Author: Mike Payne
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1035846314
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
Charlie’s Ark is a collection of stories about a five-year-old boy and his toy box ark which contain many animals which magically come to life when he whispers a ‘Wordspell’. Engaging, charming and a moral within every story together with beautiful illustrations, this book is a delight. Created and written by award-winning artist Mike Payne who is also the creator and original artist of the grey, blue-nosed bear “Tatty Teddy”. “Classics, children’s classics in particular, endure because a child’s soul inherently recognises a communion we adults only faintly remember. Storytelling is an art. Story writing is a craft. What has been collectively accomplished here is the gem at the pinnacle of the creative crown – inspiration. May Charlie’s Ark join the classics of yore to be loved by legions of children as yet unborn and generations beyond that. Magic has been created here.” MARY JANE, NEW ORLEANS USA
Charlie's Ark
Author: Mike Payne
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1035846314
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
Charlie’s Ark is a collection of stories about a five-year-old boy and his toy box ark which contain many animals which magically come to life when he whispers a ‘Wordspell’. Engaging, charming and a moral within every story together with beautiful illustrations, this book is a delight. Created and written by award-winning artist Mike Payne who is also the creator and original artist of the grey, blue-nosed bear “Tatty Teddy”. “Classics, children’s classics in particular, endure because a child’s soul inherently recognises a communion we adults only faintly remember. Storytelling is an art. Story writing is a craft. What has been collectively accomplished here is the gem at the pinnacle of the creative crown – inspiration. May Charlie’s Ark join the classics of yore to be loved by legions of children as yet unborn and generations beyond that. Magic has been created here.” MARY JANE, NEW ORLEANS USA
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1035846314
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
Charlie’s Ark is a collection of stories about a five-year-old boy and his toy box ark which contain many animals which magically come to life when he whispers a ‘Wordspell’. Engaging, charming and a moral within every story together with beautiful illustrations, this book is a delight. Created and written by award-winning artist Mike Payne who is also the creator and original artist of the grey, blue-nosed bear “Tatty Teddy”. “Classics, children’s classics in particular, endure because a child’s soul inherently recognises a communion we adults only faintly remember. Storytelling is an art. Story writing is a craft. What has been collectively accomplished here is the gem at the pinnacle of the creative crown – inspiration. May Charlie’s Ark join the classics of yore to be loved by legions of children as yet unborn and generations beyond that. Magic has been created here.” MARY JANE, NEW ORLEANS USA
Milo's Lucky Sneeze!
Author: Mike Payne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Who would have thought that a normal sneeze would have saved Milo the mouse's life? It started as just an ordinary day but a strange smell made Milo want to investigate. His adventure was something he'd never forget and nor will you. This is the very first book of Milo's adventures. Mike Payne, the creator and original artist of the blue nosed bear "Tatty Teddy" has created yet another winning character and his charming, cute illustrations will have you desperately wanting to read Milo's next adventure.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Who would have thought that a normal sneeze would have saved Milo the mouse's life? It started as just an ordinary day but a strange smell made Milo want to investigate. His adventure was something he'd never forget and nor will you. This is the very first book of Milo's adventures. Mike Payne, the creator and original artist of the blue nosed bear "Tatty Teddy" has created yet another winning character and his charming, cute illustrations will have you desperately wanting to read Milo's next adventure.
300 Great Baseball Cards of the 20th Century
Author: Mike Payne
Publisher: Beckett Publications
ISBN: 9781887432801
Category : Baseball cards
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is a historical tribute to three hundred cards of stars and superstars who have made their marks on the collecting world and on the game of baseball.
Publisher: Beckett Publications
ISBN: 9781887432801
Category : Baseball cards
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is a historical tribute to three hundred cards of stars and superstars who have made their marks on the collecting world and on the game of baseball.
