Books with author Barbara Simon

The year is 1858, and a 14-year old house servant named Callie and another young slave named William attempt a daring escape on the Underground Railroad. Traveling by night, these brave teens come across things they cannot believe, such as an African-American newspaper published by escaped slave Frederick Douglass, all the while amazingly avoiding capture.Barbara Brooks weaves fact-based oral histories of the fictional characters Callie and William with rich period photographs, maps, and/or illustrations on every page, that place the adventures squarely within the era.

Mitzy Pitzy, the only bad fairy in the entire Fairy Kingdom, was so mean, jealous and nasty the fairies began calling her the worst possible name. They called her Inca Stinka. One day Queen Gwendolyn's favorite Maid in Waiting, Pookie, discovers Inca Stinka in the Far Away Bramble Bushes with huge piles of baby teeth stolen from beneath the pillows of all the Children of the World. It is very clear Inca Stinka has not given the children the required fairy kiss and thank you gift. Nothing could be worse! Terrible! A Tooth Thief! A Terrible Tooth Thief! After much deliberation, the beautiful and wise Queen and her fairies devise a plan to rescue the teeth, use them for good purpose and make things right for the children. However, it demands a very dangerous and scary journey across the Great River where nasty Truman the Troll lives and an encounter with the worst possible fairy ever imagined. This is a story for everybody who ever lost a tooth and never knew how close they came to never getting a fairy kiss and a gift under their pillow. A great story as well as a gift for anyone who has ever lost a tooth.

The story of Lumba, “The Eagle That Would Not Fly” is told through a series of unfortunate events that disrupt his life. He is first taught to fly by his mother along with his brothers and sisters. Their family unit is separated and displaced by nature’s fury. Lumba wakes up in a strange place and has to make adjustments to survive. He grows to love his new farm home and the companions that come with it. As time passes, Lumba is elevated to a position of power among the farm animals. It’s at this point that nature’s fury interrupts his life again and he finds himself separated from the farm and all the companions he had grown to love. Children ages 5 – 10 will enjoy Lumba’s world as he grows and meets his new challenges. The lesson Lumba teaches us is love those who are different from us, which is Gods challenge to all of us.Barbara has spent most of her life teaching and is a retired Professor from the Borough of Manhattan Community College. She attended Morgan State University for her BS degree in Physical Education and Lehman College for her Masters Degree in Education. Most of her career has been spent teaching and directing performances. At a very early age Barbara knew she wanted to dance. She began performing dance with the Bernice Johnson Dancers at the age of 14. Her earliest performances started with Bernice Johnson Dance recitals and TV appearances, on Soul to Soul. Barbara’s love and passion for dance has pursued her though out her life. After retirement she began to study book binding and organized her company Adzua Art Associates. From the company she developed Adzua Book Art. With this third children’s book she has found a way to tell a story using words instead of choreographed steps. Her greatest joy is now found in introducing youth to the world of performance through stories instead of steps.

Neil Simon's Pulitzer Prize and Tony® Award-winning play. Set in Yonkers, New York, in 1942, two boys, aged 13 and 16, must spend one year with their austere and demanding grandmother. While the war rages in Europe, Jay and Arty learn the ropes from Uncle Louie and assorted relatives, all peculiar characters.An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring:Barbara Bain as Grandma KurnitzGia Carides as GertDan Castellaneta as LouieBen Diskin as JayArye Gross as EddieRoxanne Hart as BellaKenneth Schmidt as ArtyDirected by John Rubinstein. Recorded before a live audience by L.A. Theatre Works.

Abby is a little angel who is full of big ideas. Once, her friend Rainbow was tired of stripes, so Abby added polka dots. But her angelic antics dont go over so smoothly at first, and Abby always gets in trouble for her big imagination. Join author Barbara Sims heavenly playground and read about Abby as she lassos clouds, uses a rainbow as a slide, and saves heaven from Dark in Abbys Big Idea. Ideal for reading aloud, Abbys Big Idea stretches the boundaries of the minds eye. Ingenious illustrations and clever characterization add to the enjoyment of this dazzling childrens fantasy. Linda Marie Latore Communications Teacher, Pittsburgh Public School District. Author Barbara Sims is a lifelong author, who has been writing childrens stories and plays since she was a child herself. Sims illustrates her childrens stories and all of her plays have been performed in her hometown, Pittsburgh. She is a first grade teacher and reading specialist. Sims holds an undergraduate degree from Chatham University in education and psychology. Her masters degree in the science of education is from Duquesne University. Her reading specialist certification is also at the masters level and was awarded from Duquesne University of Pittsburgh. This is her first published story.

This is the fifth book in the Princess Kamala series. Princess Kamala is requested to visit the Dogon people located in Mali. She is summons to an audience with the Dogon Oracle, who gives her information of a famine that will destroy all the western region. To prevent the famines destruction and save the kingdom, she can only reveal this information to the king. The Oracle also tell her that her children are being abused by a family member. To solve these problems, she cannot tell her husband, but must find a solution herself. Barbara was born and raised in New York City. Her formal education started at Morgan State University with a B.S. degree in physical education and later, Herbert Lehman college for a master's degree in education. For over 30 years Barbara taught health, physical education and dance at the Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York City. After retirement she began to study book binding and organized her ideas into a business, she named Adzua Art Associates Inc. Since 2013, she has authored six children's fictional books, set in 12th century West Africa. The Princess Kamala series, comprised of four books, soon to be five, exposes young minds to a period of history that is not the education focus in our schools. Within the pages of her books, youth experience an emotional journey of anger, frustration, blame, forgiveness, accomplishment disappointment, and love. They are wonderful picture stories that stimulate the visual while teaching good morale values. Her goal is to stimulate the conscious minds of young people to seek more information, motivating them to use building blocks of self-pride to create and organize their own ideas.

The story of Lumba, "The Eagle That Would Not Fly" is told through a series of unfortunate events that disrupt his life. He is first taught to fly by his mother along with his brothers and sisters. Their family unit is separated and displaced by nature's fury. Lumba wakes up in a strange place and has to make adjustments to survive. He grows to love his new farm home and the companions that come with it. As time passes, Lumba is elevated to a position of power among the farm animals. It's at this point that nature's fury interrupts his life again and he finds himself separated from the farm and all the companions he had grown to love. Children ages 5 - 10 will enjoy Lumba's world as he grows and meets his new challenges. The lesson Lumba teaches us is love those who are different from us, which is Gods challenge to all of us. Barbara has spent most of her life teaching and is a retired Professor from the Borough of Manhattan Community College. She attended Morgan State University for her BS degree in Physical Education and Lehman College for her Masters Degree in Education. Most of her career has been spent teaching and directing performances. At a very early age Barbara knew she wanted to dance. She began performing dance with the Bernice Johnson Dancers at the age of 14. Her earliest performances started with Bernice Johnson Dance recitals and TV appearances, on Soul to Soul. Barbara's love and passion for dance has pursued her though out her life. After retirement she began to study book binding and organized her company Adzua Art Associates. From the company she developed Adzua Book Art. With this third children's book she has found a way to tell a story using words instead of choreographed steps. Her greatest joy is now found in introducing youth to the world of performance through stories instead of steps.