Books with author Ann Matthews

MAKE ART EVEN MORE FUN - With This Black Paper Sketch Book!Grab some coloured pens and let the color explosion begin! Their hands & imaginations will run wild! Black paper blank pages sketchbook or drawing pad.Large (8.5 x 11) inches.100 pages (50 back & front).Ideal for sketching, drawing, doodling, painting, writing, school, art fun and class and home work.Can also be used as a boredom book, for writing in as a diary, as a kids gratitude journal, or to jot down whatever comes to mind!Best for colored pencils, gel pens, chalk markers and pastel chalk for contrast, will give your sketches and doodles a new look.Metallic, glitter, pastels, and white will also show well on this paper.Perfect gift for kids, adults, teachers, students, aspiring talents and anybody who is feeling creative.Makes a great birthday book, Christmas gift, birthday gift, or stocking filler idea for kids!Grab this sketch book now and let the color fun begin!

Climbing the Boreen is the first book in a series of fantasy tales about two children who lose their parents and find themselves traveling the world in search of clues, to uncover what was once hidden in the bogs of Ireland. Written from the perspective that a single moment can truly change our lives and lead us to paths we could never imagine, the book also explores the magical world of children's play and imagination.Boreen, meaning driveway in Gaelic, compares to the steep path the children will climb in life. The incline and length build character, there are so many adventures along the way but there are also dangers that lurk beneath the surface like the stream that hides under the stones but can be heard with heavy rain along the eastern edge of the Boreen. We are never too young or old to experience life’s greatest gifts or challenges and sometimes the gifts are hidden within the challenges. We just do not have the ability to see the future and understand at that moment, the truth in the experience. Both young and old, may go through this. In the story, the two young brothers are left in the care of their loving aunt. But the past that consumed their parents, is never far away and the secrets they have yet to uncover, chase them away from their home once again.

In this second series of Bridging Worlds, the two children continue on their journey to learn, embrace change and adapt. Crossing Channels, takes the children away from their beloved Ireland and the care and kindness of their aunt, to their uncle’s retirement home in England. Sent away for their own protection, the children begin to understand the circumstances surrounding their parent’s death and how to survive and rely upon each other for safety and security.With all the challenges they face, the children try and accept their fate and embrace adventure. Along the way, they are exposed to famous philosophers that seem to weave from their mother’s past. As the children try and create a new home in England, the reader also journeys through the City of Birmingham, with its remarkable history. Clues are found hidden in the most obscure places and in the most benign locations. But the moment the children think they can relax, they are pursued by unknown figures that leave their world unsettled.

Lovely Bianca has a queue of admirers anxious to marry her. But her older sister, Katharina, must get married first. Katharina has such a fiery temper she is known as 'the shrew', and no man is brave enough to propose. Can Petruchio tame her with his outrageous behaviour? With Notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre and Love and Marriage in The Taming of the Shrew.