Story Time Has Never Been This Fun!

Enter a child’s fantasy world, where imagination is reality and dreams come true. Story Time with Grandma is a collection of fun and adventure-filled stories young children will surely enjoy. Read these stories to and with your kids and help them learn about colors, places, and animals, while encouraging their imagination to soar.

Meet Grandma’s darlings and share in the fantasy of their imaginations. Latrice loves Grandma’s cookie shop and she’ll do anything for a bite of her chocolate chip cookies. Her mom promises to take her to the cookie shop on Saturday, but it’s still two days away. What will Latrice do ’till then? Your race car dreams will come to life as you zoom around the track with Travis. He can’t have his Uncle Mark’s new car in a glass, but he’s got a pleasant surprise waiting for him. Now, don’t miss Malcolm’s special day. Moving day may be scary at first but he’ll get by with a little help from his friends. Finally, travel to faraway places with Matthew-if you can keep up with him. You better not blink or you too will wonder, ‘Where is Matthew?’

Have fun reading these endearing stories with your child again and again. Illustrated by children themselves, Story Time with Grandma holds a special place that kids will want to visit over and over. For more information, log on to Xlibris.com.

About the Author

Barbara Ann Dade, a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother is the matriarch of her family. She spent over twenty years educating preschool children in Washington DC; “I don’t just love children, I adore them and I always will.” After retiring from DC Public Schools, she spent her days with her grandchildren and dedicated her time to her faith. Her grandchildren are the love of her life.

About the Illustrators

Barbara Dade and Tamera Latrice Stringfield created the images for the first short story, ‘Grandma’s Cookie Shop’. Barbara Law is Grandma’s junior illustrator who loves to draw for Grandma. Barbara Law illustrated ‘Travis and the Race Car’. Malcolm, Matthew and Maria Reams illustrated ‘Moving Day with Malcolm’. Dawn Phillips is an illustrator for children’s books and magazines with the inspiration to write children’s books. Dawn Phillips illustrated the cover art and interior images for ‘Where Is Matthew?’.

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Adopted Monkey Explores Belize

A little monkey falls down from a tree, is picked up by kids who toy him around before he is adopted by a woman who nurtures him back to health, and then travels all over the world with his adoptive mom, seeing many different faces, cultures, and settings in the places he visits. Pancho’s Great Adventures: Belize is the enchanting story of a traveling monkey by author Debbie Curling.

The first in a series about a little howler monkey who travels around the world with his adoptive mom, this book is about Belize, the country where Pancho was born. His diary is filled with actual photographs of his adventures, as well as anecdotes and tales of his experiences and impressions, making it a cross between a scrapbook and a journal.

Both informative and captivating, these books are a teaching tool which the author hopes will help children learn a little geography and history about the countries Pancho visits. They are also a literary goldmine of traditions and other cultures, and a catalyst for learning to cherish the Earth and its resources. It is useful in teaching children why they must take care of our planet while developing an eagerness to travel and see the world for themselves.

Pancho’s Great Adventures: Belize is not only about this beautiful and exotic country, but also about how a single mom who loves him adopted Pancho. She is giving him a wonderful life filled with fun and adventure, and he is happy and well-adjusted. For more information, log on to Xlibris.com.

About the Author

Debbie Curling was born and raised in Belize, Central America. She lived in England for a few years before moving to the United States, settling in Los Angeles where she worked in television production. She has a Master’s Degree in English Literature and enjoys traveling and reading.

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New Children’s Book Follows a Team of Animals on a Mission to Get Lost Ducklings Back Home

Children and animal lovers alike are about to experience a memorable quest that emphasizes helping others and keeping the community safe in The Adventures of Oliver Wagglebones and the Watchers: Duckie Doo One, Three, Two, the first book in the adventure series of Oliver Wagglebones & the Watchers(tm) created by Rachel M. Laghi.

The Adventures of Oliver Wagglebones and the Watchers: Duckie Doo One, Three, Two tells a fascinating tale of a group of animals on an exciting mission. Readers will meet Oliver (a Yorkshire terrier) who leads the fun, adventurous and sometimes silly crew of neighborhood detectives called the Watchers. Their members include Sir Lawrence the Cardinal, Chester the Squirrel, Bella the Beagle/Basset Hound and Freckles the Woodpecker.

