A royal pain with a red balloon strays from a fair and into an abandoned marionette auditorium where several spooky kooky puppets (called Squickerwonkers) reside. A disembodied voice introduces to the impetuous young heiress each of the... Read More

A collage of words and drawings narrating the life of polymath Peter Mark Roget accompanies this story of the list-maker’s life and career. Both approachable and packed with information, this mini biography introduces children to the... Read More

Charming illustrations and a likable protagonist teach children about self-restraint, following rules, and earning rewards. Zachary Fallon creates a whimsical look at the moral quandaries of a small boy in "Diego Dilemma in the Cookie... Read More

Celebrate the dazzling spectacle of reading, writing, and designing in this vaudeville romp that explores the outside, inside, intellectual side, and imaginative side of these friends we call books. Antique-style fonts and warm-toned... Read More

This light mystery about a special pet will appeal to dog lovers. "The Amazing Sparkey" is a story about the Kelly family’s incredibly smart dog, Sparkey. He reads, adds and subtracts, helps with the grocery shopping, and even gives... Read More

In "The Opera", Kateland Leveillee creates a vivid portrait of the tortured mind of a mad poet. It is a collection that is interesting in its premise but limited in its scope. The speaker in Leveillee’s poems is at once deeply... Read More

“The purpose of this book is to provide practical job advice,” writes first-time author Robert L. Deitz in his introduction to Congratulations – You Just Got Hired: Don’t Screw it Up. He fulfills his goal with humor and brevity.... Read More

It’s a lesson in playground manners for Fink, a mischievous mink who causes trouble by cutting in line for the swing and telling a lie when the teacher scolds him for his naughtiness. Later, Fink hops off the seesaw, which causes the... Read More