Children's Books

Where We Once Gathered, Lost Synagogues of Europe (paperback)
by Andrea Strongwater
Lost Synagogues is a collection of vibrant paintings depicting synagogues that were eradicated before and during WWII. Andrea Strongwater has researched Jewish communities across Europe to connect archival photos with written records that together tell the story of European Jewish life before the holocaust. Ideal for children.

Published: 15 March 2012 | 48 pages | ISBN: 978-1-936172-48-1 | Color: Full Color with Bleed
Categories: Juvenile Non-Fiction /holocaust

Where We Once Gathered, Lost Synagogues of Europe (hardcover)
by Andrea Strongwater
Lost Synagogues is a collection of vibrant paintings depicting synagogues that were eradicated before and during WWII. Andrea Strongwater has researched Jewish communities across Europe to connect archival photos with written records that together tell the story of European Jewish life before the holocaust. Ideal for children.

Published: 19 April 2012 | 48 pages | ISBN: 978-1-936172-49-8 | Color: Full Color with Bleed
Categories: Juvenile Non-Fiction /holocaust

Where Angels Go to Grow
by Celia Edmundson
Come with me to the cool, clear waters and bright, sandy beaches along the Gulf of Mexico and we’ll discover their amazing secret together.

Published: 15 March 2012 | 28 pages | ISBN: 978-1-936172-47-4 | Color: Full Color with Bleed
Categories: Juvenile fiction / angels

Abby's Adventures - Christmas Carol ... and Little Miss Scrooge (paperback)
by Suzanne Ridolfi and Dawn Griffin
It isIt is almost Christmas, and Abby is filled withthe sounds, smells, and joy of the season.When a snooty classmate mocks her, Abbyasks Santa to help young Olivia fill herChristmas barometer and find thetrue meaning of the holiday.As she doses off that night, little Miss Scroogeencounters a familiar-looking fairy and embarkson a journey to her Christmas past, present, and future. Will it be too late for Olivia to realize that compassion and giving are what the holidays are really all about?

Published: 1 March 2011 | 32 pages | ISBN: 978-1-936172-16-0 | Color: Full Color with Bleed
Categories: Juvenile Fiction / Girls and Women

Abby's Adventures - Earth Day...and the Recycling Fashionista (hardcover)
by Suzanne Ridolfi and Dawn Griffin
It is time for the Earth Day celebration, and it seems like all of Abby's great ideas keep turning into chaos. Join Abby as she learns about the real process of turning plastic bottles into clothing and stuns the class with her Earth Day project, while also learning an important lesson of persevering, even when being mocked for her efforts. This book is a wonderful teaching tool for recycling units, with a truly tangible tale of what every child can do to improve the planet.

Published: 1 March 2011 | 32 pages | ISBN: 978-1-936172-37-5 | Color: Full Color with Bleed
Categories: Juvenile Fiction / Girls and Women

Abby's Adventures - Dance Recital ...and the Case of Ballerina-itis
by Suzanne Ridolfi and Dawn Griffin

Join Abby as she stumbles through childhood's most difficult situations. Laugh along with this delightful 6-year-old as she uses a bit of spunk and a lot of creativity to handle the exciting adventures of being a kid.

Dance along with Abby in this adventure as she decides to become a ballerina. After a few mishaps, Abby realizes being a dancer is harder than it looks and wants to quit. Will a mysterious case of ballerina-itis stop her or will she dance all the way to the recital?

Published: 15 October 2009 | 32 pages | ISBN: 978-0-9795518-4-0 | Color: Full Color with Bleed
Categories: Juvenile Fiction / Girls and Women

Abby's Adventures - Picture Day...and the missing tooth
by Suzanne Ridolfi and Dawn Griffin
Join Abby as she stumbles through childhood's most difficult situations. Laugh along with this delightful 6-year-old as she uses a bit of spunk and a lot of creativity to handle the exciting adventures of being a kid. In this story, Abby wakes up on picture day and loses her front tooth!! How will she fix her missing tooth in time for school?

Published: 23 March 2009 | 32 pages | ISBN: 978-0-9795518-8-8 | Color: Full Color with Bleed
Categories: Juvenile Fiction / Girls and Women

No Dead Fish for Ginger! The Story of a Sarasota Bay Dolphin
by Cathy Marine
Ginger is a Sarasota Bay dolphin who stranded in December 2008. She was rescued, rehabilitated, and returned home by the staff and volunteers at Mote Marine Laboratory. For 40 years, her family has been part of the world’s longest running study of a dolphin population.

Published: 1 March 2011 | 46 pages | ISBN: 978-1-936172-44-3 | Color: Full Color with Bleed
Categories: Juvenile Non-Fiction /animals/dolphin

The Speckled Little Pumpkin
by Mary Beth Bamat
Sometimes it is tough when you don’t quite fit in. But even in a pumpkin patch, appearances aren’t everything. The story of the speckled little pumpkin reminds us all that everyone is special and important in their own way!

