A classic fairy tale is refreshed in the picture book "The Twelve Ravens", about a girl’s persistence in saving her brothers from their wicked stepmother’s curse. In Diana Kizlauskas’s lavish picture book "The Twelve Ravens", a... Read More

"Franny the Fearless Firefly" accomplishes the tough task of teaching alliteration, vocabulary, and science. What happens when a little firefly gets too bold for her britches? Young readers will have a ball following Franny’s daring... Read More

A girl’s relationships and mastery of her emotions help her through an important quest in the coming-of-age novel "Magic in the Blood". Filled with elemental magic, Michael Foster’s enchanting fantasy novel "Magic in the Blood" is... Read More

"The Mountain Goddess" is an engaging, vivid work of impressive scope, with elements from fantasy, Buddhism, and Indian culture. Shelley Schanfield’s "The Mountain Goddess" presents a fantasy version of ancient India that chronicles a... Read More

James Stuart is in deep trouble. Though only a teenager, he shows great promise of becoming a powerful sorcerer, perhaps even the prophesied “Anointed One,” but it seems the entire wizardly community is aligned against him. Unfairly... Read More