Josie The Lamb reflects a human element of pretending to be something she is not. Josie reaches a danger zone before she changes her thoughts and behavior.

"Clyde The Cowboy Rooster" had two main goals: to learn how to crow and become a cowboy like his hero Peyton. Both were attained at the same time.

'Alex's book outlines his detailed recollections of his life so far from his earliest memories at the age of 3 right up to the age of 19. His memories are acute and he can give virtual word for word, action by action descriptions of the whole of his life. This, he explains in the book, is one of his special skills that adds meaning to events that have happened every day as he enjoys retreating to a quiet place to run through the day in film-like sequences. What makes his story come alive is his analysis of what he was feeling and how others around him have responded. This is a heightened...