This colorful team, each with their own unique qualities and strengths, works together and investigates curious events, solves neighborhood mysteries and makes sure that the neighborhood is safe for everyone. Through each adventure, the Watchers exemplify how teamwork and clever, creative thinking can solve any problem. Duckie Doo, One, Three, Two follows the Watchers as they cleverly and creatively figure out just how to best reunite a mother duck with her lost ducklings.

With its fascinating artwork and touching story, The Adventures of Oliver Wagglebones and the Watchers: Duckie Doo One, Three, Two will keep its readers entertained from the first page until the very end. In addition, this release includes a glossary that gives the definitions of more advanced words, highlighted throughout the story, encouraging reader independence and an expanded vocabulary. To order a copy, please visit Xlibris.com and Oliverwagglebones.com, or call (888) 795-4274 today.

About the Author

Leaving “corporate America” after sixteen years of working in media and marketing for full service advertising agencies, Rachel Laghi, aged forty, decided it was time to hang out with a different kind of animal – the four-legged kind – and opened her own pet sitting business, Happy at Home Pet Sitting, LLC. Working with animals all day and observing their truly unique behaviors was the inspiration behind Laghi’s first children’s book, The Adventures of Oliver Wagglebones & the Watchers(tm): Duckie Doo One, Three, Two.

This is the first book in a whimsical adventure series that follows a colorful team of animals – the Watchers – along on their mission to investigate mysteries, help those in need, and keep the neighborhood safe. Through each adventure, the Watchers exemplify how teamwork and clever, creative thinking can solve any problem. With a degree in English & Literature from Barry University, Miami, FL, Laghi truly understands the importance of instilling a love of reading in children at an early age.

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Writer’s love of moose and kids inspires book

by MATT MCALLISTER (WatertownDailyTimes.com)

OGDENSBURG — Of all her worldly interests, Cris Rishe says she really loves just two things: kids and moose.

The kid part of her story is simple, it’s the moose part that takes a little time to figure out.

Born and raised in Ogdensburg and having married into an already large family, there always have been lots of children around for Mrs. Rishe to dote upon.

When her daughters (Jadie and Jessica) were growing up, many of their friends called Mrs. Rishe “Mom” and many still do. Her grandchildren’s (Adreannah and Luca) friends now call her “Grandma Crissy” and that’s all right with her also.

It was Mrs. Rishe’s love of moose, however, coupled with her love of children, that led her to self-publish her first book, “There’s a Moose on the Loose!!“

The children’s book will soon be available online at Amazon, Barnes and Noble or Xlibris. For more information, contact Xlibris at 1 (888) 795-4274 or on the Web at Xlibris.com.

For Mrs. Rishe, what started as “a whim”, has turned into the adventures of Horace T. Moose, “a seven-foot, three-inch moose that lives alone way up the mountains.” Horace is an overly curious and friendly animal and throughout the story, has adventures and learns valuable lessons along the way.

“I’ve been writing for a long time — years,” Mrs. Rishe says, adding, “Mostly for my kids, and then my grandkids.”

An article in the newspaper, along with some loving persistence by her husband, Steve, eventually resulted in the book.

“There was this thing in the paper about a moose being loose somewhere around Heuvelton,” Mrs. Rishe explained. “And the whole moose is loose thing really stuck with me. I sat down later that day, after reading about it, and wrote the entire story. Two or three months later, I did all the illustrations for it.”

Mrs. Rishe still didn’t plan on doing anything with the manuscript, but gave copies of it to her friends and family members. “That’s how it started out,” she said. She read her book to a granddaughter’s Head Start class at Kennedy Elementary School and later at Madill Elementary.

Some time later, after a bit of prodding by her husband, who kept telling her she could go somewhere with her idea, Mrs. Rishe read a how-to book, “How to Get Your Book Published”, and the bigger project of publishing her work began.

“It’s an amazing experience for anybody who wants to do something like this,”Mrs. Rishe said of the self-publishing experience. “The first thing that book tells you is not to just send your manuscript to the company,” Mrs. Rishe says, “It’s complicated. It’s not like it used to be.”

Mrs. Rishe said she sent letters of interest to five companies, most of which eventually asked for a manuscript. Tate Publishing, a Christian book self-publisher, offered Rishe a contract, which she said she turned down because she didn’t want to relinquish any of her rights.

Eventually, and again at her husband’s suggestion, she chose to publish through Xlibris, a self-publishing and print-on-demand company that allowed her to retain copyrights. “Everything remains in my name and nobody can do anything with it without my consent,” she said.

