Author: Luisa LaFleur

Flying Poodles: A Christmas Story begins with a slight variation on one of the most well-loved lines in all holiday literature. Instead of “Twas the night before Christmas,” Karen Morss starts her story off with “Twas two nights before Christmas” and proceeds to tell a jolly tale of adventure and rescue.

A new Christmas classic has been released just in time for the holidays, written by Karen Morss and illustrated by Ginger Nielson.

In Amigas, Fifteen Candles, author Veronica Chambers tells the story of four friends and a very special Sweet 15 party.

Not long ago, I reviewed a few books that had mice as the main characters. Well, now the counterpoint to that: books with cats as the main characters!

A new batch of stories have recently been translated into Spanish. Following are some interesting tales:

What better way to learn new words and practice them over and over again, but by learning catchy songs and nursery rhymes?

Following are some recently published books that caught my eye:

Robert Bauer is the author of the soon-to-be-released CJ in a Pickle. We reviewed it here. Robert was kind enough to answer a few questions, here’s what he had to say.

In C.J. in a Pickle, author Robert Bauer introduces us to C.J., a highly imaginative and cheeky young boy. C.J. comes home from school and his mother notices that something is amiss. C.J. thinks that if he tells the truth he’ll get into bigger trouble than if he tells a creative re-interpretation of the events.

A new book for older children, Remembering Oakley, by Carl J. Schutt, tells the story of Jacob and his beloved dog, Oakley. When Jacob’s mother tells him it’s time to put Oakley down, Jacob struggles to understand why.

Two books that tackle the topic of self-discovery from a Native American point of view. They are geared to older children and pre-teens and the lessons they impart are valuable and timeless.