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Do you know why so many trees fall down during a storm? It just might be because a dinosaur lives in the forest. Gug Gug is a dinosaur so large the illustrator needs two pages to draw his tail. He awakens with a grumbling stomach and a hunger for pumpkins and watermelons. So, he sets out crossing the blue bridge over Gemstone River in search of his breakfast. He is warned that a storm approaches, but dinosaur are not afraid of any old storm - ...

Springtime in northern England, the hamlet of Akeld nestled in the Cheviot Hills is a bucolic resort of Tolkien cottages and natural beauty that rivals any spot on the planet. On the north western side of Northumberland the ancient land holds onto local traditions for hundreds of years.

In April 2016, an unusual snowfall visited Northumberland, UK. The cold threatened the yellow daffodils and the many buds and blossoms in waiting. Sheep and horses also endured the bitterly chilled winds that accompanied the wintry mix. The photos capture how nature balances the seasons with timetables go away.

Visit a day in the life of the Carnnaregio district of northern Venice. Here, everything passes the ancient church with blue doors. Children go to school, dogs ride in boats, men walk to work, mothers, daughters and granddaughters shop. It all happens among the bridges and winding canals of this quiet neighborhood. Along the way you will learn a little Italian.

Galid mouse longs for a big Christmas with lots of presents. For years he has lived alone in old Poplar House and each year at Christmas he's received a single teeny tiny present under his teeny tiny tree. This year a young couple moves in just before Christmas. They refurbish the old house and decorate it for Christmas in ways the little mouse could have only dreamed about. When piles of presents appear under the tree, the mouse's wish seems...

Nisey, a girl mouse, loses her home when a violent storm strikes. She is saved from the flood waters by riding on top of her favorite possession - a cork. Nisey is left with only her purse, a tube of lipstick, a set of knitting needles, a ball of yarn, a frying pan, and the precious cork. While traveling, she loses her valuable cork. Now, Nisey must find not only a new house, but can she find another cork?

Teach your pre-k and or kindergarten how to cut from one to twelve. This picture book follows common objects and animals found in the neighborhood from one firetruck to ten cats and twelve balls.

With the rain a special quiet descends upon the people of New Orleans. The busy city pauses--simpler struggles replace the hustle and bustle. Life dissolves into neighborhood water colors. In these somber times there are moments to reflect, appreciate bucolic scenes, to splash across water puddles.

During late autumn 2017 an rare snowfall blanketed most of Louisiana. The photos chronicle the rare beauty of a snow cover south.

It's early-early Christmas morn and Noisy Mouse is excited. Now, every house has a noisy mouse. Some have two feet and some have four. In this house, Noisy Mouse tries to wakey-wakey the dog and the cat. He tries to wakey-wakey the three mice. All want to sleep late. Noisy Mouse is not about to give up, because it's never too early to celebrate Christmas day! Some of the most beautiful artwork of any Christmas book.

Rainey-Estelle wears her princess dress as she and her dog, Scamp, venture out on an autumn evening to find the Kingdom of the Pumpkins. She has made two glittering crowns, one each for the king and queen of the pumpkins. The two wander onto Old McDonald's farm where complaining vegetables, no trespassing signs, and a formidable corn patch try to prevent her from finding the wonderful pumpkins. When she finds the pumpkins her delight is ruined...

There are many things I like. There are also things I do not like. For instance, I like flowers, but I don't like bugs or spiders. I like the beach, but I don't like crabby crabs. Ike the zoo, and the park, and many other things but!!! Sometimes the best of things have bad things.

I have a fortune in gold in a bank, " said a dying Finn Clever. "I want half of it to go to a girl named Molly, and the other half to you, Lank." Then he implored young Lank with his last words. "Never get shot with your own gun - it's embarrassing." Lank's problem was two-fold. He has to find this girl, Molly, and he had to figure out how to get the bank to give them a fortune based on the words of a dying man. At the same he learns that the ...

Come along with a family as they vacation a musical tropical island land where you can wiggle your toes in the sea and the sand. Brother and sister, mom and dad each have their own special walk. And when the family walks their swishy-swishy way - how they make those palm trees sway! All the dolphins and parrots, pirates and the people, starfish and the crabs join in and sing, "Oooh La La, Oooh La Lay". Yes they sing all throughout the sunny day.

I have a fortune in gold in a bank, " said a dying Finn Clever. "I want half of it to go to a girl named Molly, and the other half to you, Lank." Then he implored young Lank with his last words. "Never get shot with your own gun." The problem for Lank was two-fold. He has to find, Molly, and he had to figure out how to get the bank to give them a fortune based on the words of a dying man. At the same he learns that the government is trying to ...

Down on the Bayou Teche in Louisiana, grand-nephew Valentin Michel visits Maw Maw and Paw Paw in time for dinner. Maw Maw how has new glasses and doesn't see well, is cooking gumbo. Due to poor vision, she confuses Valentin Michel with his cousin, Evangeline Marie. She served him a bowl of gumbo without realizing in it is a live crab. Paw Paw has nodded off and so, when he tells Maw Maw he can't eat his his gumbo because in is is a crab trying...

The stories and poems contained within are the contributions from the pens and wits of the professional and amateur authors of Writers' Rendezvous. The collection express the diversity of personalities in such topics as poetry, children's interest, sentimental, clever, southern gothic, religious, and a western novella. The title, Center Row and Fronted is a term used by local librarians to describe the prime position for displaying a shelved book

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Zac Zap is our hero. Born with spina bifida and unable to speak except for at most two words at a time, he finds adventure when he and his wheelchair are mistakenly loaded onto the mail car a westbound train.Hundreds of miles away he is discovered after the railroad company sorts things out, he is sent home by bus with two of the most inept bus drivers. When the fall asleep, Zac steers the bus to Smartinville, LA just as the Great Big Canoe Ra...