THE ALPHABET THAT RAN AWAY
ISBN 9780991887507
Something very unusual is happening in 6-year-old Josh Logan’s bedroom. Every morning when he awakes, he notices that letters from his alphabet chart have gone missing during the night. Determined to find out what exactly is going on, Josh decides to stay up. What he sees astounds him – the letters are leaving the chart and flying out the window! He tries to catch them as they whizz by but tumbles out of his room, right onto the back of a 6-foot centipede -Mr. Centipede - sleeping in the garden below. As one might expect, Mr. Centipede is none too pleased. But when Josh explains what is happening, the huge insect decides to help. And with the aid of an owl –Whobit – who follows in the air, the trio take off after the wayward letters. It’s not an easy journey, but when they finally catch up, they discover that the letters are plotting something very sinister indeed…
ISBN 9780991887507
Something very unusual is happening in 6-year-old Josh Logan’s bedroom. Every morning when he awakes, he notices that letters from his alphabet chart have gone missing during the night. Determined to find out what exactly is going on, Josh decides to stay up. What he sees astounds him – the letters are leaving the chart and flying out the window! He tries to catch them as they whizz by but tumbles out of his room, right onto the back of a 6-foot centipede -Mr. Centipede - sleeping in the garden below. As one might expect, Mr. Centipede is none too pleased. But when Josh explains what is happening, the huge insect decides to help. And with the aid of an owl –Whobit – who follows in the air, the trio take off after the wayward letters. It’s not an easy journey, but when they finally catch up, they discover that the letters are plotting something very sinister indeed…
THE GIRL WHO MET CHARLES DICKENS
ISBN 9780991887521
It isn't an easy life for Jane Doe. Well, first there's her name. And then her atrocious adopted family, who like to leave on vacation without her, demanding that she mind the family restaurant. Now all this would be hard enough for anyone, but when you’re only 10-years-old, why, the obstacles seem insurmountable! The only way Jane survives is by reading. She really loves her books and moreover, has a great fondness for the novels of Charles Dickens.
One very rainy day, her family in Las Vegas and Jane making deliveries of frozen Chinese food, she encounters something very strange indeed in the spokes of her umbrella. She gives it a shake and out tumbles the most extraordinary being. Possessing beautiful white wings, it is Jane’s guardian angel, Rowena. Jane is astounded but the problem is that Rowena is a bit of a klutz…she mixes up languages, forgets her shoes, falls into manholes. But the one thing she can do well is provide Jane with wishes. Now what kid wouldn’t want that?! So Jane wishes to meet with Dickens in London of 1847. And that’s when the crazy adventure begins.
ISBN 9780991887521
It isn't an easy life for Jane Doe. Well, first there's her name. And then her atrocious adopted family, who like to leave on vacation without her, demanding that she mind the family restaurant. Now all this would be hard enough for anyone, but when you’re only 10-years-old, why, the obstacles seem insurmountable! The only way Jane survives is by reading. She really loves her books and moreover, has a great fondness for the novels of Charles Dickens.
One very rainy day, her family in Las Vegas and Jane making deliveries of frozen Chinese food, she encounters something very strange indeed in the spokes of her umbrella. She gives it a shake and out tumbles the most extraordinary being. Possessing beautiful white wings, it is Jane’s guardian angel, Rowena. Jane is astounded but the problem is that Rowena is a bit of a klutz…she mixes up languages, forgets her shoes, falls into manholes. But the one thing she can do well is provide Jane with wishes. Now what kid wouldn’t want that?! So Jane wishes to meet with Dickens in London of 1847. And that’s when the crazy adventure begins.