Published: 15 October 2011 | 28 pages | ISBN: 978-1-936172-45-0 | Color: Full Color with Bleed
Categories: Juvenile Fiction/self-esteem

Mixed-Up Morning Blues / BOOK & CD (Hardcover)
by Mark Ross, illustrated by Nathan Mellott
SILVER MEDALLIST for the 2011 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards! Mixed-Up Morning Blues has been one of Mark’s most requested songs for the past thirteen years. Here it is served up by a righteous twelve-piece band with a ton of help from “his kids,” along with lively illustrations in an easy-to-follow book format. It’s an inspired project that beautifully brings together Mark’s extensive experience and passion as both a blues musician and an educator. According to Mark, you can teach kids almost anything with music, and they do “get” the blues.

Published: 15 July 2010 | 32 pages | ISBN: 978-1-936172-13-9 | Color: Full Color
Categories: Juvenile Fiction / Music / Blues

ACHOO! (Hardcover)
by Laura Nadler Scott (author) and Marguerite Massa (artist)
When the monkeys wake up on the Island of Blue to the startling sound of an unusual “Achoo,” Mayor Munkin tries hard to keep down the sneezing, but the results he is getting are not very pleasing. Will he take some advice before all monkeys get sick when his other good options just don’t do the trick? Is the answer so simple as a sweet smelling treat that wise monkey Mubby wants to give them to eat? Sneeze along with the monkeys on this infectiousy delightful tale.

Published: 15 September 2011 | 32 pages | ISBN: 978-1-936172-07-8 | Color: Full Color with Bleed
Categories: Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Monkeys

Where is Love? (Hardcover)
by Laura Nadler Scott (author) and Marguerite Massa (artist)
“Where is love?” Leni Lovebird desperately wants to learn from her fellow forest dwellers so she can create a love song of her very own. But Leni just can’t seem to find love where others do. Should she take the advice of a busy mole, an old owl, a lolling turtle, or a plump bee? Fly alongside Leni as she journeys far from Mother Bird in search of love, only to discover she has traveled a delicate circle home.

Published: 19 March 2010 | 32 pages | ISBN: 978-1-936172-07-8 | Color: Full Color with Bleed
Categories: Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Birds

Well Earth Well Me (hardcover)
by Kenda Swartz Pepper
Well Earth Well Me! has been created to empower little people to take little steps to make big changes. What are some of the choices you can make to help create a well earth and a well you? There are many options, ideas and solutions! Some solutions are here in the book, some are in your head, and the very best ones come from your heart. You can share all your ideas at www.wellearthwellme.com.

Published: 15 September 2011 | 32 pages | ISBN: 978-1-936172-25-2 | Color: Full Color with Bleed
Categories: Juvenile Fiction / Environment / Sustainability

Small? Tall? Not at all! (Hardcover)
by Phoebe Link
Rhyming prose and 71 core sight words give early readers confidence as they sympathize with one small boy in a big world. A complete vocabulary list is included. It seems as if everyone is looking down on him. “Am I really so small - not very tall?” he asks and discovers through an imaginative tale of possibilities that the answer really is: “Not at all!”

Published: 21 January 2010 | 32 pages | ISBN: 978-1-936172-01-6 | Color: Full Color with Bleed
Categories: Early Reader, Primer, size

Leaping Limericks
by Virginia Sanders
A fun child's book of animal limericks from A-Z! A great way to enjoy the alphabet with whimsical animal rhymes and fanciful illustrations.

Published: 9 February 2009 | 32 pages | ISBN: 978-0-9795518-5-7 | Color: Full Color with Bleed
Categories: Poetry / Nursery Rhymes

There's a Cow in the Kitchen
by Susan F. Smith and illustrated by Maggie Weir
Could there really be a cow in the kitchen making all that mess? Watch in amazement along with a young child as one talented cow from the stables comes inside to bake a birthday surprise for the farmer.

Published: 1 July 2010 | 32 pages | ISBN: 978-1-936172-20-7 | Color: Full Color
Categories: Juvenile Fiction / Animals /cows

There's A Bear In The Bathroom
by Susan F. Smith
One little girl gets an unusual visit from a bear from the zoo! After making a mess of things, a very clean bear goes off for her winter’s sleep, leaving the little girl behind to clean up after her. Would anyone believe her that there really was a bear in the bathroom? Rhyming children's book for early readers about a bear, who visits a little girl to get cleaned up for her winter's nap.

Published: 5 November 2008 | 30 pages | ISBN: 978-0-9795518-0-2 | Color: Full Color with Bleed
Categories: Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Bears