Books with author Aline Cunningham

"These books should be available in every home and school.""WOW! I absolutely loved these books! What a great teaching tool.""Cannot wait to share with my school class as part of PSHCE lessons.""A way for parents to educate their children on important topics in a way that children will listen." ---Can the Ginormous family find room in their hearts to love another and create a bond with a new family member? Ginormous Jo and her pet family love the life they live with Mary, but when she comes to them with a request, they fear their lives will change forever. A kitten needs a new home. The pets have a decision to make.Throughout the Series, Jo and her cute pet family entertain children with their fun-loving antics and meaningful life lessons. Lessons that will stay with them for the rest of their lives. A valuable teaching tool constructed to speak to children between the ages of 3-12 yrs, at their level, enabling grown-ups to open a dialogue about some of life's toughest issues in an age appropriate way with ease. A wonderful addition to any child's home or teacher's read-aloud library. ---ABOUT S C CUNNINGHAM Owned by a loving daughter, 3 dogs and 2 cats, Cunningham writes Suspense Thrillers for grown-ups and Picture Books for children. The Ginormous Series is an educational teaching tool based on her beloved family pets. Something she wishes she'd had access to as a single mum decades ago. An ex-model, British born of Irish roots she married a rock musician and has worked in the exciting worlds of Music, Film, Celebrity Management and as a Crime Investigator and Intelligence Analyst for the Police. She supports causes for: Veterans. MH. Child, Animal & Planet Protection.

GINORMOUS JOE'S BROKEN BARK written & read by S C Cunningham A stunningly illustrated children's picture book about a big white huggable rescue dog who learns to stand up to a bully. Ginormous Joe is the size of a lion but has the courage of a mouse. Through his story we learn to care for animals, that good wins over bad and family love conquers all. Joe is a big white huggable dog owned by a man called Nasty Nik. Nik is not a good dog owner, he is mean to the lovely Joe, so eventually Joe loses his confidence and his bark. One day Nik abandons Joe on the streets, but luckily the kind Tuttle family find and rescue him. With plenty of love, hugs and humour,they bring back his confidence. Joe shares with us his funny look on life; 'Why does Mrs Tuttle pick up my poos, it's SO embarrassing?' 'Why do the Tuttles changes their clothes every day? I have one white fur coat and it suits me just fine'. Young Mary Tuttle becomes his best friend and helps him through the embarrassment of being the size of a lion, but having no bark. The other dogs laugh at him, he is fed up and feels useless. Mary believes in him, she gives him love, hugs and courage. When a burglar visits the Tuttle's house, can love mend Ginormous Joe's Broken Bark? ARTWORK by Contemporary Artist Scarlett Raven - scarlettraven.com AUTHOR S C Cunningham - Free Audio Book - sccunningham.com@GinormousJoe - @sccunningham8AMAZON REVIEWS "Hooray for GinormousJoe! What a great story. Pure love really doeshave redeeming/transforming properties doesn't it? I want to meet Ginormous Joeand give him a great big hug. Gorgeous illustrations!" Jennifer Talbot Ross, 4* "This was the cutest book thattouched my heart. I have a Great Pyrenees named Angel that I adopted from ananimal shelter and this story really hit home for me. The author did anoutstanding job on this children's book. I enjoyed it and I think that anychild would love this story too." 5*

Rare though it may be, women have occupied the highest offices of their societies since ancient times. Queen Nefertiti, Catherine the Great, Queen Victoria, Margaret Thatcher, and Angela Merkel are all examples of women who earned power and respect from their leadership. Others have devoted their lives to fixing societys problems. Students will learn about a wide variety of women who have made their mark on history through leadership and example. Also included are chapter notes, a glossary, a further reading section containing books and websites, and an index.

Fia Crombie has been living two lives; the problem is she doesn't know it yet. But with one world in peril, and all worlds dangerously close to destruction, she'll need to learn the truth or lose everything. At sixteen, Fia has lived on the outside looking in. Her only friend is her neighbor, Jason, despite the fact that he gives new meaning to the word 'unreliable'. To make matters worse, Fia has started having the dream again; a reoccurring nightmare of being trapped in a strange city consumed by fire. When Jason tells her he discovered a temple in the woods near their home, she agrees to investigate only to be ripped from everything she knows and thrown into the world from her nightmare. Fia wakes in a parallel life with parents and friends she has never met, and magical powers that should be impossible. While she struggles to get a handle on her new life, Athnos is attacked and Fia is kidnapped. Her captors ransack Athnos looking for the Source that holds extraordinary power and binds the worlds together. In her struggle to escape and save Athnos, Fia must call on a forbidden power and ultimately make the sacrifice of a lifetime.

Fia Crombie has been living two lives; the problem is she doesn’t know it yet. But with the world as she knows it on the brink of destruction, she’ll need to learn the truth or lose everything. At sixteen, Fia has lived on the outside looking in. Her only friend is her neighbor, Jason, despite the fact that he gives new meaning to the word ‘unreliable’. To make matters worse, Fia has started having the dream again; a reoccurring nightmare of being trapped in a city consumed by fire. When Jason tells her he discovered something strange in the woods near their home, she agrees to investigate only to be ripped from everything she knows and thrown into the world from her nightmare. Fia wakes in a parallel life with parents and friends she has never met, and magical powers that should be impossible. While she struggles to get a handle on her new life, the city is attacked and Fia is kidnapped. Her captors ransack the city of Athnos looking for the Source that holds extraordinary power and binds the worlds together. In her struggle to escape and save Athnos, Fia must call on a forbidden power and ultimately make the sacrifice of a lifetime.