Rishe was presented with a finished copy of “There’s A Moose on the Loose!!” on July 1. “I had given them my original manuscript and drawings and they continuously sent me proofs as they developed them,” she said. “It happened in stages, all the way down to how they will market it.”

Mrs. Rishe hopes to donate copies of her book to each of the elementary school libraries in the city, as well as to the Ogdensburg Free Library, when they become available. “I’ve always loved Ogdensburg,” she says. “It’s a good place to raise children.”

But what about her infatuation with the moose?

“I don’t know what to tell you,” she said. “My home is filled with them and my life’s dream has always been to someday see one up close in the wild. If you look closely, there’s a big white wooden one in the trees by the driveway. It gets worse in the fall and around Christmas.”

“I’ve always asked for one. There’s room in my back yard and I could fence him in,” she said. “But my husband probably will never go for it.”

Another moose story is in the works, as the sequel, “Horace meets David T. Eagle”, has already been written.

“My Dad had polio as a child and really loved eagles,” Mrs. Rishe said, providing a preview to the next book. “He (her father) is the eagle with a weak wing that ends up meeting Horace and riding him around.”

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A Colorful Lesson-Filled Picture Book Spiced Up With Numerous Literary Figures

A simple, yet poetically tended story line extracted from a previous tale starts out on a grand ranch, an animal farm. A Sheep Tale Unveiled In Color by author K. P. Palla will take us to the lesson-filled adventures and lives of Big Black Sheep and Gnarly Little Lamb.

A Sheep Tale Unveiled In Color is a fascinating condensed book that will bring us to the animal farm where the two main characters, Big Black Sheep and Gnarly Little Lamb, met and became friends. This short story tells about BB trying to teach Gnarly many lessons. As they started their adventure, they went searching for the vineyard, but they were a little lost, though they were not bothered about it. They made a good plan on how to get into the vineyard, which was surrounded by the crystal, blue river. When they made it, they enjoyed every fruit they could taste until they were so full that it became difficult to move. On the other hand, the shepherd was looking for the two lost sheep out in the farm just to bring them back for the yearly shear. After a stirring search for the two, they were found and brought back to the farm. Then, there was the dramatic twist of fate and plot that happened concerning the reward after the stressful yearly shear, which they didn’t care about. What is the yearly shear all about? How many lessons did Gnarly Little Lamb learn from Big Black Sheep? How will their story end?

This colorful book does not only contain beautiful illustrations, this is also spiced up with various literary figures, Bible quotes, and meaningful quotations that enrich the storyline and fill the story with distinctive arty elements that truly make it a very exciting read. The picture-illustrations present the story in a much more striking, attractive, and enlightening way. For more information, log on to Xlibris.com.

About the Author

K.P. Palla is a writer, author, researcher, poet, and illustrator. For many years, worked on a farm, tending and caring for animals of all types. This experience has sparked ideas and helped her write and illustrate this book. If you have any comments, criticisms, or suggestions about this book or if you like the colorful illustration that make up this book and would like similar type illustrations such as these in your project, please contact the following email to receive information and fiduciary details. Email: kpp7kpp@yahoo.com

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Through the Eyes of a Little Warrior

Native American Culture holds much fascination for us who know little about their unique way of life. Have you ever wondered how a Native American child is raised? Author Edward Rodriguez gives us a glimpse of this through the eyes of a Little Warrior. Follow his exciting adventures in this delightful picture book that will capture your child’s imagination.

Get to know the five-year-old Native American child named Little Hawk. He lives the normal life of a child growing up in the tribe of the Cheyenne. Little Warrior chronicles his adventures as he encounters the happy as well as the sad moments of his childhood days. He meets two very special friends who become a significant part of his life. Join Little Hawk in his adventurous times and experience the fun and excitement. Let your little ones enjoy some wonderful moments with the Little Warrior. Buy a copy of this charming read and enjoy it with your kids!

Little Warrior will be featured in the 2009 American Library Association Annual Book Exhibit at Chicago, Illinois on July 11-14, 2009.

About the Author

Edward Rodriguez was born in Del Rio, Texas and raised in Houston, Texas. He currently resides in Crosby, Texas, just outside of Houston to the east. He graduated from the Texas Academy of Art in 1970 and after a stint in art, went to work for a photo lab’s art department. After studying under a Master of Photography, Edward went on to become a professional photographer.

