The Lost Island

Children's Book - The Lost Island

Published: 2006 Theme: Adventure Best for: 11 and up "This adventure really began on early spring morning when I was fourteen years old. I remember it all so clearly, from the moment I stepped out into the still dark yard and went to unlock the stable door." Written like a page out of the Celtic past, the adventures of two young lads searching for their dad on a lost island is exquisitely crafted...

The Bat-Poet

Children's Book - Bat-Poet

Published: 1996 Theme: Curiosity Best for: 5 to 8 "Once upon a time there was a bat--a little light brown bat, the color of coffee with cream in it. He looked like a furry mouse with wings." This poetic little fable about animals, and one bat in particular, will be a sweet bedtime story.

Hug Time

Children's Book - Hug Time

Published: 2007 Theme: Love the World Best for : 5 to 8 "The boat docked in Africa, and Jules kissed the ground; the earth so precious, so fragile, so round" A simple, beautifully illustrated children's book, that gently reminds us that all the creatures on earth need our protection and love.

Good Night, Good Knight

Easy Reader Children's Book - Good night, Good Knight

Published: 2000 Theme: Easy Reader Bedtime Best for: 5 to 8 "Once there were three little dragons. They lived in a dark cave. The cave was in a dense forest. The forest was in a faraway kingdom. The poor little dragons were very lonely in their deep dark cave." A must-have, read-aloud bedtime story that's perfect for every child...

Strictly No Elephants

Children's Book

Published: 2015 Theme: Welcoming Diversity Best for: 5 to 7 "The trouble with having a tiny elephant for a pet is that you never quite fit in." A simple children's book like this begins the process of opening hearts and minds to the beauty of diversity at an early age.

Thor’s Wedding Day

Children's Book - Thor's Wedding Day

Published: 2005 Theme: Norse Myth Best for: 8 to 11 "I had never been in the Great Hall of Asgard before. Even from outside, it was the most amazing building I had ever seen, vaster and grander than I could have imagined possible..." This children's book is very easy to get through, and would make a nice complement to the third graders after they work with the original Norse myth...

Ben and Me

Ben and Me- Historical Fiction Children's Book

Published: 1939 Theme: Historical Fiction Biography Best for: 8 - 11 "All of these ill-informed scribblers seemed astonished at Ben's great fund of information, at his brilliant decisions, at his seeming knowledge of all that went on about him. I could have told them, It was ME." A biography like this is perhaps the best way to bring history to children without bringing tears of boredom..

A Diamond in the Desert

Historical Fiction - Diamond in the Desert

Published: 2012 Theme: WWII- Japanese Internment Best for: ages 10 to 12 "Gila River was where I would turn thirteen, and live with my mama and my sister, while waiting for my papa to be brought bak from Fort Lincoln, North Dakota, where the FBI had sent him..." This historical fiction children's book adds yet another new piece of history and humanness to the story of the internment of Japanese citizens after Pearl Harbor was attacked.

Number the Stars

Children's Book - Number the Stars

Published: 1989 Theme: Heroism Best for: 10 - 13 "...The dream for you all, young and old, must be to create an ideal of human decency, and not a narrow-minded and prejudiced one. That is the great gift our country hungers for..." This children's book is first and foremost about the courage of ordinary people to do the right thing, even in the worst of times...

Gifts from the Gods

Children's Book - Gifts from the Gods

Published: 2011 Theme: Greek and Roman Myths Best for: 9- 12 "Humans have always loved telling stories, and to use them we tell words. Sometimes, however, the words themselves have stories to tell." This children's book is a delightful collection of brief stories from Greek and Roman mythology to illustrate the origin of common words and phrases in our vocabulary,