Engage your child's imagination with the "Corky Tails: Tales of a Tailless Dog Named Sagebrush" coloring book. Follow the adventures of Sagebrush, the tailless puppy, on her high-country Rocky Mountain adventures by matching the coloring sketch with the "Corky Tails" storybook it is from. The "Corky Tails" book series is changing the world one heart at a time. For more information about the author visit www.jonifranks.com
It was the time of the December cold moon. Winter was just beginning, and the blustery, bitter cold winds were blowing more frequently now. Shiver season found all beings settling in and burrowing in for the chill nights that lay ahead. From bestselling author Joni Franks comes an endearing holiday story. This eighth book in the Corky Tails: Tales of a Tailless Dog Named Sagebrush series follows Sagebrush, the tailless puppy, and the Young Miss as they navigate life’s difficult challenges by believing in themselves and keeping hope in their hearts. Filled with heart-warming blessings, this volume shares the ancient folktale of how fairies chose corgis as their companion travelers and how corgis became known as the enchanted dogs of the fairy folk. Follow Sagebrush, the Young Miss, and the little people known as the Shuns as they experience a winter solstice and Christmas miracle, gifted to them by the unseen world, in this charming tale set on a cattle ranch high in the Rocky Mountains.
Enter another realm where strange things that are considered to happen only in dreams, now occur during waking hours and in broad daylight. Walk through an invisible doorway, where the familiar rules of time and space no longer apply. Travel to the betwixt and between places, where there are no defined paths, just an ancient trek way system to navigate, that will carry you into a world beyond. When her mother becomes desperately ill, Willow learns that it is a frightening thing to love what sickness touches. With the aid of her trusted companion, Sir Gyzmo, an enchanted fairy dog, the quest for a healing remedy begins, taking you on an unforgettable journey through the shadow lands of The Crooked Forest. From best-selling author Joni Franks comes the third volume of The Crooked Forest series. This series of books has earned numerous literary awards for Novelette Fiction, New Age Fiction, Women’s Fiction, and Art Illustration.
From award-winning author, Joni Franks, comes a compilation of lyrical and thought-provoking poems that will become etched in your mind and in your heart. Offering profound insight through words, Heart Songs, delivers one powerful message after another through chapters devoted to songs of the heart, nature, faith, and the love of a dog. Beautifully illustrated by the author, the ethereal and whimsical images included in the collection, bring the poems to life.
O-Thy God will give thee eternity for the price of labor. Leonardo da Vinci *** This quote is attributed to Leonardo da Vinci. Artist Greg Ridley, Jr. often cited it and used it as his mantra. It became his legacy. For the hire of a $30,000 grant, Greg's masterpiece in copper repoussé now dons the Third Floor Grand Reading Room of the Ben West Public Library in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The work took two years to complete, but culminates a lifetime of study of period forms and art making. It has given Greg Ridley a place in artistic eternity, for the price of labor.
Sagebrush felt as if the world had gone to sleep and that she was the only one awake as she peered out the window of the little mountain cabin she called home. The sound of the wet falling snow was as quiet as feathers landing on the ground as the magical landscape of the Rocky Mountains and the cattle ranch became enveloped in a blanket of white snow. Follow Sagebrush and the Young Miss as they discover the secret warm springs hidden deep within the mountains and teach the moral lesson of sharing Mother Earth's precious resources with a homeless man and the tiny people known as the Shuns, who are seeking a forever home. The fifth book in a multi-award-winning collection, Sagebrush and the Warm Springs Discovery is a memorable and extraordinary fairy tale.
In this spell binding fairytale, you will be transported in time, to a place between places, separated from reality by a crossroads, that leads to the mystical Crooked Forest, a botanical mystery as old as the earth. Willow struggles to access her true inner strength when an unforeseen tragedy tests her bravery. Left alone and feeling heartbroken after being separated from her mother, Willow navigates the life path she has been handed, overcoming obstacles, and realizing her true potential and her destiny to become a heroine. With the help of her trusted companion, Sir Gyzmo, an enchanted fairy dog, the pair overcomes desperate odds, while weaving a special bond based on trust, companionship, and love. From bestselling international award-winning author Joni Franks, comes the first book in a new series. "The Crooked Forest, Legacy of the Holey Stone" is steeped in ancient folklore but sends a modern-day message concerning the kinship between the land, the water and the animals and protecting nature's perfect balance, by finding solutions that benefit all beings.
For animal lovers and fans of The One and Only Ivan and Hoot, this is the uplifting story of a girl who discovers a family of panthers that were thought to be extinct, and her journey to save the species. Eleven-year-old Kiri has a secret: wild things call to her. More than anyone else, she’s always had a special connection to animals. But when Kiri has an encounter with the last known Florida panther, her life is quickly turned on end. Caught between her conservationist father, who wants to send the panther to a zoo, and the village poachers, who want to sell it to feed their families, Kiri must embark on a journey that will take her deep into the wilderness. There has to be some way to save the panther, and for her dad and the villagers to understand each other. If Kiri can’t figure out what it is, she’ll lose far more than the panthers—she’ll lose the only home she’s ever known, and the only family she has left. 2018 Green Earth Book Award Honor 2018 Colorado Book Award Winner CAL Book Award Winner Green Prize for Sustainable Literature Award Winner A Bank Street "Best Children's Book of the Year" A National Geographic Giant Traveling Map of Florida Selection "A powerful tale of a future to be avoided." —Kirkus Reviews "An eerie cautionary tale about the dangers of not protecting the environment, tackles an important theme in a compelling way...a fantastical tale with roots in real-world issues." —Booklist "Earnest, heartfelt, and passionate, this book will likely inspire new environmentalists." —Bulletin "A boldly original, profoundly wise, deeply moving book. It’s a rare gift to any reader, as well as to our planet.” —T. A. Barron, best-selling author of the Merlin Saga
What if you treated others the way you’d like to be treated? What if everyone did that? What kind of world could there be? Robert and Kait decide to look for the golden ruler that their Mom has told them about, only to find out that she meant RULE instead of ruler. What is this “Golden Rule” and what does it mean? Join in the children’s quest to discover how to follow the Golden Rule and share it with others, as you meet many classroom friends from the author’s previous books. This is the eighth rhyming children’s book by award-winning author Sherrill S. Cannon, whose other bestselling books include Mice & Spiders & Webs…Oh My!, My Fingerpaint Masterpiece, Manner-Man, Gimme-Jimmy, The Magic Word, Peter and the Whimper-Whineys and Santa’s Birthday Gift.
This gripping historical novel is set on the tiny island of Saipan, which the Japanese had long governed, near the end of World War II. Thirteen-year-old Joseph, the son of a local village chief, and his half-Japanese best friend, Kento, have their loyalties tested when U.S. troops arrive and one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific war is fought. Caught in the crossfire between the Americans and Japanese, the boys learn what it really means to be a warrior. The novel is based on historical facts, and an afterword describes the real-life account of what happened on Saipan—the unimaginable horrors of what is now called Suicide Cliff.
