Children's Family and home stories Books

This well known fable story is retold in Tigrinya language. The story is about these Mice who lives peacefully and freely in the house until a Cat has moved in the house. The Cat begins doing what cats do: chasing the mice! The Mice come up with a plan...

On a beautiful beach day, Alfred was busy building a magnificent sand castle. His older brother, Daniel, asked Alfred to go snorkeling with him. Alfred wasn't interested and refused to go. Daniel needed to devise a clever plan to...

Come join us, as we meet Albert the Peace Tree!Open your heart. Listen deeply to the life around you. A charming book for all ages, ready to inspire a love for the beautiful world we live in and each other.

Rocke Crowe combines scripture and prose in a beautifully illustrated 22 page book perfect for baby showers, and a gift for new families. Grow Me, Guard Me, Guide Me is a love song for all new mothers to their children. 

I, Joey Michaels, am the Food Fight Professional. Basically this means that if food is flying in the school cafeteria, people think I'm responsible. Working at a soup kitchen as punishment shows me how I can use my reputation in a good way-to organize a...

Kale is one cute boy with a very bad case of wanting to be BIG! This delightful book tells the very familiar tale of the day that would not end for one very tired, very patient mommy! Kale wants to be big so badly he dresses himself, makes his mommy...

Dark, dystopian, science fiction . . . inside a really big potato.Polly might be the only teenage girl still curious about going outside—Old Earth. A place that was once beautiful, but is no longer able to support human life.When Polly and her best...

Darlene Eichler’s experience as an elementary school librarian gives her an advantage when it comes to Children’s Literature.  This is her fourth children’s book.  Today, when the airways are filled with stories of division...

Twelve-year-old Abbie Keegan loves spending time in the woods behind her house and watching the silly-looking baby robins as they grow. The woods are a retreat from her parents' constant bickering and from her sweet, but needy, little brother.Then Abbie...

Not two peas in a pod...not double trouble...twins can be as different as they are the same. Every twin (even parents of twins) will enjoy reading this joyful book about being a twin! Vibrant watercolor illustrations that speak to the child in us all...

It's time for the Strawberry Festival! It's always the best weekend of the year. Kevin and Emma Rose are excited to go downtown and join in the festivities with their Mama and Daddy. What will their favorite parts be? The Bed Races? The parade? The food?...

A woman in trouble turns to ice cream, and just might find love in its pursuit.Emelda is 46 years old. Her husband, Charlie, has just left her for a 23-year-old dancer. Her five difficult sons worship their father and blame Emelda for his departure. On...

It's Time For Bed, The Clock Is Ticking, But Little Red Wants To Do Other Things Instead! All parents and caregivers of young children who have ever experienced "The Bedtime Ritual" will enjoy this story, especially the little red headed ones! The author...

Grandma is impulsive, bossy and badly dressed, with a passion for brightly coloured cowboy boots. She gets the wrong end of any stick and stumbles unwittingly into magical adventures.  Her cynical sidekick, Gertrude the cat, gets dragged into...

Un petit garçon raconte la façon dont sa famille se souvient de sa sœur, décédée avant sa naissance. <br></br>Souvent qualifiés de bébé arc-en-ciel, les enfants nés...

The Winter Heals is book #2 in the Honey Cove series. It is a contemporary romance, coming of age novel. This title is a stand-alone story the follows Shelby Rowe as she finds her place in the world. It was almost impossible to heal when everyone was out...

Most little boys want to grow up to be like their daddies, who might teach them how to build things or how to drive. Maybe they see their daddies going off to do important jobs every day. But what about little boys who grow up without their dads?When one...

Getting along with your sister can be tough, especially when you're a goldfish and your sister is a poodle. Poodle wants to play the same games, eat the same foods, and dress in the same clothes as her sister Goldfish. But Goldfish doesn't like the same...

I Needed the NICU Just Like You is a children's book created to show babies what they went through and that they are not alone. Colorful geometric illustrations and rhyming text reimagine the NICU experience as an amazing adventure, complete with space...

Her mother named her Elizabeth, but she was usually called Betty. Since she was the youngest of her mother's four children, her maternal relatives referred to her as Baby Beth. This was a moniker that she disdained but tolerated most of her young life...

As Christians, it is our responsibility to teach our children about God and the wonderful truths found in the Bible. And while this can sometimes feel overwhelming, keep in mind that you are not alone. The ABC Book of God's Friends is a delightful book...

Bob and Betty Olson went to Africa to adopt a son. They soon found out he was different when his body was covered with feathers and he had a beak instead of a nose. Join Ollie, his best friend "Rad" and his female beagle, Doug, as they try and make their...

