Saving Gramps is a middle-grade novel by Jean Lejcher. Toby Langford is usually excited about his summer trips to his grandparents' lakeside house. He and Gramps build fires, fish, and call for loons, and Toby spends time with his friend, Cal. Gramps fell in December,...

Sharks Are Our Friends by Ian Humpheryes is a children's story about fear, dealing with worries, judging others, and friendship. Come along for a thrilling adventure down in a rockpool where you will meet a variety of animals that live in the sea. This location...

Suzy can’t read. When called by her teacher to read in front of the class, she is terrified. It doesn’t help that several of her classmates start laughing at her. In Linda Cansler Colasanti’s Suzy The Struggling Reader, Suzy loves school and wants to be...

Sound Switch Wonder is a children's picture book written by Christine J. Ko and Owen Whang, with illustrations by Katie Crumpton. The story revolves around a day in the life of a boy who has a hearing impairment. Despite his hearing challenges, the little boy...

Share The Kindness In Your Heart by Michael Wong is a charming children's picture book. Kindness is such a simple thing, and it costs nothing, but it is sorely missing in today’s world. Checking on your friends to make sure they are okay, helping your...

Sammie the Hungry, Angry, Never Satissssfied Snake by Rebecca Porter is about a fussy snake called Sammie. Sammie slithers an enormous distance in search of a worthy meal. She travels from a farm with domesticated animals to the caged animals of the zoo until she...

In Slidell The Squirrel Goes To The Birds by Thomas Hanley, Slidell is a curious little squirrel living in a backyard with a bird feeder. Slidell loves the seeds in the feeder, but the birds that eat from it don’t seem to like him very...

In Sawyer’s Stories: Time For The Chickens To Go To Sleep by Sawyer Ique, two chickens realize it’s time for them to get ready for bed. They go through the bedtime ritual by putting their toys away first. With their stuff picked up, it’s time...

Squeak Smiles! is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Terri Rosa Fox. It tells the story of Little Squeak, who has always been happy and never had a reason to be mad. His parents love him, and he gets to sing and play...

Susie Strickland Sizzling Striker, Part 2: The New School by K A Mulenga continues the story of a talented girl athlete who loves soccer/football. Susie’s dad has a new job, and the family must move to a new town and a new school. Susie is...