Neupella and the Walking Stick is an amazing story of a close relationship between a grandma and a granddaughter. Unknowingly Teleca gives her grandma a present that fulfills her lifelong dream. However before that could take place, Grandma Pellas two elderly energetic neighbors are in full pursuit for possession of grandma Pellas present. For their greed and for dishonest gain they stab themselves symbolically with pain, vexation and grief. Neupella and the Walking Stick are hilarious, funny, vigorous, and enthusiastic and its darn good, old school writing phenomenal. It temporarily stimulates your mind in an unstable world.
This story was written for my little great grand daughter, Mary, who lives in California.Though we have never met, we are connected through the mail, by telephone and the internet . . . . Wanting her to learn the importance of prayer, and encourage her to pray often, decided to write the story
Winner, Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award 2013 Selected for the National Library Board's READ! Singapore 2012 Luke is a little different from other boys his age. His best friend is his Grandma. They would do everything together—walking to school, strolling in the park, and playing in the playground. That was before Grandma’s fall. Everything changed after that. She lost her way in the neighbourhood she has lived in for over twenty years. She even forgot Luke’s name. Edmund Lim tells a poignant story of how one boy copes with losing his beloved Grandma to Alzheimer’s disease only to discover something more powerful. Tan Zi Xi’s sensitive illustrations capture the pathos brilliantly.
A successful woman leaves California and returns to her native Zimbabwe, in a spiritual tale that reads “like crystal clear water in an ancient river” (Robert C. Jameson, PhD, author of The Keys to Joy-Filled Living). After completing her graduate studies in England, Yeukai returns home to rural Zimbabwe to a jubilant celebration rich in the cultural traditions of the Shona-speaking people. There, she receives life lessons from her beloved grandmother—a wise elder holding sacred knowledge passed down through generations. Though impressed by her grandmother's lessons, Yeukai sets them aside to pursue a corporate career in the biotech industry in California. For years, Yeukai embraces a consumer lifestyle, pretending to live the American dream. However, the busy activities of her life—focused on chasing material delusions—hide the emotional turmoil within, until things come to a head. In search for meaning in her life, Yeukai returns home to Zimbabwe only to be heartbroken by the devastation inflicted by AIDS, rampant corruption, and a near-collapsed economy. In despair, Yeukai turns within in search for answers in her life. And the answers start to be revealed—in the deep meaning of her grandmother's teachings and the rediscovering of her own true nature. And she begins to redefine her relationship with the world. With poems interspersed throughout, this novel poignantly captures Yeukai's triumphant journey to the realization that a life of purpose is truly possible if we allow ourselves to be guided by mystic powers.
Kids will love this cumulative and hysterical read-aloud that features a free downloadable song "I was walking down the road and I saw... a donkey, Hee Haw And he only had three legs He was a wonky donkey." Children will be in fits of laughter with this perfect read-aloud tale of an endearing donkey. By the book's final page, readers end up with a spunky hanky-panky cranky stinky-dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky donkey Download the free song at www.scholastic.com/wonkydonkey.
In 1946, Kenny is just three years old. He faces the usual childhood traumas, but set against the stark backdrop of an industrial West Yorkshire town. This book features his progress, from a naive three-year old, through to his teens - from falling in love at the age of 6, to his sexual fantasies over his music teacher in the secondary school.
Join two grandmothers as they team up for their chosen second careers, one as a writer and the other as a photographer. Their job is to find adventure, live that adventure, and then tell their stories in leading travel magazines and newspapers. Now these stories are retold in "Grandma Needs a Four-Wheel Drive," a book brimming with amazing images of the places they've visited, the lessons they've learned, plus information on how you can experience the same comical adventures on safer turf. Read of their misadventures and fumbling, bumbling mishaps, which add great humor to their tales. Fortunately there are no casualities . . . close, but not quite. See their website for galleries filled with more than one hundred full-color images of the places they've visited: GrandmaNeedsaFour-WheelDrive.com
Ray Renshaw retires and plans a leisurely travelling holiday around Australia. Things dont always go to plan and Ray finds himself in some unexpected and difficult situations. The characters of the Australian outback feature prominently along with other not so savoury characters. A plane crash sets up Rays first adventure as he tries to survive in the bush. He also has some good times as a hotel owner and country gentleman. His travels allow him to meet and get to know many different true Aussies.