Everything Else in the Universe
Author: Tracy Holczer
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0147508479
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
In the midst of the Vietnam War, a young girl struggles to embrace change in this tender family story for fans of Cynthia Lord and Wendy Maas Lucy is a practical, orderly person--just like her dad. He taught her to appreciate reason and good sense, instilling in her the same values he learned at medical school. But when he's sent to Vietnam to serve as an Army doctor, Lucy and her mother are forced to move to San Jose, California, to be near their relatives--the Rossis--people known for their superstitions and all around quirky ways. Lucy can't wait for life to go back to normal, so she's over the moon when she learns her father is coming home early. It doesn't even matter that he's coming back "different." That she can't ask too many questions or use the word "amputation." It just matters that he'll be home. But Lucy quickly realizes there's something very wrong when her mother sends her to spend the summer with the Rossis to give her father some space. Lucy's beside herself, but what's a twelve-year-old to do? It's a curious boy named Milo, a mysterious packet of photographs and an eye-opening mission that makes Lucy see there's more to life than schedules and plans, and helps to heal her broken family. The latest from critically-acclaimed author Tracy Holczer is a pitch-perfect middle grade tale of family and friendship that's sure to delight fans of One for the Murphys and Rules.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0147508479
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
In the midst of the Vietnam War, a young girl struggles to embrace change in this tender family story for fans of Cynthia Lord and Wendy Maas Lucy is a practical, orderly person--just like her dad. He taught her to appreciate reason and good sense, instilling in her the same values he learned at medical school. But when he's sent to Vietnam to serve as an Army doctor, Lucy and her mother are forced to move to San Jose, California, to be near their relatives--the Rossis--people known for their superstitions and all around quirky ways. Lucy can't wait for life to go back to normal, so she's over the moon when she learns her father is coming home early. It doesn't even matter that he's coming back "different." That she can't ask too many questions or use the word "amputation." It just matters that he'll be home. But Lucy quickly realizes there's something very wrong when her mother sends her to spend the summer with the Rossis to give her father some space. Lucy's beside herself, but what's a twelve-year-old to do? It's a curious boy named Milo, a mysterious packet of photographs and an eye-opening mission that makes Lucy see there's more to life than schedules and plans, and helps to heal her broken family. The latest from critically-acclaimed author Tracy Holczer is a pitch-perfect middle grade tale of family and friendship that's sure to delight fans of One for the Murphys and Rules.
Salvation and Other Disasters
Author: Josip Novakovich
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Stories on war-torn Yugoslavia. In Sheepskin, flowers rejoice, landmines protecting them from trampling by man, while in Out of the Woods, a man who refuses to listen to a woman's tale of rape is accused of betrayal, "the ultimate adultery of diluting the truth." By the author of Apricots from Chernobyl.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Stories on war-torn Yugoslavia. In Sheepskin, flowers rejoice, landmines protecting them from trampling by man, while in Out of the Woods, a man who refuses to listen to a woman's tale of rape is accused of betrayal, "the ultimate adultery of diluting the truth." By the author of Apricots from Chernobyl.
Gracie Allen for President 1940
Author: William Carroll
Publisher: Coda Publications
ISBN: 9780910390552
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Based on a premise that supposedly surfaced during a weekly writer's conference for their radio show, Gracie Allen for President 1940 is a treasury of nostalgic entertainment centered around Gracie's whistle-stop campaign for the presidency, during which an estimated 300,000 people across the nation came out to meet the train and hear her speak.
Publisher: Coda Publications
ISBN: 9780910390552
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Based on a premise that supposedly surfaced during a weekly writer's conference for their radio show, Gracie Allen for President 1940 is a treasury of nostalgic entertainment centered around Gracie's whistle-stop campaign for the presidency, during which an estimated 300,000 people across the nation came out to meet the train and hear her speak.