Edward writes, “Very early in life I became fascinated with Native American culture, reading and researching literature. I have traveled to states from New Mexico to Montana and all the states in between that the Native Americans called home, just to visit and see the beautiful lands they were forced to abandon and to learn and better understand their culture. After seeing this majestic part of this country you can understand why they refused to give up the lands they called home.”

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New Book Tells an Engaging True Story Kids Will Enjoy Reading Over and Over Again

Often time, gifts are given to commemorate a special day. On the day of Jacob’s birth, his grandparents give him a soft, fluffy teddy bear, which he named BoBo. Join them as they embark on many fun adventures in BoBo, my Favorite Teddy Bear, a delightful book by Joyce Ann Landon.

Out of all the stuffed animals in his crib, BoBo is Jacob’s favorite for he is the softest and the greatest of all. From the very first moment they meet, he and BoBo are inseparable. Join them on their escapades as they ride on Grandpa’s wheelchair, visit their new baby and more! A wonderful book filled with vibrant illustrations that will capture children’s attention, BoBo, my Favorite Teddy Bear is an engaging true story they’ll enjoy reading over and over again.

BoBo, my Favorite Teddy Bear will be part of the Combined Book Exhibit (CBE), which is one of the most widely recognized and highly respected names in the publishing company. For almost 75 years, CBE has been showcasing published works at national, and now international, book shows and expos, becoming a dependable resource for publishers it serves, and the librarians and educators who depend on it. CBE’s reputation with publishers has helped it grow into one of the biggest — if not the biggest — exhibitor at each show it attends, while its reputation with educators and librarians makes its exhibit one of the busiest.

For more information on this delightful children’s book, log on to Xlibris.com.

About the Author

Joyce Ann Landon, grew up in Kidron, Ohio, in a Mennonite community. She has an undergraduate degree, a B.S. in Elementary Education, from Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana. She received her Masters Degree in Reading from Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. She taught Second Grade in the Ann Arbor Public Schools in Ann Arbor, Michigan for 17 years. She also taught Third Grade and Fourth Grade in Elementary Schools in Ohio and other parts of Michigan. She taught Elementary School for a total of 26 years. She retired three years ago and now resides with her husband, Dennis, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dennis and Joyce had three children. Their son, Doug, works as an attorney in Phoenix, Arizona. Their daughter, Jennifer, and her husband, Andy, and their two sons reside in Dansville, Michigan, a one hour drive from Ann Arbor! They have the wonderful opportunity of babysitting their grandsons once a week! They really do have a special day with their grandsons. Part of the story is an accurate portrayal of their “special day” with their grandson, Jacob, each week! Baby Alex was born on Sept. 13, 2008. Alex’s birth is in this story!

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Will This Young Sheep be Able to Find the Land of Her Dreams? — Follow the One Sheep’s Quest to Make Her Grandest Dream Come True

Making your biggest dreams come true requires a lot of sacrifice, even for children. An unforgettable adventure filled with moral lessons is all set to begin as Xlibris releases Molly & The Fields of Gold, the new children’s book authored by Paul McKenzie.

In this book readers will meet Molly, a young sheep who dreams of living in the grassy fields of gold and playing along its glittery pastures. During the day, she spends time playing with her flock on the greenest parts of the land, only to realize later that there simply was not enough of it. After much thinking and dreaming, Molly boldly decides to leave the flock and find those fields of gold. Will she be able to fulfill her personal quest or will she be lost forever? Read the book to find out.

Molly & The Fields of Gold is highly-recommended to children and is now available for ordering online at Xlibris.com or at your local bookstore or visit the website.

About the Author

My main inspiration for writing came from my college professors. During this time, I wrote mostly short poems and stories and found ways to express my thoughts and feelings through them. The professors I had enjoyed my work and encouraged me to write more but I could not, because my major was in more of a technical field totally opposite from writing. Over the years I have written many poems for friends and loved ones but I never had it in my mind to publish anything until recently.

I was going through a rather difficult time in my life and I had one friend who would call me and always cheer me up while I was feeling alone and down. This act of kindness inspired me to write this book. I found a happy thought and like it says in peter pan, you find one happy thought and you can fly. This happy thought dealt with mostly sharing and not giving up on your dreams. I wanted to share these thoughts and feelings with everyone I could and that became my own personal dream.

