Books with author Alex Stephenson

Phew... being Santa is tough work! One Christmas Eve, after finishing his toy delivering Santa decides that it's time for him to take a much needed, year long break. Unbeknownst to him however, Jimmy (a normally VERY good boy) finds out about this trip... and the fact that Santa won't be around to see how he acts! Will Jimmy spend the year on his best behavior like normal - or will he be terrible just because he can? Written by Alex Stephenson, a therapist and father of two - The Year Santa Went on Vacation is a Christmas story with a message that can be enjoyed all year long. The light-hearted poem will entertain you and your little ones as you see how Jimmy and Santa choose to spend their year VERY differently than normal - while also helping to teach that there is more than one reason to be a nice person.

Darth Vader is from the west of England. Luke is older than Leia. The Force can be bought. This is the defining Star Wars fact book.DiscoverWhat George Lucas' near death experience lent Star WarsWhy you almost saw James BondHow big the Death Star really isWhat Yoda's real name is and what it almost wasAnd what Luke's name could have beenINCLUDES FACTS FROM THE FORCE AWAKENS!If you are a hardcore Star Wars enthusiast or just a new fan then there is something here for you. We stretch to the untold stories and to the funny facts and quotes. Learn things you didn't know and discover the great blend of facts we have. Please enjoy and if you do purchase the book then please leave some feedback and a review. May the force be with you!

Jack is a penguin. After an embarrassing childhood experience, he is afraid of fishing. One day, when his best friend Adam the polar bear asks him to go - he tries to think of every excuse possible to avoid what might be another humiliating outing. Adam and Jack: The Fear of Fishing aims to help children understand and battle anxiety. Teaching new ways to view situations, and enforcing the value of healthy support systems, Adam helps Jack learn how to take a step back and appreciate how beautiful life can be - instead of only worrying about what he'll look like if things don't go perfectly. Adam and Jack: The Fear of Fishing is the second book in the Adam and Jack series. Written by Alex Stephenson, a licensed professional counselor and father of two - these books aim to help children understand and work through challenging life experiences. Giving easy to explain situations and easy to teach coping skills, these books are a valuable tool for parents, teachers, and anyone else wishing to help the little ones in their life through trying times.

The New Dog - A Story About Friendship is the tale of Sandy the dog. Sandy's world is absolutely perfect. She likes her home, she likes her owners, she likes her life. But, when a new face shows up in her world - things get very different, very quickly. In this book, children will learn about friendship, acceptance, and how simply being yourself is the best thing you can be. Watch your child learn with Sandy how friendships can't be forced, and how simply taking the time to learn about others can open up a world of possibilities!

The New Dog - A Story About Friendship is the tale of Sandy the dog. Sandy's world is absolutely perfect. She likes her home, she likes her owners, she likes her life. But, when a new face shows up in her world - things get very different, very quickly. In this book, children will learn about friendship, acceptance, and how simply being yourself is the best thing you can be. Watch your child learn with Sandy how friendships can't be forced, and how simply taking the time to learn about others can open up a world of possibilities!

The First Fire, A Cherokee Story takes place in a time when animals could do many of the things that people do. The Creator gave the animals the world to live on, but they were without a source for heat at night. Great Thunder and his sons saw the plight of the animals so he sent lightning down to strike a tree. The tree burst into flames but the tree was on an island. Many animals tried to bring the fire over the water to the shore, but they were all unsuccessful. Then one small creature, Water Spider, volunteered. Curious, the animals said to her “We know you could get there safely, but how would you bring the fire back without getting burned?” Water Spider was successful and to this day the water spider is revered in Cherokee culture.

When the Creator gave the Cherokee people a beautiful island with everything they could ever need, it came with only one rule - to take care of the land and the animals living there. But, what happens when the children decide to play instead of taking care of their responsibilities? The Land of the Great Turtles is a colorful and fun retelling of a well-known Cherokee story, meant to be read aloud - to continue the age-old tradition of sharing between generations.

An urgent, on-the-ground look at some of the “new American radicals” who have laid everything on the line to build a stronger climate justice movementThe science is clear: catastrophic climate change, by any humane definition, is upon us. At the same time, the fossil-fuel industry has doubled down, economically and politically, on business as usual. We face an unprecedented situation—a radical situation. As an individual of conscience, how will you respond?In 2010, journalist Wen Stephenson woke up to the true scale and urgency of the catastrophe bearing down on humanity, starting with the poorest and most vulnerable everywhere, and confronted what he calls “the spiritual crisis at the heart of the climate crisis.” Inspired by others who refused to retreat into various forms of denial and fatalism, he walked away from his career in mainstream media and became an activist, joining those working to build a transformative movement for climate justice in America.In What We’re Fighting for Now Is Each Other, Stephenson tells his own story and offers an up-close, on-the-ground look at some of the remarkable and courageous people—those he calls “new American radicals”—who have laid everything on the line to build and inspire this fast-growing movement: old-school environmentalists and young climate-justice organizers, frontline community leaders and Texas tar-sands blockaders, Quakers and college students, evangelicals and Occupiers. Most important, Stephenson pushes beyond easy labels to understand who these people really are, what drives them, and what they’re ultimately fighting for. He argues that the movement is less like environmentalism as we know it and more like the great human-rights and social-justice struggles of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, from abolitionism to civil rights. It’s a movement for human solidarity.This is a fiercely urgent and profoundly spiritual journey into the climate-justice movement at a critical moment—in search of what climate justice, at this late hour, might yet mean.

An urgent, on-the-ground look at some of the “new American radicals” who have laid everything on the line to build a stronger climate justice movementThe science is clear: catastrophic climate change, by any humane definition, is upon us. At the same time, the fossil-fuel industry has doubled down, economically and politically, on business as usual. We face an unprecedented situation—a radical situation. As an individual of conscience, how will you respond?In 2010, journalist Wen Stephenson woke up to the true scale and urgency of the catastrophe bearing down on humanity, starting with the poorest and most vulnerable everywhere, and confronted what he calls “the spiritual crisis at the heart of the climate crisis.” Inspired by others who refused to retreat into various forms of denial and fatalism, he walked away from his career in mainstream media and became an activist, joining those working to build a transformative movement for climate justice in America.In What We’re Fighting for Now Is Each Other, Stephenson tells his own story and offers an up-close, on-the-ground look at some of the remarkable and courageous people—those he calls “new American radicals”—who have laid everything on the line to build and inspire this fast-growing movement: old-school environmentalists and young climate-justice organizers, frontline community leaders and Texas tar-sands blockaders, Quakers and college students, evangelicals and Occupiers. Most important, Stephenson pushes beyond easy labels to understand who these people really are, what drives them, and what they’re ultimately fighting for. He argues that the movement is less like environmentalism as we know it and more like the great human-rights and social-justice struggles of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, from abolitionism to civil rights. It’s a movement for human solidarity.This is a fiercely urgent and profoundly spiritual journey into the climate-justice movement at a critical moment—in search of what climate justice, at this late hour, might yet mean.