Varian Johnson It's refreshing to see a diverse group of friends with a range of talents working together to "fix" any bul...

Alison Jay has always created a visual story line in her books, and her beachside adventure Out of the Blue follows that established pat...

Jan Thomas Jan Thomas takes true toddler scenarios and finds the humor and fun in them, as she does in A Birthday for Cow! Pig and Mo...

With school dismissed, it's time for pure pleasure reading. Emily's Blue Period by Cathleen Day, illustrated by Lisa Brown, will...

Erin McCahan in Grand Haven, MI It is rare in young adult fiction to find a family that gets along well, in which an author portrays t...

"To her infinite mortification, Sophia had no internal clock," thinks 13-year-old Sophia Tims, the heroine of S.E. Grove's ...

Byron Barton In My Bus by Byron Barton, Joe the driver keeps track of which passengers--a mix of cats and dogs--board and depart from ...