Book Review Books Children EARLY READERS (Ages 5-7) PETS & ANIMALS (Adults & Children's Books) PICTURE BOOKS (Ages 0-5)

“Bling’s on the Trail of a Fluffy Puffy Tail” by Dawn Secord

Bling, a beautiful Irish Setter with a silky red coat, can’t help herself when she sees a fluffy tail hopping past the window she’s looking out of in Bling’s on the Trail of a Fluffy Puffy Tail by Dawn Secord. She eagerly runs out the door to see if the other animals had seen the fluffy tail of what she thinks belongs to a squirrel. She goes to Madame Butterfly, Armadillo, Speckled Frog, and even Spotted Horse, trying to collect any clues these animals might have seen while they were outside. Is she able to finally find out who the fluffy tail belongs to?

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Book Review Books Children HISTORICAL FICTION MIDDLE GRADE (Ages 8-12) Time Travel

“Time Will Tell” by Shirley Lee Baldwin

In Time Will Tell, Shirley Lee Baldwin’s third installment of the Feathers, Treasures & Sandy Paws series, Jack and his friends Austin, Evie, Logan, and Addison travel back to 1743 to prevent the theft of a treasured family heirloom. Throughout the story, Baldwin integrates historical figures such as pirate Flora Burn and the young George and Lawrence Washington with fantastical elements like time-traveling seahorses and laughing dragons. Together, young readers are introduced to piracy in colonial America while maintaining the sense of wonder expected of a middle-grade adventure. Beneath the treasure hunt, the novel also emphasizes the value of discovering and preserving family history.

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Book Review Books Children EARLY READERS (Ages 5-7) Grief & Bereavement MIDDLE GRADE (Ages 8-12)

“The Little Blue Ewe” by Dr. O

In The Little Blue Ewe by Dr. O. (Taylor Overbey), readers are introduced to a sweet little blue ewe named Bijou, who is not only blue in color, but blue because she truly misses her three lamb family members. Nothing she seems to do brings her out of her blue mood. She doesn’t want to play with the other farm animals; she isn’t interested in eating much, and all she wants to do is be by herself. Little by little, the other farm animals develop a plan to help cheer her up. They go out of their way to talk to her and be around her, so she doesn’t feel so alone anymore. Do all the farm animals’ hard work pay off? Does Bijou realize she has an extended family with the other animals?

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