Blood of the Pack
Author: Jenny Frame
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Inc
ISBN: 1635554322
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
As the new Alpha of the Scottish Wulver pack, Kenrick Wulver has a bright future ahead. All she needs is her destined mate to share it with. Zaria Lupa isn’t looking for love. She’s been on the run from Leroux, Alpha of the American Lupa pack, ever since Leroux killed her sister. When the Lupa wolves find Zaria, she runs to Wolfgang County for protection, where Kenrick is visiting her friend Dante. Kenrick takes Zaria under her wing, showing her the care and attention she’s never experienced. Zaria refuses to believe she is Kenrick’s destined mate. To her, mating is just an excuse for abuse and control, no matter how kind Kenrick may seem. When Kenrick convinces Zaria to come to Scotland to visit the Wulver pack, she hopes for a fresh start. But the Lupa wolves aren’t finished with Zaria, and their revenge may destroy any chance at love.
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Inc
ISBN: 1635554322
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
As the new Alpha of the Scottish Wulver pack, Kenrick Wulver has a bright future ahead. All she needs is her destined mate to share it with. Zaria Lupa isn’t looking for love. She’s been on the run from Leroux, Alpha of the American Lupa pack, ever since Leroux killed her sister. When the Lupa wolves find Zaria, she runs to Wolfgang County for protection, where Kenrick is visiting her friend Dante. Kenrick takes Zaria under her wing, showing her the care and attention she’s never experienced. Zaria refuses to believe she is Kenrick’s destined mate. To her, mating is just an excuse for abuse and control, no matter how kind Kenrick may seem. When Kenrick convinces Zaria to come to Scotland to visit the Wulver pack, she hopes for a fresh start. But the Lupa wolves aren’t finished with Zaria, and their revenge may destroy any chance at love.
The Renegade
Author: Alasdair Shaw
Publisher: Alasdair C Shaw
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Some renegades are born rebels, some forced into it to survive, while others make the choice on principle. The Renegade is an anthology of eleven science fiction short stories by writers from across the globe. It is part of the Newcomer series of scifi anthologies. The stories are:- Conscience - Alasdair Shaw First - Nate Johnson Atonement - Rick Partlow The Stepford Florist - JT Lawrence Tyrant - Mark Gardner Live by the Ten, Die by the Gun - Milo James Fowler S.A.D. - Jody Wenner Chameleon - C Gold Learning Curve - John Triptych A Pirate’s Life - Al Macy Needs of the Many - Troy McLaughlan
Publisher: Alasdair C Shaw
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Some renegades are born rebels, some forced into it to survive, while others make the choice on principle. The Renegade is an anthology of eleven science fiction short stories by writers from across the globe. It is part of the Newcomer series of scifi anthologies. The stories are:- Conscience - Alasdair Shaw First - Nate Johnson Atonement - Rick Partlow The Stepford Florist - JT Lawrence Tyrant - Mark Gardner Live by the Ten, Die by the Gun - Milo James Fowler S.A.D. - Jody Wenner Chameleon - C Gold Learning Curve - John Triptych A Pirate’s Life - Al Macy Needs of the Many - Troy McLaughlan
How Much I Care
Author: Marie Force
Publisher: HTJB, Inc.
ISBN: 1952793009
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Marie Force comes a steamy new contemporary romance about two strangers who find love in the most unexpected way—by saving a life. Austin Sitting at the top of my game, pitching for Baltimore and a single daddy to the most adorable little girl in the world, I’m living the dream. Until I get the dreaded call that Everly is sick. My entire world stops when the doctors say the only chance my baby has is through a bone-marrow transplant. My life becomes a living nightmare as I wage a war to save my daughter. Nothing else matters. Not my Cy Young Award, not my career, not my team or my talent. None of that can fix her. She needs a miracle. What we get is a stranger... and Maria just might save us both. Maria My life in Miami might not be glamorous, but it is rewarding. I divide my time between working as a nurse at a free clinic and waitressing at my family’s Cuban-Italian restaurant. After being cheated on by my long-time boyfriend, I’m not exactly looking for Mr. Right but wouldn’t kick him out of bed if he suddenly showed up. Six months after I donated bone marrow to a little girl in Baltimore, I get an email from the child’s grateful father, but everything is anonymous until the one-year mark. I’m desperate to know more about him. The last thing I expect him to be is a gorgeous, famous ballplayer. One email becomes another, until we find ourselves caught up in a friendship neither of us expected, but both desperately need. I’m falling in love with a man I’ve never met. Read the exciting sequel to How Much I Feel to find out what happens when Austin is scheduled to play in Miami, and the team arranges a meeting between Austin, Everly and Maria.
