Genre: fiction - feelings, emotions, self-regulation, Canadian Children's Book Centre "Best Book" for kids and teens selection. From the Adventures in Behaviour Series. "Jeremy is a kid that seems to wear trouble as a t-shirt and carries an uncontrollable rage inside, that is until he discovers how to tame his dragons and hush hyenas. On this particular day everything goes wrong and Jeremy's anger escapes erupting into wild hyenas and fire burping dragons causing mayhem in the classroom! … [Read more...]
Free eBook 12/02/2015: Layla Learns to be Brave by Bron Whitley @BronWAuthor
This book is free on these days only - 12/02/2015 at midnight PST until 11:59 pm on 12/25/2015. If the dates are the same that means the book is free one day only. About the Book: 'G'day,' from Layla, the fun and feisty seven year old who lives Down Under! Trying new things can be scary! Layla wants to join the school Singing Club. But, what will happen if she doesn’t know any of the songs? Will she sound like a screeching cockatoo? Will the other kids laugh at her? Layla is a fun and … [Read more...]
Gift Guide: Isecas The Dream Cat by Preston Squire
Targeted Age Group:: 5-8 Category: Children's - Social Situations About Isecas The Dream Cat: Is a heart-warming tale about a young girl's struggle to adjust to life in a new school, and in a new country. She's guided through a process of self-discovery, learning confidence and self-reliance by the mysterious and mystical Dream Cat known only as Isecas. An ideal read for any child who's transitioning to a new school or living environment, lacking in self-confidence or having some … [Read more...]
Secret Friends by Lynn Landes
My name is Bella. I am a Pegasus and this is the story of how I met my secret friend, Maximillion. You know what a Pegasus is, right? NO? We are mythical creatures that look like horses with wings. We can fly, well, most of us can. Every day after school it starts. The other Pegasus don’t like me. You see I can’t fly, it scares me. Lots of things scare me. I am different and they just don’t like different. So I run, but it is hard to run faster than a Pegasus can fly. One day after … [Read more...]
May is looking for a Granny by Michal Or
May's birthday is very close. In her kindergarten grannies are guests of honor in birthday parties but May's grannies live far, far away. What can May do about that? read about the creative & original solution of a 5 years old child . Targeted Age Group:: 3-7 What Inspired You to Write Your Book? This book was inspired by my daughter May. She was 5 years old when my mother,her grandmother, passed away. May missed her a lot and was very sad for not having her granny in her life. In … [Read more...]
If the Moon was a Heart by Andrea Wolfe
If the Moon was a Heart asks the question: What is the power of Love? The inspiring story and colorful images encourage conversation and the sharing of thoughts, ideas and hope. Targeted Age Group:: Ages 1-100 What Inspired You to Write Your Book? The book was inspired by words written down while listening to beautiful music on a flight home from a family vacation. I shared the words with friends and family and they felt it was a message that needed to be shared. … [Read more...]
The Dragon In Me by Efrat Haddi
Fully illustrated eBook, for ages 3 – 8 Find your inner strength! "The Dragon In Me" tells the story of Michael and his love for Dragons. “Dragons are very strong,” said Michael. “They can also fly, breathe fire and do lots of cool things. I want to tell you a secret,” Michael’s Mother said. “ “The secret is that you already have a dragon,” He exists within you… This wonderful story helps kids to find and control their inner strength while encouraging them to discover the power of … [Read more...]
Ruby Lee and the VERY BIG DEAL by Nancy Buffington
Ruby Lee has a problem. A very big problem. She has won a so-called “prize” in her school: to read her essay in front of her entire smallish town. Except that Ruby has a bad case of stage fright. Help comes in the guise of her eccentric Great Aunt Alice, who may—or may not—have been a starlet in the golden age of film. Great Aunt Alice floats between two worlds: day-to-day reality, and a world of memory (or fantasy) in which she hobnobbed with the likes of Marlon Brando, Humphrey Bogart, … [Read more...]
Guys Against the Girls by Lauren Baratz-Logsted @LaurenBaratzL
There's trouble at Hat City Middle School! This first volume in an exciting new series by the author of the popular Sisters 8 series introduces readers to the six guys and six girls who make up a special class at Hat City Middle School. When a substitute teacher says something she shouldn't, the girls are outraged. Then their regular teacher makes matters worse, and everyone is outraged. Soon the guys and girls are facing off about everything, but will it end in victory or disaster? Told in … [Read more...]
Stella Bellarosa by Julie Krantz @jujube123
A wallet, a thief, and a brilliant plan--what can possibly go wrong? At least that’s what Stella thinks when she urges Pin Pin to return the stolen wallet—until she gets caught with the goods, that is, and all heaven, hell and whatever’s-in-between breaks loose, forcing the BFFs to hit the road. Tag along with Stella and Pin Pin as they ditch Little Italy for midtown Manhattan, all the while battling archrival Angie Como for the title to SOHO’s Annual Food Drive, their ticket to Regis … [Read more...]
