Around Whiskers neck hangs a tiny golden pendant - a symbol of hope and a reminder of his family. Passed down from generation to generation, the golden anchor is much more than just a lucky charm.
It may be Whiskers final hope of saving his parents.
Inspired by Jewish folklore, The Generous Fish is the story of a young boy named Reuven who takes a verse from scripture to "cast your bread upon the waters" (Ecclesiastes 11:1) quite literally. The result of his daily act is a giant talking fish with golden scales! Boy and fish spend idyllic days together until the villagers realize those scales ......
Winner of the 2014 IndieReader Discovery Award for Childrens Fiction.
"The Forgotten Map: Pie Rats Book 1 is a delight from start to finish. A children’s book with an artist’s touch; it is a treasure worth seeking." IndiReader
Whisker is a cyclone-surviving circus rat with a troublesome tail and a boat load of luck. When a ......
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A true story about the first Camel Cup races in Alice Springs. Humorously told by one of the young camel trackers/musterers himself, Vincent Forrester. The beautiful illustrations are detailed and filled with humour - find the snake in every picture!
A true story about the first camel cup races in Alice Springs. Humorously told by one of the young camel trackers/musterers himself, Vincent Forrester. The beautiful illustrations are detailed and filled with humour - find the snake in every picture!
The dory has seen duty as a fishing boat, lumbermans batteau, lifeboat, recreational rowing boat, and racing sailboat. The most comprehensive book about dories ever published, this is at once a history of the dory, a practical handbook on dory building, and a compendium of 23 dory designs with full construction details. The author, a longtime ......
If there's a wild animal in trouble, the Animal Adventure Club is here to help! When Isla, Buzz, Gracie and Lexi find three lost baby squirrels, they must conquer their worry and work together to rescue them. Third in the series for young animal lovers.
Badger is happy living in his neat and tidy burrow – until Big Bad Bully Goat decides to move in! Bully Goat has such a fearsome reputation that even Badger’s biggest friends are too scared to help. All seems lost until help arrives from a very unexpected quarter and Badger realises that size isnt everything. This traditional Iberian tale is ......
Badger is happy living in his neat and tidy burrow - until Big Bad Bully Goat decides to move in! Bully Goat has such a fearsome reputation that even Badger's biggest friends are too scared to help. All seems lost until help arrives from a very unexpected quarter and Badger realises that size isn't everything. This traditional Iberian tale is ......
Long ago and even today, the story is told of how all the animals in the world, at the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve, speak. The animals rejoice at the birth of Jesus, born humbly in a manger and surrounded by animals. Singing in treetops, braying in stables, barking in yards--the animals all rejoice and proclaim, "The Child is come."
This gentle story for young children follows Scoochie, and her animal and gnome friends, though the seasons of the year as they understand and live out the values of the farm: a deep reverence for nature, kindness towards all creatures, love and goodness.
Teddy, The Most Beautiful Boy in the World is a charming children’s picture book about a greyhound called Teddy who believes he’s the most beautiful boy in the world. Then Teddy discovers he has a long, pointy nose, a skinny body, and a bald bum. Can Teddy learn that everyone is beautiful just the way they are?
Stickley didn't like making mistakes. "Oh no!" he'd say, and he wouldn't try again. He wanted to be perfect. With help from his Grandpa, Stickley learns to hop up, try again, and say "oh well" when he makes a mistake. Nobody's perfect, and good things can happen - even when you make mistakes.
As Winter Warmup approaches, all but one of the woodland friends are bundled up for the snowy season ahead. When Squirrel discovers that her favorite sweater no longer fits, her friends help her navigate this change and turn her sweater into something new.
Young Roblay runs through his Somali village practicing for the big race, where only the fastest runners will be declared men. He turns for advice to his grandfather, who tells Roblay of the mighty Shabelle River, which is strong and swift like a cheetah. Roblay must capture that spirit if he is to finish among the winners of the race and become a ......
Featuring the same adorable family of mice as in The Weaver's Surprise, Tom Knisely spins this tale of their adventures turning fleece to yarn. In this story, the weaver shears his sheep, dyes the wool, and then starts to spin and weave the yarn into a blanket. But that wool looks so soft and inviting to the little mice-surely their friend won't ......
When a family of hamsters are shipwrecked, the Scallywags help by raising money with a costume parade. But every costume The Big Chipper tries to make is a disaster! How will the salty seagull feel when he discovers Deluchio’s cool costume?
When Owen Undersea hears about the surprise birthday party, he wonders why he wasn’t invited. All the other Scallywags have invitations. Can the shy little octopus find a way into the party or will he miss the big surprise?