A playful collection of murder mysteries, classic whodunits, and solve-it-yourself puzzles from Barbara Fox, creator of Mystery On The Menu Theater Company.In Before You Turn the Page, Barbara Fox serves up two kinds of mystery entertainment: four complete murder mystery short stories and twenty-two interactive short mysteries that invite readers to solve the case before turning the page.Each interactive m...

When it comes to survival, appearances are everything! A harmless animal can frighten predators away by appearing dangerous. A dangerous animal can lure prey by appearing harmless. Discover the disguises of some of your favorite animals.

Fish falling from the sky. Hail the size of grapefruits. These are not your ordinary weather events. Get ready to learn about some of the world’s strangest weather.

In the heart of Ashington - a bustling Geordie mining town - a handsome red-brick vicarage, surrounded by rambling gardens, stands proudly among the rows of terraced houses. It is the perfect place for playing games, keeping secrets and chasing the ghosts of previous occupants, and it will be nine-year-old Barbara's new home now that her father is to be vicar in this strange new place.In this charming memoir, Barbara Fox recalls a childhood where parishioners knocked on the...

A fun, little book of simple four stanza rhymes using the alphabet starting with A is for ants and ending with Z is for zipper. The cartoon characters for each letter make the rhymes easy to learn and repeat. The book is a fun and simple way to both learn the alphabet and practice rhyming words.

Sandy Evans, the owner of a bed and breakfast inn in Miami Beach gets involved in five different mysteries including a murder, a robbery, a car-jacking and blackmail. An author is poisoned (Moving Is Murder), guests are held hostage during a scrabble tournament (An Ordinary Day), a clown is murdered at a Pickleball tournament (Pickleball Is Murder) the guests at the inn are suspects when a neighborhood jeweler is stabbed to death (A Jewel Of a Murder) and Sandy's husband Joey, a profession...

A Passover seder, a book launch, a mystery club meeting and a murder all happened on the same night and Sandy Evens, the owner of the inn where the above events occurred has her hands full dealing with them and with her step-daughters romance with the handsome, young rabbi. The mystery club and Sandy investigate. Was the murderer Sophie, the kosher caterer or Jay the disgruntled author or Marsha, the victim's ex-wife or could it have been the publishers Ronni and Arthur Brooks? Sandy learn...

Getting old isn't so bad when you consider the alternative! So this book isn't about getting old; it's about being young for a very long time. The author Barbara Fox has compiled articles, poems, plays, questions and answers, quotations and sayings from the real experts (people who are sixty and over) on a variety of subjects.How to answer people when they ask:How old are you?What did you do before you retired?Why are you trying internet dating at your age?

THE TOUCHING TRUE STORYTwo young Second World War evacueesFar from home, far from family, safe from the warGwenda and Douglas Brady were among the millions of British children sent to live with new families for their own safety during the Second World War, leaving behind their parents, their friends and all that felt familiar and safe. Evacuation could be a scary ex...

I. had never heard of Aphasia, a language disorder that makes it difficult to speak, until I unexpectedly lost that ability. I kept a journal recording my progress as I learned to speak again, my frustration, anger and methods of coping such as telling myself jokes, singing and forcing myself to laugh when all I wanted to do was cr

In this first book of the series, Murder In The Inn, Sandy has just inherited a historic inn in Washington D.C., and is settling into her new role as innkeeper. Many details about Washington DC make readers feel they are walking the streets of the capital. When she learns that the former owner died in a fall, Sandy begins to suspect it was murder, not natural causes. She teams up with her quirky step-daughter Janie and reliable housekeeper Noah to untangle the web...

A collection of thirteen mysteries for adults and children who like to solve mysteries and puzzles. Who stole the lottery ticket? Who threatened the babysitter? Who ran up bills on a friend's credit card? Try to solve these and other mysteries before reading the solution on the next page. Each story is followed by a mini-mystery or puzzle to solve