THE NIGHT VISITOR
ISBN 9780991887514
As 10-year-old Arthur Crabtree helps clean up Beanie’s Café, he hears strange sounds. When he tells his parents, the sounds stop. So of course they think his imagination has run away with him. It would appear then, that the sounds – which resemble the cries of Orca whales – are only for Arthur’s ears. Unsure of what to do, he seeks the help of Julia Simpson, his classmate. They’re not exactly the best of friends, more like enemies actually. But since she’s known as 'Detective Julia', Arthur thinks it would be good to have her on his side. And so one night, under the veil of darkness, the two sleuths enter Beanie’s. Flashlights in hand, they search until they come across the very thing that has been making the unusual sounds. And it’s unlike anything Arthur could ever have imagined…
ISBN 9780991887514
As 10-year-old Arthur Crabtree helps clean up Beanie’s Café, he hears strange sounds. When he tells his parents, the sounds stop. So of course they think his imagination has run away with him. It would appear then, that the sounds – which resemble the cries of Orca whales – are only for Arthur’s ears. Unsure of what to do, he seeks the help of Julia Simpson, his classmate. They’re not exactly the best of friends, more like enemies actually. But since she’s known as 'Detective Julia', Arthur thinks it would be good to have her on his side. And so one night, under the veil of darkness, the two sleuths enter Beanie’s. Flashlights in hand, they search until they come across the very thing that has been making the unusual sounds. And it’s unlike anything Arthur could ever have imagined…
ELIE AND THE TRANSMORGATRON
ISBN 9780991887538
When 10-year-old Elie Miller runs away from home, the last thing he expects is that he will shortly climb K2 -the world’s highest mountain - and get swallowed in an avalanche. Nor does he expect to travel to a planet in the Sirius constellation, some 8.5 light-years from Earth, and be thrown into a zoo. Yet these mad-cap adventures happen to him, courtesy of Dr. Fortilus Morgus, a bizarre scientist Elie encounters on his trip.
Dr. Morgus resides in a volcano in the Prickly-Prackly Forest, a mystical land inhabited by gargoyles, goblins, pixies, unicorns, and other nature spirits. Non-human entities that he alone has brought to life! And it is into this strange world that Elie stumbles.
At one time a brilliant scientist with the U.S. Government, Dr. Morgus now shuns human contact. He wears a long black cape and a tall hat and looks more like an undertaker than a scientist. And if that weren’t sinister enough, half his face is covered with tree bark! (because of an accident). But Morgus is not evil, only lonely. And now with Elie around, he contemplates certain possibilities – like a protégé. So he dresses Elie (whom he called ‘Benoit de Villiers’) with a long black cape and yes, a tall black hat. And then he introduces Elie to his greatest invention – The Transmorgatron – a machine that allows all wishes to come true (well, at a big price).
Kids will love this 60,000-word novel. If you can imagine a cross between Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland, and Dr. Seuss, then voila, you’ll have Elie and the Transmorgatron.
ISBN 9780991887538
When 10-year-old Elie Miller runs away from home, the last thing he expects is that he will shortly climb K2 -the world’s highest mountain - and get swallowed in an avalanche. Nor does he expect to travel to a planet in the Sirius constellation, some 8.5 light-years from Earth, and be thrown into a zoo. Yet these mad-cap adventures happen to him, courtesy of Dr. Fortilus Morgus, a bizarre scientist Elie encounters on his trip.
Dr. Morgus resides in a volcano in the Prickly-Prackly Forest, a mystical land inhabited by gargoyles, goblins, pixies, unicorns, and other nature spirits. Non-human entities that he alone has brought to life! And it is into this strange world that Elie stumbles.
At one time a brilliant scientist with the U.S. Government, Dr. Morgus now shuns human contact. He wears a long black cape and a tall hat and looks more like an undertaker than a scientist. And if that weren’t sinister enough, half his face is covered with tree bark! (because of an accident). But Morgus is not evil, only lonely. And now with Elie around, he contemplates certain possibilities – like a protégé. So he dresses Elie (whom he called ‘Benoit de Villiers’) with a long black cape and yes, a tall black hat. And then he introduces Elie to his greatest invention – The Transmorgatron – a machine that allows all wishes to come true (well, at a big price).
Kids will love this 60,000-word novel. If you can imagine a cross between Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland, and Dr. Seuss, then voila, you’ll have Elie and the Transmorgatron.