In Sophie Washington: My BFF by Tonya Duncan Ellis, Sophie and Chloe have been best friends since they started school and Sophie always imagined that would never change. Although they are very different and have different interests, Sophie is happy just to be friends with...

Swallowed by a Secret is a work of children’s fiction penned by author Risa Nyman. A contemporary and realistic tale with a little dash of magical realism thrown in, this is a somewhat serious and emotive story that deals with grief, betrayal, secrets and other...

Save the Bees: Save the Earth by Bethany Stahl should be required reading for all schools. The book is interesting and educational and children, teachers, and parents will enjoy reading it. The bee describes his role in distributing pollen and transporting nectar back to the...

What a wonderful, happy ending to the story Shy Ty! Written in rhyming form, this book describes a student named Ty who doesn’t have any friends at school because he doesn’t initiate friendships—but neither do the other students. They don’t know him. Author Anne Toole...

Scampy is a bundle of love and energy from the day he is born. He loves to run and get into mischief, but he’s so happy all the time, a happiness that is contagious, that he is quickly forgiven. Animals and humans on the farm...

Kaleisha is a mermaid who lives in the ocean. One day she asks Agwe the turtle if she can join him as he moves around the ocean floor, looking for tasty food to eat. He agrees and it’s a good thing. Seeing some jellyfish, he...

Katy, Lacey, and Charlotte were outside having a vigorous, wet, and slushy snowball fight and, after that, they were heading to the skating rink. Katy and Lacey were good at ice-skating and Charlotte was waiting for their mom to teach her. It was Charlotte's first...

Snow Girls - Ice Castles: In the Darkness of Midnight, It Glows by the Firelight by Irene Petrucci follows the fun adventures of three sisters and their friends. Charlotte, Lacey, Katy and their friend Sharron are happily skating on a pond in the woods. The...

“Dogs stay with us for a while, but then they are needed up in Heaven to welcome everyone that comes there.” Sassie’s New Home is a beautiful story designed to help children understand and cope with the loss of a pet. The main character, Lanie,...

In the children’s book, She Shines Bright, by Jessi Rausch, the author wishes all good things for her daughter Harper and all girls while they are growing up, from being the president one day to being a mother and to whatever they set their minds....