The First Jambalaya: A Fairytale Cookbook by Patricia Dewitt-Grush is about a community of animals in the Atchafalaya Basin Swamp in Louisiana. It was a Friday when Richeleaux the raccoon decided to make one of his dreams come true by organizing a party in the...

Taíno Tales: The Legend of Coquí is the retelling of how a species of small frogs native to Puerto Rico received their name. Vicky Weber introduces us to the historic Taíno people and one of their legends. The fable is a simple story of love...

Wind, Ocean, Grass by Karen A. Wyle is a gentle, beautiful tribute to the outdoors. It is written as a conversation between the wind and the grass. As the wind makes the grass ripple, the wind tells the grass that it reminds him of the...

K.A. Mulenga's Imbwa: The Story of the Dog and His Harsh Master is the best description of a halfway solved problem. The short story is about two dogs that are dear to each other but experience life differently. Despite Imbwa's loyalty, his master mistreats him,...

It is normal for all of us to feel sad and lonely on occasion, but it can be more complicated for young children to deal with those feelings. The Lonely Toadstool: A Children's Book About Emotions and New Friends That Come as We Find Our...

Meet some beautiful fluffy pedigreed cats in Catalina and Duke of Lombard by Patricia Derrick, which relates adventures that will keep you reading to see what transpires. Catalina, the cat, comes from a privileged home but was snatched and sold, which is where her adventures...

Fadelah Mahmood's children's book What Should I Do is a fable in the form of a picture book. Yousuf has three siblings, Adam, Zak, and Hannah. One day, when their mother is away, Yousuf's cushion lands on his mother's favorite ornament, causing it to break....

In the fourteenth century, young Tokoyo lived in Japan as a noble who enjoyed the best things in life. However, Tokoyo’s wealth and status didn’t make her proud. She respected people, was humble, and had sea diving training with the impoverished Ama. Her world came...

Stories For My Grandkids: Moral Lessons for Kids to Use Throughout Life is a collection of eight short stories by James Dixon. Having a screwdriver permanently stuck in your head will attract attention as it did for Annette Dixon, but it also proved beneficial in...

Flynn finds himself on the roadside somewhere near the wood. He had been thrown out of a car. His little paws hurt, and he was scared, starting to realize that the beloved human he trusted so much had left him all alone. Or so it...