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From the author of the bestseller Ten Little Happies comes another feel-good book about memories and happy thoughts. Helping little ones to self-soothe this book is a must for reluctant sleepers or kids with separation anxiety. If the holidays are stressful for your little one, try Ten Little Christmas Happies!
Stories Kids Love, Themes Parents Love!
Teacher's Choice Holiday Favorites Series: all beautifully illustrated with inspiring, gentle messages.
Includes the bestsellers The Red Sweater, Jane's Jeans, Ten Little Happies, Sunday and the holiday classics, I heard Christmas Whisper, and Ten Little Christmas Happies.
Teacher's Choice Life Skills Adventures Series: will keep kids laughing while they learn how to navigate their way through life's stressful situations.
Do Ants Have Uncles? Do Butterflies Sleep? Do Bees Say Please? Do Beetles SIng? Do Flies Tell Lies?
A busy butterfly goes to school for the first time meets a variety of unusual friends. An ant accidentally gets hijacked to the city inside a human's backpack. An impatient beetle, wants to play an instrument, but is too lazy to practice. A friendly bee that doesn't know about stinging, can't understand why the farm animals don't want to be friends. A horsefy wants to be the sheriff in an old-west town.
Laugh out loud
Hilarious insect heroes share their adventures and learn a few life-skills along the way.
Encourage Discussion
Each story includes after-story ideas to encourage discussion and help develop reading
comprehension skills in a light-hearted, comical way.
Can't Wait for Sunday!
Sunday is the best day of the week! Follow a little boy as he counts down the days until Sunday when he can spend the whole day with his family.
A joyful look at busy life and the simple pleasures of family time. A feel-good book for kids 2 to 6 years.
Ten Little Happies BESTSELLER
KIDS! Whenever you feel sad or blue, just reach into your memory where the Happies live!
Everyone has Happies. It might be a flower, or a bird, or it might be a sandcastle that you built on a beach. Maybe it’s a gold sticker you received for doing something special. Happies are always there when you need them.
Ten Little Happies teaches little ones to focus on happy thoughts to help relieve anxiety or fear and is a great bedtime soother.
Read the Readers' Favorite 5 Star Review
You are More Than What you Wear!
Jane has some ideas about how to dress and what to wear and that means JEANS!
So, when her mother suggests she wear a frilly dress to visit her Grandma, Jane must think quick. You can’t climb a tree in a dress, or ride a skateboard in a dress, she pleads.
Mom gently reminds Jane that she is loved, no matter what she wears. Jane’s scruffy little dog has his own idea of what to do with a pair of jeans and provides a surprise happy ending.
The Red Sweater BESTSELLER
When a little boy doesn't get the birthday present he wished for, he learns a valuable lesson about charity and generosity.
Mom orders a red sweater online and when it arrives it's not exactly what they expected. When Mom suggests they donate it to the local charity shop, the idea is met with some resistance. After all, the sweater was "special" and what if someone who isn't so nice gets it?
Dog's Best Friend!
When a scruffy dog is followed home by a tiny Christmas tree, he nurtures and loves it, only to discover that it can’t stay with him forever.
I Heard Christmas Whisper is a sweet reminder that while December 26 might feel sad, next year Christmas will return.
Kids love the adorable pup who feels blue when Christmas is over but cheers up when he learns how to hold the season in his heart all year long.
Beautifully illustrated, this Christmas tale is sure to become a favorite.
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5 STARS for I HEARD CHRISTMAS WHISPER
Reviewed by Amy Louise Hill for Readers' Favorite
I Heard Christmas Whisper by Janice Garden Macdonald is a holiday-themed picture book for young children. Does your child love Christmas? Then this book will become their new favorite. A little dog can feel Christmas in the air and soon realizes that a Christmas tree is following him. The dog decides to take care of it and hopes it will stay around forever. But unfortunately, the dog learns that the tree has to go away, at least until next year. This makes him feel sad, but he knows that Christmas will always be with him, in his heart, and he can look forward to seeing the tree again next Christmas. If you're anxiously waiting for Christmas to arrive, then pick up a copy of this book to start the festivities early.
I Heard Christmas Whisper warmed my heart from the moment I began reading. I love Christmas time and can't wait for the holiday to begin. Children are going to love this adorable book as it will fill them with Christmas spirit and, at the same time, reassure them that even when it's over, Christmas will remain in their hearts. The author has kept the writing simple, which will allow children to follow along easily, and to soak up all the goodness the story has to offer. The illustrations are professional and colorful and aid in giving off a Christmassy feel. I enjoyed every word written by Janice Garden Macdonald and I hope she delights readers with more of her wonderful stories soon.
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Do Bees Say Please?
a friendship adventure
All the animals on the farm are afraid of Bee. But with some good advice from a wise goose, the lonely little Bee soon makes friends.
But the real excitement happens when a stubborn baby goat won’t come down from the barn roof. Bee gets a sweet idea and saves the day.
Available in paperback or Kindle editions on Amazon
MUSIC LESSONS AREN'T JUST FOR PEOPLE!
Do Beetles Sing?
a music adventure
Beetle wants to play an instrument but doesn’t want to practice. Guitar, violin, drums, which shall it be?
After unsuccessfully trying out several different instruments, the stubborn little Beetle is finally convinced by his friends to go to music school.
Little ones will learn about perseverance and patience.
Do Butterflies Sleep?
A new experience adventure
Along with a variety of forest friends, a busy butterfly glides through a morning routine, the first day of school and bedtime with a cheerful attitude.
But the real fun is at school. Our hero meets a shy rabbit, a bullying bird, plays basketball with a bear and tic tac toe with a with a mouse.
Little ones will learn about new experiences and diversity from this heartwarming tale, with charming illustrations, told in gentle rhyme.
Do Ants Have Uncles?
a "play safe" adventure
When our hero, Ant, accidentally gets hijacked to the city in a human’s backpack, returning home becomes top priority.
With the help of city and forest animals, Ant uses willpower and inner strength to travel back to the colony.
Little ones will learn about determination, self-reliance and playing safely outside.
A heartwarming rhyming tale, with charming illustrations.
Do Flies Tell Lies?
An honesty adventure
Welcome to the town of Horsefly in the old west, named after our hero’s ma and pa.
Fly wants to be sheriff, but he must prove himself first. The chance comes when Bandit Bird holds up the bank and takes off into the desert with all the gold.
Can fly achieve his dream of being the sheriff of Horsefly? Can Fly make friends with the horses even though they are afraid of being bitten?
A laugh-out-loud tale, with funny illustrations, told in gentle rhyme.
Can't Wait to Read This!
Ten Little Happies! Self soothing with feel-good memories!
Ten Little Christmas Happies NOW AVAILABLE
