Jaunty, funny, and fun… Aimed at middle graders, McCloskey’s entertaining books in The Adventures of Tooten and Ter Series detail the ongoing sleuthing exploits of a young boy and his dog. In A Nose for Crime, the first installment in… Read More ›
Children’s Fiction
Nathaniel’s Got the Blues by David L Heaney
A compelling, awe-inspiring tale… Heaney’s charming, captivating tale of Nathaniel, a fruit rat, is more of a pilgrimage of the inner soul rather than a physical journey of a bitter rat who has grown increasingly self-focused in his old age…. Read More ›
Auntie, I Don’t Want You To Get Married: Danielle The Girl From New York by Clarence Coggins
Thoroughly engrossing, stunningly plotted… Coggins’s first in the Danielle The Girl From New York series traces the insecurities and fears of Danielle, a little girl from New York City who travels to Georgetown Guyana to visit family. The New Yorker… Read More ›
Why Inch Got a Foot (6 of 1/Half Doz of the Other Series: Book 2) by Ron Roecker
A quirky, clever tale… Endearing from the first page, the award-winning Roecker’s second installment in the series takes readers to an adventurous journey with a tiny inch worm. The adorable Inch, the inch worm, is too inquisitive for her family… Read More ›
Dylan’s Birthday Present (Little Polyglot Adventures) by Victor Dias de Oliveira Santos
Insightful, informative, and fun… A quest to find a lost birthday present takes Victor’s young protagonist on an insightful journey in this endearing debut installment in the series. It’s little Dylan’s birthday, and he is excited to show his birthday… Read More ›
The Witches of Willow Cove by Josh Roberts
A tidy middle-grade read… This somewhat spooky journey in a fully formed world features an engrossing story of a middle grader growing into her witch magic and solving a mystery. It’s on her 13th birthday when middle grader Abby… Read More ›
How Big Is Your Brave? by Ruth Soukup
Encouraging and charming… Soukup tells the story of a little bunny who learns to face her fears and follow her dream in this beautifully illustrated children’s picture book. A young bunny both anxious and afraid, Zippy dreams of making… Read More ›
A Robot’s Journey To Find A Heart by Dave Gerber and Jessie Gerber
Unsatisfactory… Jessie and her daddy have hearts, so the Robot sets on a journey to find a heart for himself as well. “Jessie and her Daddy love playing. / Do you love to play? / Will I find my heart… Read More ›
Please Don’t Say An X Word by W. Nikola-Lisa
Delightful and deeply engrossing… With wit, sensitivity, and insight, award-winning author W. Nikola-Lisa explores the key issue of verbal bullying in this fabulous concept picture book. The narrative consists of fancy, funny words starting with each letter of the alphabet… Read More ›
A Day at the Zoo by Cassie Roberts (Author), Judith Richards (Illustrator)
A funny, charming read… Roberts’s latest is a short, simple rhyming book of two children’s adventure at the zoo. William and Rose go to the zoo, where they meet many friendly animals performing amazing tricks. The children are invited… Read More ›