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The Sisters

Description

Meet Lena, Tina, and Lucy Three Sisters and the best of friends, you see. The girls hope you like the story in here As you follow their adventures throughout a year. One of the main ideas is how much fun sisterhood can be. The girls love playing with dolls, running around outside and pretending to be grown-ups. They do get in trouble when one of their great ideas turns out to be not so great. Like all sisters and friends, they have their disagreements. However these disagreements never last for long. Then it´s back to making living room forts and running around outside.

About the Author

Lisa Chelkowski graduated from Siena College and Sage Graduate School. She is currently working at a high school in New York. This is her first book. Lisa´s family inspired her to write this story. She tried to contain the memories to when there were only 3 kids in her family. Even that proved to be difficult as she narrowed down the moments. She just kept telling herself that she could save it for another book down the road!

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A Great Adventure in the Land of Dreams!

Sharing the world is never an easy task to achieve, especially when there are so many different kinds of people, attitudes, and cultures conflicting with each other. But no matter how daunting it is, people can still live in peace and harmony together as long as understanding and acceptance between them exists. This is the theme that author Tapan Sen shares with readers in his amazing story that will take them to a realm of fantasy and friendship in the new picture book Beyond The Land of Dreams.

Beyond The Land of Dreams tells the story of a nine-year-old boy named Sammy, who lives in the outskirts of New York City. Lonely, Sammy is lucky that he has friends and that his next birthday celebration is moving closer. Unfortunately for him, his best friend Jill would miss his birthday. Good thing however, Sammy received his birthday present from Jill, a fantasy novel titled Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland which made him ecstatic. A short time later, Sammy read the book and just when he was feeling tired, a rabbit appeared before him. Surprised, Sammy examined the rabbit to see if it was real but learned it was called a “habbit”, not a “rabbit”. But the excitement did not end as soon enough, Sammy met even one more animal, a boy and a girl, and with them he socialized, learned their names, learned their species, and even went to places beyond his wildest imagination! His experience with the animals, the boy and the girl and the new world overwhelmed him deeply, but are all of these real or is it all just a wild imagination sparked by the new book?

Imaginative and richly layered, Beyond The Land of Dreams is an entertaining fantasy enriched by the moral lesson of making friends by accepting and understanding them despite their differences. Readers will realize that the different characters in the story represent different groups of people who have differences in characteristics, customs and ways of life. As the story teaches readers not to have any problem in accepting one another (no matter how different they are from each other), parents will definitely be interested in this picture book which they can use to teach their children in an enjoyable way to accept the unity in diversity of different people. No doubt about it, Tapan Sen’s Beyond The Land of Dreams is one of the most entertaining and most educational picture books to find at your local bookstores or libraries today!

About the Author

Tapan Sen moved to the United States from India in 1972. He earned two master’s degrees in mathematics: one from Calcutta, India, and the other one from the United States. He then received a doctorate degree in Operations Research. Dr. Sen wrote fourteen books in his native language – Bengali – on various topics. Beyond the Land of Dreams is his first venture in English. Dr. Sen has lived with his wife Tripti and his son Badsha in Greensboro, North Carolina, since 1980.

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Never Give Up — New Fun Book Follows the Adventures of a Pumpkin Who Missed Halloween

How high would you reach for your dream? The exciting story of Frumpy, The Pumpkin Who Missed Halloween, is an inspiring story of courage and perseverance.

Frumpy, The Pumpkin Who Missed Halloween, a new delightful picture book by Patricia Olson, tells the story of a pumpkin who dreams of being a jack-o-lantern for Halloween. But Frumpy takes longer to grow than the other pumpkins.

Frumpy tries as hard as he can to be a part of Halloween. He never gives up. His determination leads him to a place no pumpkin has ever been. Along the way he meets some very interesting and unusual people. Frumpy misses Halloween, but succeeds in rising to great heights.

With charming and colorful illustrations, Frumpy, The Pumpkin Who Missed Halloween is not only an amusing book, but is an inspiring lesson of will and determination for the young and the young at heart.

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About the Author

Pat Olson is addicted to kids! A passionate writer and poet whose work has been published in the San Diego Poetry Annual 2007, Pat uses her enormous energy and sense of humor in her poetry and books for children. A great example is Frumpy, The Pumpkin Who Missed Halloween. Frumpy, a forlorn wannabe jack o’ lantern, came to life with Pat’s child-sensitive pen. It was written in honor of her three youngest grandchildren and is dedicated to them. If you don’t believe she is addicted to kids, you could ask her grandchildren — or better yet, read their reviews of Frumpy, The Pumpkin Who Missed Halloween.

