Young readers, parents, and teachers have a new book to get excited about, just in time for the 2023–2024 school year! Is Papa Robin Listening? by Prairie City author and illustrator Kaylene De Vries is now available.  The story starts on a lovely spring day. Papa...

In 2018, readers young and old met Ruford, an adventurous four-month-old eaglet from Decorah, Iowa, who was excited about his first solo flight in Ruford Visits the Farm by author and illustrator Susan Lienau. This summer, the beloved character is back in a highly...

Oskaloosa author Merle Mann has published the second book in his series about the always optimistic Troy the Llama. In this installment, Troy is excited to reach an important milestone—graduating from high school! In Troy the Llama Gets His Diploma, Troy looks back on...

Dog lovers take notice—Ramsey author Laurie Hanson has published Good Girl, Karma, a bark-tastic children’s book celebrating an adorable golden retriever! In the book, Hanson takes readers through a day with sweet Karma as she dances, cleans up kitchen floors, plays...

In the quiet, insulated early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin native Gary Hines was feeling restless. His wife, Jean, suggested that he sit down and write some stories from his life to share with their daughters. Nearly three years later, that small...

Looking for ways to have fun and help others this summer? Visions of Hope: Activities and Prayers to Start a Revival by Pella author Karen Fitzsimmons is a Christian activity book that children and adults can complete together. In its pages, readers will find...

Spring flowers may be blooming outside, but Oskaloosa author Merle Lee Mann is bringing a touch of wintry magic to readers with his newly released children’s book, Troy the Llama Gets a Guitar for Christmas. The story begins just a few days before the holiday. A young...

How many times have you heard someone call themselves a nobody? Or have you ever called yourself one? Why did you say it? And is it really a bad thing to be a nobody? Author Merlin Bylsma covers these questions and more in Nobodies in a Somebodies’ World, a series of...

A new biography for middle schoolers hit the shelves this Women’s History Month: My Name Is Dixie: Designer of the Iowa Flag, written by T. E. Waldmann-Williams, Ph.D., and illustrated by Cindy Gordon. As the title suggests, the book chronicles the life of Dixie...

This winter, Pella author Karen Fitzsimmons is celebrating the publication of her eighth book and first novel, Unfailing Love. Based on a true story, Unfailing Love centers on Kalena, a small-town Iowa girl born in the early sixties. The book chronicles Kalena’s life...

Peter, Mary Magdalene, Lazarus, Pontius Pilate—the life of Jesus Christ was peopled by fascinating men and women whose stories have long inspired writers and artists. But what about those quiet figures, the men and women who were part of the Gospels, but whose names...

Just in time for the holiday season, Pella author Jean De Vries has published her second novel, Brought Us Together. The story marks the return of the Millers, an Amish family first introduced in De Vries’ Bestow On Us Your Grace, winner of the Write Place’s 2016 Book...