BookLife Editor's Pick: "Lively modern fairy tale of the excitement and power of storytelling."Japanese folklore meets the Boy Who Cried Wolf,when Kai’s love for storytelling teaches a lesson he’ll never forget.Kai loves sharing spooky stories about mythical creatures with the village kids, just as his grandmother once did for him. But when his wild imagination begins to blur the line between reality and fiction, he gets in trouble with the grown-ups. Suddenly, Kai comes face-to-face with a mischievous Kappa, a legendary creature straight out of his stories. With no one to help, Kai must outwit the Kappa using the lessons hidden in the books he knows so well.Or is this just another story in the making?With its spooky storytelling and a touch of mystery, Kai and the Kappas is perfect for fans of Jon Klassen, Brothers Grimm, Júlia Sardà and readers who love folklore-inspired adventures.The illustrations in Kai and the Kappas blend digital art with hand-drawn and scanned text and textures woven into the scenes. With this mix of traditional and digital media, this book takes a stance against AI-generated imagery, celebrating the timeless art of human creativity.A book for kids 6-9 years, and the ones buying it for them: "Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again." (C.S. Lewis)

A fast-paced chapter book for beginning readers who like clubhouses, tech, mysteries and kid detectives. Beware the haunted house on Sycamore Street!Noah just wants some peace and quiet to finish his homework. But his little brother Josh can’t stop talking about the Haunted House. When they go to check it out, the brothers find out they are not the only kids on the case.Olivia is new in town. But she already has a high tech plan to spy on the Haunted House. The three kids join forces to find out the truth. But when Josh goes missing, Noah and Olivia have to decide which is worse- the risk of the Haunted House, or the risk of losing Josh!Check out all six Sycamore Street Mysteries, available as paperbacks, audio books, or ebooks!

Her biggest hero may be Neverland’s greatest villain. Stuck at an exclusive boarding school year round, Andromeda “Rommy” Cavendish counts down the days to her seafaring father’s twice-yearly visits. Every year, she hopes this will be the summer her father takes her with him on his travels. But he always says she is too young, and it’s too dangerous. But this summer is going to be different. As the newest and youngest member of her school’s fencing team, danger is her new best friend. There’s no way her father can say no. But he never shows up for his visit. Worried that something awful has happened, Rommy dresses as a boy and sneaks out of her school. Traveling through nineteenth-century London, she discovers more questions than answers. To find her father she’ll have to go to the magical island of Neverland where heroes are villains, and her father might be the baddest villain of them all. If you enjoy Once Upon a Time’s fairytale twists, swashbuckling adventures, and spunky heroines, you’ll love Hook’s Daughter: The Untold Tale of a Pirate Princess, first in the middle-grade fantasy adventure trilogy The Pirate Princess Chronicles. Join the adventure! Pick up Hook's Daughter today!!