Book Review
Not Just Another Moose
by Martha Topol
From the first vision of Moose standing tall with his huge baked potato nose sniffing the air, readers can sense this is no ordinary character, especially with his five foot wide set of antlers sweeping up toward the sky, “like huge...
Book Review
The Dream Collector
by Martha Topol
The dream collector comes around at dawn and gathers up each night’s dreams: “city regulations.” What would happen, then, if his truck broke down? Luckily, young Zachary is up early chasing his shaggy dog dream and is able to dig...
Book Review
Dr. White
by Martha Topol
Dr. White is a small fluffy dog whose devotion to sick children helps them to heal. Based on true events, the renown Jane Goodall focuses on the conflict of interest between the loving animal and a health inspector who orders the dog...
Book Review
Little Polar Bear and the Brave Little Hare
by Martha Topol
In this latest installment of Lars, the little polar bear’s adventures, Lars rescues a small hare named Hugo from a deep hole. On their way home, the two get caught in a snowstorm and are lost until a red “car” (more like a minivan...
Book Review
A Calendar of Festivals
by Martha Topol
Eight festivals are featured in this colorful, attractively designed book. Arranged chronologically by calendar year, the book starts with Purim, a Jewish Holiday in March, and ends with a Russian New Year’s story. Each holiday is...
Book Review
Born to Pull
by Martha Topol
This book for elementary age children and up serves as a fascinating and fairly comprehensive introduction to dog sledding. Along with information on understanding and caring for the dogs—their breeds, food shelter and methods of...
Book Review
Erick's Hungry Winter
by Martha Topol
A young elk learns what it means to go hungry during a particularly harsh winter. While he waits for his father to find food, he meets up with other forest animals and is told about their methods of survival—from the porcupine that...
Book Review
Where Are You?
by Martha Topol
On his first trip to the supermarket, Harry smells cupcakes. Following his nose he runs off, leaving Grandpa behind. What follows is a search and find game of minor proportions as they each realize the other is missing. They find each...