Published: 2011 Theme: Greed, Companionship Best for: 9 - 12 "We ran as the moon hefted herself up into the tree branches, tangled for a bit, and then floated free in the sky, brightening the road to a shadowy white and making the woods along the roadside seem even darker. I wondered if I could ever find the path that led home." For those who love fairytales, fantasy, imagination, adventure, this children's book is a fabulous find as it weaves an alternative ending to Rumplestiltskin...

Published: 1991 Theme: Teamwork, Fantasy Best for: 9 and up "If the King of the Enchanted Forest gets killed trying to rescue the King of the Dragons from the Society of Wizards, goodness only knows what will happen." What I love about this lighthearted children's book is that the heroes and heroines are straightforward, simple, and likable, despite the fact that they have immense magical powers at their command.

Published: 2007 Theme: Dragons and Humans Best for: 9-12 But why are you being so kind to me?"... "Perhaps to prove to you that we dragons are not all as bad as the bards make us out to be,... or perhaps because something about you reminds me of a fair dragonness I knew long, long ago." It has humor, adventure, friendship, and battles. It's got a little bit of everything, and yet nothing is too serious. In some ways...

Published: 2013 Theme: Fantasy Best for: 9 - 11 "There are a lot the things that can hatch out of an egg. A chicken, for example. Or a Dragon. And when the egg in question is the size of a pumpkin,... not to mention burning hot, you know that you're far more likely to get the dragon than a chicken." In the second children's book in a series about a magical castle and it's inhabitants, we encounter an unusual wizard, a griffin, and a mystery to solve.