Santa Claus was once a kid too, and like many other children, he didn’t always listen to his parents. One December, he discovers that it may have been wrong not to, as he winds up sick with the flu right before Christmas! The doctor tells Santa to...

A large extended family is enjoying their summer vacation in New England, and Grandpa has been getting everyone up at five in the morning to dig for clams. They haven’t found many yet, but their luck is about to change. The morning after a big...

Saturdays at Samantha's house are also called "Baking Days." This Saturday, Samantha and her sister "Baby Alli" are helping their mom make gingerbread cookies. Throughout the process, Samantha is full of questions. She learns that the maker of everything...

As Kevin practiced by himself, he found he was tripping over the ball when he tried to dribble it, but with every attempt, he got back up and tried again.Playing soccer is fun! Before it can become fun, a young boy has to learn the skills and techniques...

Written to develop empathy for the less fortunate in younger readers, Street Boy is the story of an eight-year-old who lives in a refrigerator box on the street with his mother. The story is set in the early nineties, before the advent of the internet...

Arjun Palekar, a wealthy guy in New York and from a middle class family on his way to his sister's wedding in his home town Mumbai. Aakanksha, Arjun's sister, an independent working woman who's getting married happily.Welcome to NEVER DID I FORGET YOU, A...

Jack's daily walk to the park is interrupted by a loud sneeze. His grandmother's reply prompts a heartwarming exchange about the existence, nature, and purpose of God.

In this three-part children's series, a little girl named Annabelle is given three red gifts from her Mommy and Daddy: red dancing shoes, a red dress, and soft red mittens, which inevitably teach her great life lessons. Through these tales of adventure,...

Penelope Dyan became a teacher, an award winning published writer, a vocalist, and a mother and an attorney, all while following her dreams! And her happy life proves one hundred percent that dreams really do come true!It was the lifelong...

Nine-year-old Vanna and her little sister Isabella love their grandpa so very much! The two girls are staying with their Aunt Debbie while their parents are away dealing with adult things. They learn that their grandpa has gone to Heaven. Vanna and...

A 3-year-old tells the story of her premature sister's stay in the hospital NICU. The readers will learn what it is like to have a sibling in the NICU, from the strange looking equipment on the baby to the emotions experienced by the family. This is...

Twenty more delightful stories for kindergarten children about the commonplace things they care about most, with enough rhyme and repetition to keep them begging for more. Most of the stories in this book revolve around animals of the barnyard, with a...

Matthew and Anna are full of excitement when they learn their family is going on a Disney cruise. With the magic of Disney both children are propelled into an adventure far below the ocean when they are asked to help the sea creatures get rid of a...

Are there in fact alligators in Annie’s ears? If so, why are they there and how did they get there? Embark on the journey to learn the truth with Annie as she solves the mystery.  Loosely based on events from the author’s life, this cute...

I wrote this book because of my grandchildren’s when they started to go to school. They would come home and tell me their bus driver’s name and the other things that they encountered on the first of day of school until all throughout the...

It's 1836, and Ann Arbor folks are rallying support for their booming town, set down in the midst of grape arbors and forests in Michigan. Twelve-year-old Tyler lives here with his pa and his six-year-old sister, Emmy. Tyler has big dreams of the...

""The Happy Family"" is a novel written by George Hodges in 1906. The story revolves around the lives of the members of the Gwynne family, who are a wealthy and respected family living in a small town in America. The patriarch of the family, Mr. Gwynne,...

The weather forecast called for rain, so Franco Fox put on his raincoat before starting his walk to school. Suddenly, Franco felt a few raindrops on his nose. He thought his biggest worry would be missing recess. When the rain does not stop, and school...

Lily's Visit to Grandmamma is a children's book written by Lucy D. Sale Barker and first published in 1877. The story follows young Lily as she travels to visit her grandmother in the countryside. Along the way, she encounters various animals and...

The Rings: Or The Two Orphans is a novel written by Christoph Von Schmid and originally published in 1853. The story follows two orphaned siblings, Max and Annette, who are forced to leave their home and set out on a journey to find their way in the...

The Nurnberg Stove is a novel written by Louisa De La Rame and first published in 1916. The story is set in 19th century Germany and revolves around a young girl named Gretchen who lives with her grandfather in a small village. Gretchen is fascinated by...

Cornelius the dragon is not like other dragons-he is a gardener, not a destructive fire-breather! In the forest, he grows fruits, vegetables, and flowers. He even learns how to use plants as medicine. But when his family finds out, they forbid him to go...