The North Pole is crowded with evil witches, goblins, and ghosts who hate everything about Christmas: the music, the gifts and, most of all, the Elf king, King Eilfyw, who lives deep within the village, who devotes his life to bringing gifts and Christmas cheer...

Princesses Don’t Have Sticky Hair, written by Angela Castillo and illustrated by Cher Jiang, is a short children’s story full of funny little mythological beings. Fairies that may do some homework, dragons that might toast a marshmallow or two for their friends, brownies that love...

A Tree Called Gabby written by Raj and Susan Hathiramani is the tale of an apple tree that loves to share her life with those that visit her. Birds and children love Gabby so much that they ask her permission to perch on her beautiful...

Decades ago, I read a book of Zen koans (paradoxical stories and riddles) which had such an impact on me that they have stuck in my mind with surprising clarity to this day. When I came across Wise Tales From the East, I hoped it...

Alessia in Atlantis by Nathalie Laine tells the story of The Forbidden Vial. Alessia is 12 years old and it isn’t unheard of for her to lose control and kick off at school. When a giant frog monster attacks her, she is plunged deep beneath...

Do you believe in Santa? I know I do, for no particular reason. I’ve had my doubts over the years, as I’m sure we all have, but there was one Christmas when I’m convinced I heard the reindeers' hooves on the roof. Christmas isn’t about...

Bubba and Squirt’s Mayan Adventure by Sherry Ellis is a delightful children’s adventure and the second in a series of stories involving brother and sister, Bubba and Squirt. The pair has discovered a hole underneath a large tree in the woods near their house in...

In A Dream, written by Ann Hoang and illustrated by Charity Russell, takes us on a magical journey on a ship that sails along a stream. During this dream, there are many encounters, such as the rainbow-spouting whale and an octopus who loves to drum...

Do you ever wonder where Santa came from? In How I Became Santa Clause, we find out exactly how he became what he is today. Christopher Claus Kringle was born January 1st, 1900, which was well over a hundred years ago in New York City....

What would happen to Christmas if Santa’s famous list went missing? Well, that’s what happened. The snow fairy, Quinn, a very imaginative little snow fairy who loves a good story, stumbles on two elves arguing in the magic forest. They’ve lost Santa’s list and they...