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Life is good in Alphabet Alleyat least, the Consonants think so! They enjoy the chaos theyve created by eliminating the vowels on all of their traffic signs. No readable traffic signs mean no traffic rules! They spend their days speeding, swerving, and having a smashing good time. The Vowels,...

Long ago, during each Christmas season, children worried for weeks whether they would get special gifts, treats, and treasures in their stockings or be stuck with nothing but coal. Parents claimed coal was for children who annoyed brothers and sisters or disobeyed parents, but sometimes even those...

Boots, an active and happy puppy, is alone for the first time ever. He has wandered out of the yard, away from his mother and sisters, and now he is lost. What will he do? Its scary being Boots all alone at night! He begins walking to try to find his way home, and that is where he meets a friendly...

Pel, a young pelican, is hoping to get toys on his birthday, but all he gets is books. That is until he receives a $500 check from his grandparents, who tell him to use the money wisely. Pels dad, an eagle, says he should invest the money in the stock market so he can buy whatever he wants when he...

Cow thinks he is a normal horse, just like all the rest. He is full of himself, funny, and always in trouble. But there is only one problem: his black, white, and brown spots are different than those of his stablemates. All the other horses laugh and make fun of him, which makes him sad. Cow...

There is no one in the world quite like you, so its very important to love being yourself. From your hair to your toes, you are special. All the things you doskipping and running in the sun, moving and dancing in the groove, cooking, drawing, hiding, or being cleverthese all make you who you are....

Tamie Hoshiko is just six years old when her father, Shizuwo, dies in Kumamoto City, Japan, in 1938. As her father takes his last breath, he instructs Tamie, the oldest child, to always take care of her twenty-four-year-old mother, Tome who is left to raise four children. Tragedy strikes again...

Gertie the goose is not satisfied with her life. Even though she has wonderful friends that include Samantha the swan, several Rhode Island hens, and a duck named Dolores, she does not like the cold and rain on Chesapeake Bay. Gertie wants to see the world. After Gertie flies southward on an...

Poncho yearns for a little excitement in his life. Tired of sleeping on the couch next to his owner, this dog seeks adventure; he wants to hunt for bones in his backyard. He enlists his older brother, Chico, to help. Together, Poncho and Chico dig and dig and dig until the hole is very deep....

Ten-year-old Grace Stuart is having a perfect day. She got an A on her math test, she got the solo part in the dance recital, and its Friday. At dinner that night, however, her parents tell her that the whole family is movingto Macau, China! Even though she will be living in one of the grandest hotels...

Halloween is a special and exciting time for pumpkins. They play games, light fireworks, and eat lots of candy. But nothing beats trick-or-treating, and Peter Pumpkin is finally getting his chance to leave the pumpkin patch and join the other pumpkins for the festivities. He gets a surprise...

When my children were small, we would often take long walks or car trips and one of our activities was making up stories. This story was a favorite oral tale told to my sons when they were little. As an adventure, I decided to publish this story. I found a young artist who- magically saw the story just as I imagined it -when I told it all those years ago.

Sometimes you might not like where and what you are. You may even consider to do something about it. Happily, these changes wont hurt others. But in other cases, many people and things could be affected, and not in a good way. In his book, Remember Dewrain, author D. Milo Newsome introduces...

Mr. Mustache lives in a small town. He enjoys all the activities seven-year-old boys love to do like running, swimming, and bicycling. But most of all, Mr. Mustache likes to learn about new and exciting things, like the circus that has just come into town! Mr. Mustache has never been to the...