Beverly Podraza has chosen one of the lesser-known Bible stories, Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem, as the setting for the opening of Sandals of the King. Also, she shows it from the point of view of five animals and a bird, making them easy to believe...

Something's Eating the Garden is a children’s picture book written and illustrated by Pam Fries. I began wondering what kind of animal was eating Papa’s garden and tried guessing the identity of the culprit, or culprits. What would go into a garden to grab vegetables...

Katy, her sisters Lacey and Charlotte, and friend Sharron love to ice skate. When their mother takes them to Griffin Pond to skate, the girls encounter five older boys who are up to no good. One of the boys grabs Katy inappropriately. The girls escape...

Stop Breathe and Think: Temper Tantrum and Feeling Book for Kids is a children’s self-help picture book written by Nesrine Sleiman and illustrated by Aytan Khalafova. Lemar is a little girl who is sure she will someday become a famous artist. Drawing and painting are...

Short Adventures of a Loooong Dog: Loooong Dog's Adventures is an animal adventure picture book written and illustrated by Jessica Neal. What better way for a dog to spend a sunny day out of doors than visiting the local park? Loooong Dog loves the park...

Schneider the Spider sat looking at the beauty of the lake and the other spiders playing web-spit and catching flies. He really wished he had friends to play with him and he decided to approach a group of friendly spiders to ask if he could...

Something Lost Something Found by Natalia Paruzel-Gibson tells us the story of Ella. Ella is missing someone in her life: her mother. She has good memories of doing things with her family, particularly her mother, so she begins a search to find happiness again....

“Why can’t we just be like everyone else?” lamented Shaina. Thirteen-year-old eighth-grader Shaina has three brothers, and two of them, Darren and Terry, have autism. While Darren prefers to be alone and does not like to talk to people, Terry plays drums on pots and...

Lilly lived in Starlette Universe, a virtual world on earth that valued valor and self-worth. Lilly started eating sweets and it got worse and worse. Lilly hated doing anything wrong and Evil Eva wanted her gone. She also held a grudge against Lilly who once...

Scarlett’s mom has promised to take them on a trip, someplace exciting. They hop on a plane and fly from California to Australia. Scarlett is amazed at so many similarities and differences, like the English they speak is the same but sounds so different; the...