Publisher: HTJB, Inc.
ISBN: 1952793009
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Marie Force comes a steamy new contemporary romance about two strangers who find love in the most unexpected way—by saving a life. Austin Sitting at the top of my game, pitching for Baltimore and a single daddy to the most adorable little girl in the world, I’m living the dream. Until I get the dreaded call that Everly is sick. My entire world stops when the doctors say the only chance my baby has is through a bone-marrow transplant. My life becomes a living nightmare as I wage a war to save my daughter. Nothing else matters. Not my Cy Young Award, not my career, not my team or my talent. None of that can fix her. She needs a miracle. What we get is a stranger... and Maria just might save us both. Maria My life in Miami might not be glamorous, but it is rewarding. I divide my time between working as a nurse at a free clinic and waitressing at my family’s Cuban-Italian restaurant. After being cheated on by my long-time boyfriend, I’m not exactly looking for Mr. Right but wouldn’t kick him out of bed if he suddenly showed up. Six months after I donated bone marrow to a little girl in Baltimore, I get an email from the child’s grateful father, but everything is anonymous until the one-year mark. I’m desperate to know more about him. The last thing I expect him to be is a gorgeous, famous ballplayer. One email becomes another, until we find ourselves caught up in a friendship neither of us expected, but both desperately need. I’m falling in love with a man I’ve never met. Read the exciting sequel to How Much I Feel to find out what happens when Austin is scheduled to play in Miami, and the team arranges a meeting between Austin, Everly and Maria.
The Blue Castle
Author: L.M. Montgomery
Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN: 8728206517
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
29 and unmarried, gasp! - can you think of anything worse? In 1920s rural Canada, Valancy Stirling is considered "past it" and with a controlling, nagging mother and petty gossips for relatives she feels trapped in the life she has ended up in and when she is diagnosed with a terminal heart condition and given a year to live, it seems she will die without ever experiencing happiness. And so, she rebels. She leaves her family home slamming the door as she does and moves in with her old friend Cissy and starts working as a housekeeper. The independence is intoxicating - as is a growing friendship with local man, Barney Snaith. It looks as though Valancy will have love to warm her heart in her final months. But secrets on both sides threaten to ruin things. The intoxicating story of love and loss is perfect for fans of Elizabeth Gaskell and Jodie Picoult. Lucy Maud (L.M.) Montgomery was a Canadian author best known for a series of children's books beginning with 'Anne of Green Gables'. The books were a huge hit in her lifetime and were recently made in the Netflix series 'Anne with an E'. Montgomery published 20 novels, 530 short stories, 500 poems and 30 essays in her lifetime. Most were set in Canada's smallest province, Prince Edward Island.
Publisher: Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN: 8728206517
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
29 and unmarried, gasp! - can you think of anything worse? In 1920s rural Canada, Valancy Stirling is considered "past it" and with a controlling, nagging mother and petty gossips for relatives she feels trapped in the life she has ended up in and when she is diagnosed with a terminal heart condition and given a year to live, it seems she will die without ever experiencing happiness. And so, she rebels. She leaves her family home slamming the door as she does and moves in with her old friend Cissy and starts working as a housekeeper. The independence is intoxicating - as is a growing friendship with local man, Barney Snaith. It looks as though Valancy will have love to warm her heart in her final months. But secrets on both sides threaten to ruin things. The intoxicating story of love and loss is perfect for fans of Elizabeth Gaskell and Jodie Picoult. Lucy Maud (L.M.) Montgomery was a Canadian author best known for a series of children's books beginning with 'Anne of Green Gables'. The books were a huge hit in her lifetime and were recently made in the Netflix series 'Anne with an E'. Montgomery published 20 novels, 530 short stories, 500 poems and 30 essays in her lifetime. Most were set in Canada's smallest province, Prince Edward Island.