year-old John Klessig who loses his father suddenly, and finds himself with a new father when his mother remarries. His stepfather is very...

Tilly’s Top Secret Trapdoor by Maureen Bartone is a children’s story. Tilly is not the happiest child in the world and, whenever she can, she hides away from the world under her bed. Here, she can imagine that she is the most popular child in...

The Secret of the Sacred Scarab is Book One in The Chronicles of the Stone middle grade adventure series by Fiona Ingram. Adventure seeking Adam and his cousin, Justin, vacation in Egypt with their Aunt Isabel and grandmother. A peddler gives Adam a mysterious Egyptian...

One fine autumn morning, Little Boy stands with his parents, admiring the tree in their backyard. The tree is bare except for one lone leaf. Later, alone, Little Boy tries to talk to Little Leaf. Surprisingly, it answers, explaining its role in protecting its brothers...

Pamela Funke’s children’s story, The Turkeys are Coming, is an enjoyable read aimed at young children. This would be a good early reader (ages seven to ten) or a bedtime read for parents with younger children. Whilst in some parts it was a little too...

The Raging Torrent (Star Sapphire and the Land of Gems, Book 2) by Anthony Pardoe is an imaginative fantasy story. Trapped in the Land of Gems with a little pebble friend Jasper, ten-year-old Star must avoid being captured (again) by the pitchblendes and get to...

The Great Compost Heap by Renaee Smith is an educational and informative book for children that introduces them to the idea of composting and how composting can help them further the idea of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Science was Freddie's favorite subject and his mom...