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According to the Smithsonian Institution, THE LITTLE CHAPEL THAT STOOD "is a wonderful work of children's literature that balances historical fact with an uplifting message. Its powerful narrative makes it the perfect fit for a new Smithsonian OurStory module focused on a difficult anniversary." So it became the feature book for the Smithsonian Institution's OurStory interactive 9/11 program for schools and libraries. It was also chosen by the 9/11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center for their educational program where the book will be read and a film adaptation of the book will be shown on a giant screen to visitors. It is considered by both reviewers and teachers alike as the best children's book ever written about 9/11. Learn More
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A Train You Never Saw. Trains. They whistle across great distances and hold us spellbound by the mystery of where they have been and where they are going. Where is the child that does not love a train? In this endearing book are the most wonderful trains of all. From the first Plain Train that "goes in circles on the floor" to the Mean Green Train, the Dinosaur Train and the Rainbow train, get ready for a delightful journey.
Dragons Guard the Zoo is a book of read-aloud poetry. Weird, witty, zany, and funny poems to laugh at, and longer dramatic poetry prized by elementary school teachers.
Hallelujah, A Cat Comes Back is not just for children but for the young in spirit and cat lovers everywhere. Meet Hallelujah, a cat with character thanks to the wisdom of his Old Granny. In this Granny Cat's book of virtues, the advice is to stick to the straight and narrow path of good character.
In The Company of Bears was featured on a PBS-TV reading enrichment program, appeared on the ABC World of Discovery, was featured in the Border's Books Christmas Catalog and was the best selling children's book of all time in the San Diego Zoo. Winner of the 1994 Benjamin Franklin Award which was presented to the author at the American Booksellers Association Convention.
Legend of the Giant Panda is a story about how the Giant Pandas got their black markings. "Oh, it was a long and a dark day" when all the pandas, who were once completely white, fought a great fire dragon that tried to destroy their beloved bamboo forest. This is also the story of a wise old gatekeeper who loved and protected the wilderness for his good friends the pandas. When the old wise man loses his life fighting the fire dragon, the pandas realize that there is no one left who will protect the forest for them. They learn at last who is the real keeper of their forest.
Time of the Wild has been highly acclaimed by the children's book editor of Boston Globe and compared to Shel Silverstein's "The Giving Tree."
The Little Chapel That Stood was chosen by the 9/11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center for their educational program as well as the Smithsonian Institution as the feature book for its online interactive 9/11 Project. It was even read to the jury in the trial of the 20th hijacker to make the point that America has never been a victim, not even on 9/11. . It inspired a New York City School Teacher, to start an organization called Youth USA to advocate the teaching of the U.S. Constitution and America's founding documents in all New York City schools.
Young Adult & Adult Fiction
Blueray and the Eye of Zxanthor is a fast-moving Young Adult Sci-Fi where an unlikely trio try to save humanity from certain extinction—and two of them are highly unusual high school runaways.
Hanner and the Bullies is a middle school favorite—the new girl handles her school bully problem by heroically solving a mystery that threatens the whole town.
The Children of the Gods. In 1929, a retired newspaper editor vacationing in the archeological digs of an old Mayan ruin has a preternatural vision that "tells him" Earth was created as an experiment in altered consciousness by children of higher beings who then forgot their original awareness. Although the vision occurred over a six or seven day period, the writer spends the next forty years of his life transcribing his original notes into two large journals. The journals are illustrated with ancient pictographs the editor is led to find in prehistoric ruins, old museums and libraries which, mysteriously, further inform his translation and his understanding of the vision. Winner of the San Diego Book Award.
Depression Is a Choice in this revolutionary and provocative work, a psychotherapist with a family history of depression takes a hard look at the syndrome and how to overcome it naturally -- without medication. What if Prozac was not the best answer to depression? What if you could learn to think your depression away? What if you could "pull the plug" on depression any time you wanted? What if depression is a choice?
Brainswitch Out of Depression winner of a 2006 Best Book Award, expands upon directed thinking to create a practical system called brainswitching which can alleviate any kind of depression without drugs.