About ten years ago, my children built me a pond for Mothers Day. We filled it with plants, koi, and gold fish. Two frogs moved in during the course of the year and became cherished pets to my children. Unfortunately, since we live in a green space, a couple of raccoons discovered our pond and ransacked it one night. As the children were devastated, I created a story to take their minds of it. This is the result of that story.

What would it be like to see a day through the eyes of a music box dancer? Well, this is how I imagine it would feel. Tiny Dancer is about a special ballerina music box who finds herself on the adventure of her life when she is bought as a birthday gift for a five-year-old girl named Angel.

While out on the beach, my children, Cory (age 7) and Randi-Kiana(age 3), and I had been building a sand castle all day. When the tide started coming in, I told them we had to go because the ocean was coming up the beach. My little girl, Randi-Kiana, started screaming at the ocean and kicking and hitting the waves with her tiny feet and hands. In order to distract her so I could move her up the beach, I came up with a story about a prince and his sand castles. The children came up with the...

After falling into mage's oblivion, Dawn wakes to a nightmare.All of Amaria's magic is out of balance from Ryze's return, and at Necromancer Academy, unruly magic could mean death.That's one constant Dawn is prepared for, though. What she isn't prepared for is how far Ryze's minions will go to protect The Staff of Sullivan. It's hidden in the academy's catacombs, and it must be important. But how?With the skin-walker thwarting her every step, Dawn m...

How far will Dawn go to stop Ryze's reign?With Ryze fighting to keep his power over Amaria, it's the perfect time for Dawn to strike. The plan is to take back what he stole—The Staff of Sullivan. It's mysterious. It's important. With the help of her friends and family, Dawn is determined to find out how…if she can steal it back.Whatever happens, Necromancer Academy is prepared for war.

The Full Flight series of reading books are for children and young adults aged 8 to 14 and over who are struggling to read. Each book has been carefully written for those with a reading age of approximately 7 to 8, but are packed full of adventure and brilliant illustrations to really grab the reader interest.Josh and Saffi work in an old Manor that is threatened with closure due to lack of business. They decide to hire a ghost. What could possibly go wrong?

This is the story of a little girl growing up with all the experiences and adventures, secrets and lies. The story is told by the one who loved her the most. Its a story told through the eyes of her teddy bear.

World-renowned swimmer and bestselling author Lynne Cox and Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Brian Floca team up to bring us this inspiring story of an elephant seal who knew exactly where she belonged.Here is the incredible story of Elizabeth, a real-life elephant seal who made her home in the Avon River in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. When Elizabeth decides to stretch out across a two-lane road, the citizens worry she might get hurt or cause traffic accidents, so a g...

The wonderful idyllic life, of a special kind of mermaid, and her friends and family, is suddenly interrupted and spoilt by humans... Find out how mermaids spend their time together and have fun... A very short, and quite strange, traditional old mermaid folk story. This is book 4 in our Traditional Mermaid Folk Stories Collection.

ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 88In Issue 88 of the Baba Indaba Children's Stories, Baba Indaba narrates the Estonian tale of Tontlawald (Tontla Forest or Tontla Woods.) The story goes thus, a peasant had remarried, and he and his new wife quarreled, and she abused her stepdaughter Elsa. One day, the children were gathering strawberries when a boy realised they had wandered in to Tontlawald; the rest ran off, but Elsa did not think the woods could be worse than her stepmother. She met a litt...

A noblewoman who drinks blood to stay young. Corpses that ooze blood. Tree-dwelling vampires equipped with sharp claws. No matter the story, vampire legends have existed around the world for centuries. Sink your teeth into history’s most blood-curdling vampire legends.

What do you get when you take two cats, two dogs, and a bird and put them together with a mommy, a daddy, and a loving older sister all in one big house? Why, you get a very big family! Thats not all; you also get a group of very different animals who have a lot to learn.Princess Stubs, Baby Max, Pretty Girl Sunshine, Bitsi Boo Bitsi, and Lola Lolita all made it to the big house in their own way. Now that they are a family, they must learn to love and accept each other as brothers ...