Ooo, Ooo, Ooo! That's the sound I make when I find a simply sweet and delightful children's book, and it was certainly the sound I made when I read The Pumpkin Family by author TR Durphy. Following the story of the ten-member Pumpkin family, Father,...

In Rebellion in Riversleigh: The Madeleine Richards Series Book 1 by Juliette Duncan, Madeleine Richards (Maddy) is a typical pre-teen. On her birthday, she makes a mad dash outdoors in her pj's to chase away the dog that has been scaring her chickens. The birthday...

In The Freckle Monster: Freckles the Bunny Series, Book #6, Freckles is a special little bunny. She is smart, caring and very creative. Her latest project was to create a ‘Stop Bullying’ poster for school. All of the students were participating and the principal would...

Over the Rainbow by Mohsen Sharifi is inspirational against all the odds that conflict showers on ordinary people. When Saddam Hussein’s chemical warfare against the civilian masses within his own country decimates the population, leaving many traumatized and burned folk in its wake, Hiwa philosophically...

The Polka Dot Diet by Delia Berlin is a story about two siblings who enjoy all the food that is laid out before them, lovingly grown and prepared by their parents. Black and white illustrations by Hailey Quercia bring the story to life. Twins Pancho...

Welcome the Weirds (Bienvenidas las Raras) by Delia Berlin is a bilingual book in Spanish and English, relating to two sisters, Poly Ester and Sal Ami, wonderful names for these two very weird and eccentric sisters, and how they see the world around them. They...

Nicu - The Littlest Vampire: Fangless (Nicu - The Littlest Vampire Series Book 1) by Elias Zapple is a spooky story with a good message for children. Nicu is a fangless vampire and lives in a house in the Carpathian mountains of Transylvania. He is...

In Finding a Happy Medium... Understanding & Preventing Childhood Obesity: (Awesome & Diverse!) Volume 7, it’s apparent that author Tracy Bryan really cares about how to make the information in this book easily absorbed by readers. The prose is clear-cut and engaging. Kids and adults...

Crazy Cow of the Appalachians: Based on a True Story by Nancy Fussell Perryman is an entertaining family saga where Grandpaw at ninety years of age wants to get rid of all his livestock on his farm. There is always something happening on the farm...

Wishful Wedding: A Pocketful of Pride is a children’s picture story written by Amy Chung and illustrated by Paula Bossio. It’s the story of a little girl who is quite excited about her aunt’s wedding. She’s to be the flower girl, and she has a...