The cover of Ten Swishy Fish (Bite-Size Books for Beginning Readers) by Bernice Seward is a hook in itself with huge-eyeballed fish swishing here and there. No fish on a hook here but certainly the reader is hooked. The rhyme and rhythm of the story...

Petunia Skunk grabbed the strongest bottle of perfume she owned and sprayed and sprayed before going to school. Petunia stunk like a skunk and her tail had a mind of its own. It would always raise and spray whenever she felt any type of strong...

Meet Dan who is supposed to be a fire dog in The Cookie Eating Fire Dog by Lida Sideris. Dan was supposed to pull on his shiny black boots, slip into his bright yellow coat, and put on his red hat whenever the fire bell...

Pearl the Panda was on her way to play. It was a hot day and as she skipped by the lake she saw her friend Mike squinting through a fence. She walked up to Mike and peered through a hole and saw an umbrella floating...

The Wondrous Wandering Acrobats Show: A Collection of Vintage Circus Posters by Anders Roseberg is a short book about circus acts from around the world, not just here in the United States. It’s filled with poems that cleverly describe individual and unique performances, and at...

What makes the shy little spider sing and dance as he builds his home? In The Shy Little Spider by Amber Gulley, young readers will see the shy little spider happily making his home, singing and dancing as he does it. Will he follow the...

Tammy the Sea Turtle, a children’s book by Joyce Lake, shares the story of Tammy leaving her nest and exploring the world. She heads straight to the sea to begin her life. Along the way, Tammy meets a dolphin and a pelican who become her...

The cat ripped around the corner, scrambled onto the sofa, running over Justen, who spilled his Christmas nog drink. The creamy mess landed on Justen, the TV, couch, end table and the remote control while Shadow, the black, green-eyed young cat jumped from chair to...

Little Donny has two dogs: Snookie, an Australian Sheepdog, and Bitsy, a bulldog terrier mix. Donny loved his dogs. When Bitsy had four puppies, fathered by the dog next door, Donny loved them as well and helped Bitsy care for them. He checked on them...

Santa has a problem. It is Christmas Eve, his sleigh is packed, but where are his reindeer? Poor Santa is dismayed to discover that all of his reindeer are down with the flu! Now, with a sleigh full of gifts and toys, and a world...