Pat is a member of SCBWI (Society for Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators) and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Kaufman Brentwood Branch Library in West Los Angeles. She produces the Pat Pincus Poetry Fest each August.

In her earlier life, Pat enjoyed a successful career in advertising with Ted Bates & Company in New York, writing and producing TV commercials for Marx Toys. Pat discovered her unique ability to view the toys through the eyes of a child and now uses that insight when writing children’s stories and poems.

Pat is a graduate of Adelphi University with a B. A. in English. She is married and lives in West Los Angeles with her husband and three tortoises. The tortoises enjoy a life of luxury in Pat’s back yard, and one day may crawl into one of her stories. To top it all off, this petite lady is an instrument-rated pilot and holds a black belt in Judo. Her writing richly reflects her compassion, her sense of adventure, her knowledge of courage and her deep understanding of what appeals to children.

You can reach Pat Olson at frumpypumpkin@hotmail.com.

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Rub Elbows With Legendary Creatures in Oolie and the Fox — A Journey to the World of Make-Believe

Dragons are legendary creatures depicted in cultures all over the world. We get to read about them in storybooks and watch them on television. But what if these dragons are real? What if they are coming down to earth to destroy humankind? Get ready for an action-packed and fun-filled adventure as Paul Breer brings us into the world of Vikings, Wizards and Valkyries in his newest children’s book, Oolie and the Fox.

Breer’s charming storybook tells the tale of Oolie, a four-year old girl, and her friendship with a wise and caring fox who lives in the trunk of a front yard beech tree. Through a telescope high in the tree, Oolie and Mr. Fox become witnesses to an epic battle between winged dragons who want to rule the world and lightning-shooting wizards who do their best to prevent it. Their front row seat on this unfolding drama is not without its price, however, as they in turn become the target of the losers’ wrath. Oolie and her furry friend are separated when the fox is forced to flee his home as the beech tree mysteriously goes up in flames. Eventually they are reunited when Mr. Fox finds a new house in the forest — but things will never be the same again!

Oolie and the Fox is a delightful work perfect for kids of all ages and cultures. With easy-to-read texts and colorful pages rich in vibrant illustrations, kids will surely have an exciting experience. For more information, log on to Xlibris.com.

About the Author

As a retired college professor, author Paul Breer spends his pastime composing music and writing books. Some of his published books are about philosophy, psychology, and music, but his greatest love is making up stories about animals, little people, and faraway worlds that exist only in the imagination.

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Can This Young Boy Reach the Vet Before It’s Too Late for His Mare?

WESTMINSTER, Md., Jan. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Children on the lookout for unforgettable adventures are in for an enjoyable treat from author Nancy D. Kramer as Xlibris releases her new children’s book, Bret and Pale Face Saved the Day.

In this book, readers will meet Bret, a young boy who lives on a farm in Kansas, where thunderstorms like to rule the land. He goes to school worried about his mare that is going to have a foal anytime soon. That evening, a storm arrives causing heavy rain and strong winds all over the land. After Bret and his family bring their farm animals to safety, a power outage occurs. Worse, they learn that their mare will definitely give birth that night. Bret tries to call the vet over, only to find out that the phone line is dead. Since trees are blown over on the roads, the boy figures out that the only way to reach the vet is for him to ride his favorite palomino, Pale Face, through the fields to the vet’s house. Will Bret and Pale Face be able to reach the vet safely before time runs out? Read the book to find out.

For more information, please visit Xlibris.com or call (888) 795-4274 today, or see the website, www.bretandpaleface.com.

About the Author

Nancy D. Kramer was born and raised on an apple farm in Elkridge, Maryland, just south of Baltimore. She is the oldest of four children who grew up on the farm. The whole family was involved in the apple business. They climbed trees, picked apples, weeded the gardens, cut grass, and swam in the pond. The author wrote short stories in high school. Later, she took a college writing course, “Writing Stories for Children and Teenagers.” The first non-fiction, human-interest story she wrote was published in the September 2001 issue of “Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred,” a national magazine.

Kramer worked as an administrative secretary at a local county public school system in Howard County for thirty years. After retiring, she enjoys horseback riding, giving riding lessons to children and adults, and writing stories for children. She also has another book entitled, Sly Fox And Hambone. See details on website, www.SLYFOXANDHAMBONE.com.

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