Tag: children’s fiction
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Exploring Books by Month: A Fun Reading Challenge for 2026
This whole reading challenge was built around picking two books per month based on an element of the month itself.
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Simon Fayter and the Doors of Bone: A Positive Perspective
Many people have done the fish out of water thrust into a magical school trope, but this author’s approach is purely unique. If you don’t laugh at least a dozen times while reading this book, I am concerned about your sense of humor.
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14 Of The Best Love Stories For Valentine’s Day
It’s the season of love. And love is one of the most powerful influences and themes in fiction and in real life. So let’s look at love through 14 books from across all different genres and for all different audiences.
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Lady Of Ch’iao Kuo Warrior Of The South: A Positive Perspective
Because she lived so long ago, we do not have a ton of information on her life. What we do have, however, makes it clear that she was a pretty awesome lady.
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Watercress: A Positive Perspective
The illustrations in this book are absolutely gorgeous. And it helps to teach your kids to be grateful as well as giving them insight into Chinese culture. It may even leave you craving a salad.
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Insignificant Events In The Life Of A Cactus: A Positive Perspective
Too often people with disabilities are portrayed as somehow being less of a person. But this novel is different. Nothing in the presentation of Ava’s character makes you feel sorry for her. She is perfectly capable of living a full life. She is different and that is okay. Even more than okay, her differences are…
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Too Bright To See: A Positive Perspective
“It’s hard to be yourself before you know who that is”. I imagine it’s even harder when you are being plagued by a ghost.
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Vampirates: A Positive Perspective
This is one of those concepts that sounds good on paper but is so rarely executed well. And Somper executes it to perfection.