Books with author Al Shoemaker

The story of a magic ragdoll who was left incomplete. Follow him on his journey as he looks for the one thing he is missing. Will he ever find the heart he desires? With illustrations likened to Raggedy Ann and simple rhymes like Dr. Seuss this sweet story set in a fictionalized bayou swamp and city, illustrates William Blake's line "I sought my soul, But my soul I could not see. I sought my God, But my God eluded me. I sought my brother, And I found all three." This is the first in a series of planned Ragdoll adventures with similar themes for children that can be used for bedtime stories or for young readers.

The story of a Ragdoll and his overactive imagination. Having fun alone is one thing, but what happens when friends join in on the fun?With illustrations likened to Raggedy Ann and simple rhymes like Dr. Seuss, the characters invent a world beyond their wildest dreams. In the words of Albert Einstein, " Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere."This is the second book in a series of planned Ragdoll Adventures with similar themes for children that can be used for bedtime stories or for young readers.

Katie Graham’s taken abuse from Sherri White, the most popular girl at Bridgedale High School, for years. Gossip, teasing, bullying, pranks. Katie put up with it all because there was no way to fight back.Until the brackets.Katie and three friends set up tournament-style brackets to fight the people who have tormented them and decide who really should be at the top of the high school food chain.Getting even with the bullies is a thrill at first as Katie and her friends advance through the brackets, turning the social structure of their school upside down. But doubts begin to creep in. Is this the best way to stop the bullies? Are they becoming bullies themselves? Or are they doing something everyone has dreamed about?

In the aftermath of the Roanoke Island events, Danna Harman finds herself in the hospital, surrounded by shades that only she can see. Tandy, Neal, Mary and The Grays are determined to find a way to heal Danna. Meanwhile, Ambrose has embarked on a plan that will return some sense of normalcy to The Grays, but may kill all of them, including Tandy, in the process. Add in a mysterious lady who lives in a hidden castle in the mountains and a brother and sister who hide a dangerous past, and all of the elements are there for events that will bring the Harmans' adventures among the shadows to a mind-bending conclusion."At the Edge of Winter" is the last of a trilogy that follows the Harman siblings, Tandy, Neal, and Danna, as they discover a community of gray-clad youths who live in a town hidden in an in-between place in the West Virginia woods and in the process discover gifts that they never knew they possessed.

The story of a Ragdoll and his overactive imagination. Having fun alone is one thing, but what happens when friends join in on the fun? With illustrations likened to Raggedy Ann and simple rhymes like Dr. Seuss, the characters invent a world beyond their wildest dreams. In the words of Albert Einstein, " Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere." This is the second book in a series of planned Ragdoll Adventures with similar themes for children that can be used for bedtime stories or for young readers.

Phew! Luckily, a skunk's infamous stench isn't the way it smells all the time. Instead, it's a secret weapon. The black and white mammal can actually aim and squirt its stinky liquid at its enemy or create a cloud of disgusting smell as it runs away. Readers of this amusing and informative peek into one of nature's stinkiest creatures will learn there are several species of skunks and what to do to avoid being sprayed.