Reviews written by Rachel Feeck, Staff Reviewer

A slapdash romp about a slave girl caught up in the plights and plots of a persecuted people and the sinister warlords with low self-esteem looking to squash dissent for good. Persephone has always been a slave, and when a bizarre turn of events sees her riding off into the...

Dot is a little shy and has trouble making friends at school. When her class is talking about pets, she seizes the opportunity to tell everyone she has a pet tortoise - erm, wait, make that a tortosaurus! He's super cool, and definitely not just her tortoise Monty dressed as...

Introducing Mr. Darcy, a dapper little duck, who enjoys fine morning strolls and, maybe, a dance about the maypole with the fine Bennet sisters...if only he knew how to dance. Luckily, his friends are there to cheer him on and find his dancing feet. This...

Join Snoopy and Woodstock on their trip to visit Spike, with camp outs, diner stops, and letters from their friends to read along the way. Each member of the gang has planned ahead and sent little notes to keep Snoopy and Woodstock company while they're on the road, and...

A story of finding oneself among traditions and change, listening to nature, and survival in a reimagining of pre-historic times. Through Nahia, the daughter of a tribe leader who fears rumors of dangerous settlers arriving, we experience the daily life of hunter-gatherer societies, the constant struggle to coexist with and...

In this third installment of the Witchlings, Seven and Thorn desperately search for a way to save their friend Valley, who had been turned to stone. To make things even worse, something is going wrong with magic, first creating a record number of Spares, and then making them disappear. The...

Full of charm and wit, Losing the Plot is the story of a bookworm, a jock, and their unexpected quest into the world of Grimms fairy tales to help Gretel find her brother and thwart the mysterious scheme that's threatening to unravel all of the stories. Be prepared to meet...

Freddie Parrott III and his butler Peccary return in this rousing good sequel for four more short adventures. Freddie is in charge of having fun and getting into tricky situations, and Peccary is in charge of everything else. These stories start as maybe everyday...

Nop the bear lives in an old shop. It's not clear how he and the other toys got there, a little worn but still full of love, and they all help each other look their best for when kids will come to take them home. At the end of the...

Totally cute and inspirational. I'm not even a fan of snails, but this book is an exception. This is a book with more pictures than words, and I was cheering for snail on every inch of his journey, from high mountain top to wet river...

The story of Whisper the little dragon, who learns to make himself heard and show the other dragons it's important to take care of the forests. While all of the big dragons think its very fun to light things on fire, Whisper sees this is hurting his animal friends and...

A story about how to handle disappointment and the importance of communicating feelings, even when it's hard. Milo is so happy Mini and his friends remember his birthday, however when Mini gives him a present he can't use, Milo starts to feel down. He doesn't think his friends mean to...

Eliza and the Flower Fairies is the first in a new series of illustrated chapter books, with colored illustrations, glossy pages, and a fantastical fairy adventure. When Eliza gets home, she likes to spend time alone with her books...until she sees some light coming through a fairy door and enters...

When mom says the family is moving house, that means they're actually moving the whole house, right? The little boy imagines all the ways they can pick up their house and take it with them, with cranes, or boats, or even helicopters! Okay, maybe that's not what mom meant, but...

What's better than a birthday? A surprise birthday with friends! One by one, Mouse makes sure all of his friends are ready to celebrate Ada's big day. Each of the animals starts as a shape in the dark, and it's fun to guess / learn...