Children’s Books

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LEGEND has it that the more a fish story is repeated or told time and time again, the fish tend to get bigger, and bigger, and bigger. A small child might wonder why this happens. In time, the young reader will learn that the storyteller, after the first telling of his or her story, becomes amused with his/her storytelling skill, and that the imagination can begin to “run away or run wild” with more and more interesting but untrue details. So the fish grows in size as the story grows in details and length. So get ready for the biggest fish tales ever! Reading is a journey. The stories in this book, The Lonely Mermaid, are journeys into nature, into the innocence and curiosity of childhood, into the human condition, and into the human experience. No matter how big the fish or the tales get, just enjoy the wonderful journeys while reading the stories.
In the Land of Simple Living and simple pleasures, where the summers were hot and long and the winters were mild, where cotton was king and to own land was heavenly, where fish jumped high, and the living was made by farming the land; where days by the ponds, lakes, streams, and creeks were also a simple way to survive.”

About the Author

LaVerne Johnson Baptiste was an educator for 35 years. Now retired from the educational field, she would like to think that she has certainly been a life-long instructor because she began tutoring her neighbors and other friends since she first “played school” with the kids in the Community.
After graduating from college in Texas, she lived briefly in Dallas. In a few months she found herself in sunny California where agriculture, technology, and Hollywood movies were the major money-producing industries.
After being a dilettante at a few other job choices, while still teaching school, she decided that she and the classroom were inseparable. So that is where she remained until she turned in her keys. At the same time, a passion for writing was steadily taking root, and she kept these stories and ideas in her mind and close to her heart.
She recently moved back to her native state of Texas where these stories are now coming to life in print. She has done some extensive world traveling with only two continents left to visit. With nothing but time on her hands, all day to do nothing, and seven-day weekends, she decided to test her skills at writing to pass the time.
She does volunteer work in the community and continues to counsel her former students who will have a lasting and life-long attachment to their “other mother,” godmother, and big sister.

About the Book
Children give us a look into a mystical and magical world. With dragons and fairies and magic. Enjoy a story as told by a young boy the day a snake found its way into Grandma’s house. The excitement of Grandma’s reaction to an uninvited snake in her house. This story is told as only a young boy could tell it.
Yes! Grandma really does hate snakes!

About the Author
I was eldest girl in a family with seven younger siblings, a teacher, storyteller and Sunday School teacher; enjoyed the imagination of children.
Born in Iowa into a large family, there was always something going on.
At bed time, when all was quiet; little bodies would sneak in and snuggle close and I would hear “tell a story Sissie, Tell story!” I found that I love writing and storytelling. How do you describe, one bed and five little children asleep?

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Dealing with loss is very difficult, but can be especially hard on children. Adults want to be strong and reassuring, but don’t always have the answers or the right words to say. “Why Did They Have to Go? I Really Want to Know!” is designed to help children and adults channel their grief in an uplifting way. It will take you down a path of seizing moments, memories, and events. A path of peace and acceptance knowing your loved one will always be with you. You will think of them and smile.

ACERCA DEL LIBRO

Un cuento para niños no es necesariamente un cuento infantil. Esto quiere decir que los temas que el cuento interpreta son aplicables a cualquier edad, pero están relatados de una manera atractiva para audiencias muy jóvenes. Tan jóvenes que tienen temor de dormir solos, de apagar las luces, de quedarse en su dormitorio. A menudo, la convivencia feliz con nuestros miedos no significa desaparecer al monstruo, ni imaginar que no existe.

Deja de ser un problema cuando nos acercamos a nuestro miedo y lo sentimos, lo conocemos y nos hacemos su amigo. De todas maneras, los miedos son muy útiles y no es más valiente quien vive sin sentirlos, sino quien vive a pesar de ellos.

¿No es así para todos?

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Imogen McBride was a princess in the lands of Newton St. Cyres long, long ago. She loved everything about her country and the people who lived there. She roamed the lands daily and discovered beauty and majestic wonders. She loved being a princess. It was her favorite thing to be.
In The Princess of Cyres Hill, Imogen is barely a teen when life was free and unencumbered and daily adventures included frolicking, dancing, swimming, horseback riding and dreaming of days of yore. Join Imogen as she plays and plays and plays on Cyres Hill. She would love to bring you along.

About the Author

Pamela’s introduction into writing began in high school when the English class was challenged to write a biography about a member of their class. Class members were asked to call them up and interview them over the phone and collect interesting details about their
childhood, hobbies, etc.
A week after the biographies were turned in, the teacher announced that she was impressed with many of the biographies but one stood out as the best example of capturing the personality of her subject and also utilizing her apparently natural skills as an interviewer. Her
teacher informed her she should consider using her writing skills in the future. As the years followed, Pamela would find many opportunities to use her writing skills; namely; poetry, skits, newsletters, roadshows and writing new lyrics for existing music for plays and talent shows. She also interviewed interesting people in her Memphis, Tennessee community that were published in local newspapers.
She currently lives in the St. George, Utah area. She is the widow of Kenneth M. Wilkinson, mother of three and grandmother of seven.