Holly’s Hollyhocks by Marsha Jackson is a sweet story about a little girl named Holly. One day she and her mom are at a garden center when she discovers a packet of seeds with her name. She buys a couple of packets and is excited...

Dreams can come true if you hope and dream hard enough. One young girl and an ornery pony no one else liked connected while she was working at a local stable. The pony’s name was Me Too and, even though others thought the pony was...

Bummer is a pet bighorn sheep. When she started getting weak, the family called the vet and were told to feed her only goat’s milk. After a few days of driving a fair distance to obtain the goat’s milk, Dad decides to purchase the family’s...

Have you ever wondered where mermaids live? I know I have. Apparently, there’s a deep underwater world called Mermaidia and it’s home to all mermaids. It’s a fun place to live and to grow up in and, most important, “mermaids live peacefully with all sea...

Many kids fear monsters in the night, but in Cindi Handley Goodeaux’s book, Ishkabibble Unafraid, there is a twist. The story is told from the perspective of Ishkabibble who happens to be, you guessed it, a monster. His friends have warned him about the ‘hue-mans’...

Wanda Hernandez’s latest story is What Can I Do?!? Speak Encouraging Words. Little Danielle Duckling lives on a farm. She notices that everyone seems to have something special they can do but she doesn’t think there is anything special that she can do. She goes...

Fireflies are so magical! In Lightning Bug Lights by Jason Paul, we meet little Edamarie who has a big imagination. Her mother is reading her a story when Edamarie suddenly asks, “Why do lightning bugs flash at night?” Her mother doesn’t know the answer and...

Levi Journey, An Unlikely Therapy Dog, written by Julie Laine Iribarren and illustrated by Martin Peers, is a magical story for young children. It is a true story and involves a lovely dog called Levi Journey. Levi Journey travels to be adopted by a new...

This Covid business is downright scary. It’s not just children who are frightened; adults are, too. But, it’s most difficult for young children to understand. That’s where Jake comes in. Jake’s a dog who lives with a loving family. When Covid suddenly hit, Jake had...

A Rose for Grandma: A Journey through Alzheimer’s by Christiana Egi, the co-creator with her husband of a home for older adults with dementia, is an informative read that tells of the growing realization of the onset of Alzheimer’s in Annie’s grandmother. Annie has an...