(black and white illustrations) A pour quoi story in the tradition of southern folk tales that purports to explain why there are white alligators. Told from the perspective of a clever raccoon, a traveling naturalist learns how the actions of a sneaky alligator, a missing turtle, a bossy lady duck, some crazy birds and a trio of ornery owls combine to create a hilarious adventure story. Over 70 illustrations

A pour quoi story in the tradition of southern folk tales that purports to explain why there are white alligators. Told from the perspective of a clever raccoon, a traveling naturalist learns how the actions of a sneaky alligator, a missing turtle, a bossy lady duck, some crazy birds and a trio of ornery owls combine to create a hilarious adventure story. Over 70 black and white illustration

Anne desires to be a writer, but admits she has no imagination, no experience, and only knows what she had read in books. She decides life should he orderly and well-planned and gives up on dreams of romance and adventure. This is when she suddenly meets the mysterious and annoying, Jules Allan and his dog, Sam. She and her cat, Josephine are swept up in an adventure and taken to the land of Homecoming. Here she is mistaken for Alice of Alice in Wonderland and threatened by a Gray Queen and her ally the Ombudsman, attacked by flying pirates and jealous girlfriends, pestered by pixies, and for...

Zac Zap was born with spina bifidia which robbed him of the use of his legs and impaired his speech. This does not stop him from sharing joy as he goes about town in his wheelchair visiting the shops and exploring the unusual streets and forgotten pathways. His some special talent is his hugs. Zac gives the best hugs in the world. One day he learns there will be a great big race of machines. Zac has a bicycle designed especially to be pedaled by hand. He enters the race vowing not to quit. But can he out race a motorcycle girl, an airplane, a bulldozer, an ice cream truck, a pie wagon, and an...

A collection of rhymes that recall traditional values and the joys of by-gone youth. Over forty rhyming stories written for primary students and parents to read to their children. The rhymes are organized into vignettes to include: Cherished, Jobs, When the Fair Came to Town, Animals, Youth, Adventure, Far and Away and Serious Nonsense. Personal favorites are Pretty Things Like me, The Hammer and the Bell, Robert the Frog, Pony Tails, The Dinosaur Tree and the Baseball Pitcher. Contains twenty black and white illustrations

(black and white version) Over 50 cartoons depicting the humorous antics and the crazy cartoon world of dogs, cats, and kids