Genre: Illustrated Fairy Tale «A Green Tulip» is a beautiful and romantic fairy-tale. This is a story of pure love, beauty and courage. A young artist presents an unknown old woman with his painting, and receives magic paints as a gift in return. Everything he depicts using these paints comes to life. The artist falls in love with a beautiful princess, but she is kidnapped by the evil and cunning Queen of the arid kingdom. The brave young man sets off on a dangerous journey in search of the … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: A Green Tulip by Irina Bilan
FEATURED BOOK: Girls Gone Great by C J Brumberg
Genre: Children's books “Girls Gone Great” is a collection of magical tales written specifically for girls ages two to ten years. The stories are created to make all girls realize their potential to be greater than they are. When you believe in yourself and have confidence to face obstacles, then any girl has the ability to “go great” and surprise herself just like the heroines in these tales. Link to buy book … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: Girls Gone Great by C J Brumberg
FEATURED BOOK: The Fairy Princess’s Crown by Steve Ellis
Genre: Fairy tale, bedtime story Enchanting, magical, amusing bedtime story about a little girl who loves fairies & dressing up. With beautiful, vibrant illustrations. Ages 3 - 8 When Emily finds what she thinks is a fairy’s ring in the wood, she wears it on her finger as part of her fairy dressing up outfit. But back in fairyland the Fairy Princess’s Crown has gone missing because naughty Fairy Dandelion borrowed it and then lost it. Unless the princess has it for her coronation at … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: The Fairy Princess’s Crown by Steve Ellis
Buyer’s Guide: Peter the Shoemaker by Elena Horas San Martin
Targeted Age Group:: 8 and above Category: Children's - Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths About Peter the Shoemaker: This story has been long-listed in the Fish Short Story Competition 2013/14. Peter is a hard working shoemaker who often stays up late catching up with some accumulated work... until one day he receives an unexpected visit that will change his life forever. For ages 8 and up. … [Read more...] about Buyer’s Guide: Peter the Shoemaker by Elena Horas San Martin
FEATURED BOOK: The Upside of Iris by Helen Rose
Genre: fairy tale, fantasy, fiction What does love look like to you? For young Iris, the whole world looks upside down, and the only person who truly understands and appreciates her perspective is her new friend Charlie, who has his own unique trait: he cannot speak. His silence, her precociousness, and their acceptance of each other make the two a perfect match. But happiness is fleeting, as Iris’s new stepsisters, skeptical and jealous (as conventional folks often are of those who … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: The Upside of Iris by Helen Rose
FEATURED BOOK: The Pearl and the Golden Plinth by Bruce McQueen
Genre: Fantasy, Magic, Coming of Age, Folklore, Mythology, Children's, sword, sorcery The peaceful city of Chakoria, deep within the underwater planet of Osis, has always been protected from dark, oppressive forces by the Pearl and the Golden Plinth. But all good things must come to an end… Lord Agon’s evil knows no bounds. As dark ruler of the city of Enzir, his gruesomely spiked claws grip the souls of a mighty kingdom. But his vast empire will forever remain incomplete until he … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: The Pearl and the Golden Plinth by Bruce McQueen
FEATURED BOOK: The Crumbling Brick – Land of Neo by JoHannah Reardon
Genre: Fairy tale, fantasy THE CRUMBLING BRICK is told in the tradition of C. S. Lewis's and George MacDonald's fairy tales. As Ella keeps a promise to her mother to clean the cellar, she discovers a crumbling brick behind an old trunk. Even though it’s raining outside, sunlight pours through the opening. Intrigued, she chips away at the brick to find the source of the light. To her astonishment, she finds another land beyond her cellar wall, gripped in the freshness of spring. But … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: The Crumbling Brick – Land of Neo by JoHannah Reardon
Secret Friends by Lynn Landes
My name is Bella. I am a Pegasus and this is the story of how I met my secret friend, Maximillion. You know what a Pegasus is, right? NO? We are mythical creatures that look like horses with wings. We can fly, well, most of us can. Every day after school it starts. The other Pegasus don’t like me. You see I can’t fly, it scares me. Lots of things scare me. I am different and they just don’t like different. So I run, but it is hard to run faster than a Pegasus can fly. One day … [Read more...] about Secret Friends by Lynn Landes
Featured Book: The Viking’s Apprentice by Kevin McLeod
About The Viking's Apprentice by Kevin McLeod What would you do if you discovered nothing was as you thought, and the fate of your friends, perhaps even the world was in your hands? That’s the reality Peter must face in the middle Grade novel, The Viking’s Apprentice. Campbell’s Cove is a small town surrounded in mystery and intrigue. The history of the Cove tells us of dragons, trolls, goblins and the evil Master who stole children, livestock and, strangest of all, eggs from the Cove … [Read more...] about Featured Book: The Viking’s Apprentice by Kevin McLeod
The Greatest Blessings by Mark Isaacs
Fame, Fortune or Power: Which would YOU choose if you could have only one? Lords and brothers Fame, Fortune and Power decide how well all people will fare in life in the namesake realms of human desire they control. When they deem a woeful babe abandoned in a barn unworthy of any of their favours, the child grows up the lackey of a cruel farmer and his tormenting spoiled children. When he is old enough Boy, for that is the name used for him, runs away with the only friends he has ever … [Read more...] about The Greatest Blessings by Mark Isaacs
