The Timeouts Titanic by Dr. Zo is an exciting time-travel chapter book for younger readers. The story follows a trio of middle-grade friends who are recruited to protect time from being destroyed. Without much to go on beyond a brief explanation of their task to...

Phoebe Chen is an eight-year-old girl who loves to solve mysteries. She wants to become a detective like her father. To improve her investigative skills, she reads and rereads Nancy Drew books. Phoebe has two friends, Luana Porcello and Becky Marshal. One day, after finishing...

Pitter and Patter are intrigued by the idea of learning the history of E.M. Maus Burrow. When the Mayor visits their classroom, they ask questions that pique their curiosity further. While taking a shortcut through God’s Acre, the mice are hunted by a cat. Even...

So often we measure our self-worth against that of others. The purple croc in an orange sock is transformed every day when the magical clock strikes four. That’s when “a flamingo in a bright pink frock” appears at the end of the dock, and the...

Books often open a door to a world full of possibilities. You could be busy climbing high towers and saving the world with your cool superpowers. You could be teaching a new puppy some tricks. Building a grand tree house with rickety sticks. Flying off...

The First Annual Gala Maze-a-thon was a race with each rider on the back of a calpa. The first one across the finish line would win the race. Talee and her calpa called Nola were ready for the race. Among the other competitors was a...

The Willow family lives in a town called Barksville with their three dogs. The pups enjoy different activities, from collecting things to playing in the sprinklers. One is bowlegged, one has a bent tail, and the other forgets where she hides the things she's...

If you like comic books, The Mootants vs. The Unstoppable Mega-Chicken by Derek Taylor Kent will be just up your alley. Kyma is a curious 11-month-old calf living a humdrum life on Lumpke's milk farm. All she wants is the freedom to roam the outside...

The Magic of Misty Nook, Kitty Kat Rescue by Christine Skippins is Little Frank's Story. Little Frank is a little cat, only four months old and already two lives down. First, he was taken too early from his mum and, second, his humans didn’t look...

The Elephant in the Room: Band Rehearsal by Rubén Rodríguez-Ferreira reminds readers that music can do wonders to bolster a person’s sense of belonging and strengthen their self-esteem. Rogelio the elephant was a good student, but he was also shy. When he’s introduced to music...