Look out! It's meal time and the Queen is about to throw a tantrum. When it seems no chef in the entire world can please her fussy palate--a young peasant boy prepares the triumphant treat.
A seven-year-old girl, living with her father, a Biologist in the local University in Australia, is trying to cope with the loss of her mother and her loneliness.
"I'm hungry! Hungry! Hungry!' says the Baby Monster. But when his mother offers him a tasty treat, he isn't interested. What is it that Baby Monster wants?
'Being Kind to George' is based on a true story and real life characters. Set in a beautiful Country Park nestling in the heart of Wiltshire, England, it tells the tale of how man can affect the wildlife around him.
When little girls and little boys are born each one comes with a set of very strange parts - a wheel, a seat, a chain, two pedals, a handlebar, and a lot of pipes and fasteners so that everything can be fit together just right.
"Black Fury" is the touching story of Chance, a young girl who saw something special in a beautiful black stallion. Chance loved Black Fury from the moment she saw him, but can she find a way to be with Black Fury forever? Read this heart-warming tale about a girl, a horse, and the miracle of dreams.
John gets a job as a painter. A grumpy-looking little man walks under John's ladder and accuses John of dripping blue paint all over his lovely new hat. He demands John give him money to buy another one....
Whenever Pigel Piglet searches for truffles near his barnyard home, he never watches where he is going. On one particular day, he bumps his snout into a tree. Rushing to a nearby pond, he watches as his nose grows three times in size. As he makes his way back to Mama Pig, his barnyard friends have a few hilarious remedies for Pigel and his swollen nose.
An unwanted Collie dog is rescued, after an accident, by a caring family. But later his security is threatened by the arrival of an unwelcome caller...
Christmas Ends is delightful. Through the innocent eyes of a young child we rediscover the simple joys of the Christmas season as though for the first time. Everything he sees lights up his imagination. However, he soon learns that Christmas, like all seasons, must pass us by.
An unusual friendship exists between Christopher Cuthbert Caterpillar and Mervyn Magpie. Christopher Cuthbert has been warned it will be too dangerous to attend Mervyn's birthday party, but full of bravado, he thinks he can take care of himself. In trying to prove this, he learns the hard lesson that we can't always do what we want to do.
This beautifully illustrated children's book tells the true story of a young Israelite woman who becomes a Queen. And how Queen Esther and her uncle, Mordacai save the entire Jewish nation from being destroyed!
Freddo is the youngest tiger at the Circus Tortolli and he's eager to learn all the tricks the other tigers perform. But he's also pretty sensitive, touchy and easily scared. His tamer has almost given up on him. Will Freddo ever get a grip on himself?
What's going on? You won't find out until the end. This illustrated story is a real page turner. Who is Gordon? Are the aliens real? Small children will love the fact that this is a story with suspense and a surprise at the end.
16/05/2012
Writers Exchange is thrilled to announce the beginning of another mid-grade reader series by Margaret Pearce...
TITLE: The Wingless Fairy Series Book 1: Rebecca and the Changeling
Author: Margaret Pearce
GENRE: Mid-Grade-Reader/Fantasy
ISBN: 978-1-921636-91-2
Word Count: 17,204
A fairy princess bored with her existence breaks a few rules, gets into mischief, and ends up getting her wish never to be bored granted.