Lifelong Oskaloosa resident Carl Drost is known for many things, like serving 28 years on the school board, spearheading multiple community projects, and operating a local implement dealership for 40 years. And now, Drost can add published author to the list. Just in...

This fall, author Lynne Roers has achieved a dream many months in the making: publishing the second edition of her ABC book, The Amazing King of Zion. The heart of the book remains the acrostic poem Roers originally published in 2023 for her second granddaughter, in...

Oskaloosa author Merle Mann has published the third book in his series about the adorable Troy the Llama. In this installment, Troy and his six siblings are celebrating someone they love very much: their nana. Nana is very special—she loves to cook and bake, wears...

In Gypsy and the Pirate, mother-son author-illustrator team Gypsy and Vince Vagabond take readers young and old on a magical journey aboard the Atlantis Dream. The captain of the ship is Vince the Pirate, a swashbuckler who needs to decide what’s most important: his...

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...