(3-12yrs) THE GINORMOUS SERIES A fun collection of adventures and conversations following a loving family of pets as they share their life-handling problems and how to solve them together. Gently encouraging conversation between adult and child. A great addition to any child’s home or teacher’s read-aloud library. The animals chat about; good deeds, bullying, being accepted, feeling lonely, self-esteem, worrying, anxiety, getting lost, recycling, welcoming new members to a family or classroom, that listening and learning can be fun, and how to care for others. In “Ginormous Jo’s Secret,” through stunning watercolor images, Cunningham explains the very link between listening and learning. Though the huge, white, huggable dog called Jo wasn’t sure at first when her mum brought home a cuddly little kitten called Vinnie, she grew to love him with time. Vinnie was loving, playful and made her laugh a lot. Because Jo didn’t want Vinnie behaving like their noisy, shouty, and greedy neighbors, she introduces him to “Liswat,” telling him the great importance of listening and learning from others and the very secret behind her being a clever dog. Does Vinnie now know the meaning of “Liswat?” ********" I feel like these books should be available in every home and school to come back to again and again, especially for young children due to important messages they give." Books&Emma Book Reviews "WOW! I absolutely loved these books! Each story has something to teach, a lesson to learn. What a great teaching tool. The pictures are gorgeous! Fantastic series. Cute, fun, sad and sweet. All with a great lesson to be learned!" WallToWall Book Reviews "This is THE books series parents and carers alike need on there bookshelves! I have already past on these book details to both my son's SENCO's at school!" TwistAndTurn Books "Beautifully Illustrated, Heart Warming Educational, Important Lessons, Highly Recommend! Heartwarming story. Looking After Each Other, Being Kind, Family and Friendship" DashFan Book Reviews******** ABOUT S C CUNNINGHAM Owned by 3 dogs and a cat, Cunningham normally writes suspense thrillers. As respite from her crime novels she creates children’s picture books. Each with a theme to gently teach our precious young, and help start-up thought-provoking conversations between adult and child. An ex-model, British born of Irish roots, she married a rock musician and has worked in the exciting worlds of music, film, sports celebrity management, and as a Crime Investigator and Intelligence Analyst for the Police. She supports causes for; Veterans, MH, Child and Animal Protection. WEB www.sccunningham.com TWITTER @sccunningham8 & @ginormousjoe FACEBOOK @GinormousSeries

(3-12yrs) THE GINORMOUS SERIES is a fun collection of adventures and conversations following a loving family of pets as they share their life-handling problems and how to solve them together. Gently encouraging conversation between adult and child. A great addition to any child’s home or teacher’s read-aloud library. The animals chat about; good deeds, bullying, being accepted, feeling lonely, self-esteem, worrying, anxiety, getting lost, recycling, welcoming new members to a family or classroom, that listening and learning can be fun, and how to care for others. GINORMOUS JO'S YOU ARE SPECIAL Ever wish you could ask someone the big life questions? Tom and Vincent have a full list for their friend, Ginormous Jo. Being in a unique family of three dogs and a kitten, they are all the best of friends. Tom, a little white dog and Vincent, a small kitten, play quietly in the backyard until they start asking questions about life. Are they special? Why do they feel they don’t fit in? They come up with a list to ask Ginormous Jo, the friendly senior dog in the house. She takes the two to heart and listens to their questions. The answers might be astonishing to the pair, but they are an excellent example of how you can learn from those wiser than yourself. But the important thing, of course, is they asked for help from an elder. She teaches them how they are already special. And that through recycling, they can help save the whole world! This darling little picture book continues the Ginormous Jo serious stressing the importance of asking questions and being honest with your elders. It helps model how children should feel free to express their feelings to loved ones older than them, and follow the advice. It stresses how anyone can be special by their personal effort to better the world. This is a great book for any children’s library especially as a gift from a grandparent or older sibling. AUTHOR S C CUNNINGHAM Owned by 3 dogs and a cat, S C Cunningham normally writes suspense thrillers. As respite from her crime novels, she creates children’s picture books, each with a theme to gently teach our precious young, and help start thought-provoking conversations between adult and child. The Ginormous Series is based on Cunningham’s beloved family pets. REVIEWS "This was the cutest book that touched my heart. The author did an outstanding job, I enjoyed it and I think that any child would love this story too." "Hooray for Ginormous Joe! What a great story. Pure love really does have redeeming/transforming properties doesn't it? I want to meet Ginormous Joe and give him a great big hug. Gorgeous illustrations!" “A lesson in life for us all. I shall remember liswat. I know a beautiful large white dog just like Jo who listens and watches.” “So real. Fires the imagination - makes you look at animals in a different light - waiting for books 3 and 4”