Books with author Barbara a Smith

Kids encounter all kinds of animal ghosts in this spirited debut volume. Some involve pets, others involve wild animals, but all are based on fact and very, very scary! When a fishtank comes mysteriously to life, a boy struggles to convince his parents of the danger... The ghost of a dead puppy reminds a preteen of her special childhood bond... While on a European tour, a group of foolhardy kids chide the locals for their superstitions--only to be attacked by a swarm of ghostly birds of prey...

This 100-page volume from the MotesBooks "Think Young Collection" is helpful to new or young poets who are studying the craft. Like sports? Not so sure about poetry? This book will score big with you! Self-proclaimed "sports nut" and poet Barbara Smith offers a collection of her own poems ... and they're all about athletics! Plus, she has added a useful bonus: comments alongside each poem are designed to get you thinking, help you understand these selections, and make poetry in general more interesting and less mysterious. Sound like a winner? Let the poems begin! (www.MotesBooks.com)

Winners of Storytelling World Award & PLA/ALLS Best New Books for New Adult ReadersWhen she was a young girl, Barbara McBride-Smith was introduced to the ancient Greek myths but she didn't quite hear right. When her teacher told her they lived in the cradle of western civilization, young Barbara thought she said Western civilization - as in central Texas, around about Waco, where they seemed to fit right in.Ol' Man Zeus, after all, was a gun-totin' Big Daddy, sort of the J.R. Ewing of Mount Olympus. You know Aphrodite, the school basketball queen or Pandora the debutante, the best guitar picker around was Orpheus - Tom T. and wasn't Medusa the one who started the fashion trend known as Big Hair? With her incurable Texas drawl, feminist sympathies, and cheerleader's do-right attitude, master storyteller Barbara McBride-Smith spins the Greek myths as you've never heard them before. Readers will learn the importance of fairness, resourcefulness and respect.

Mama believed the woman who dies with the most fabric scraps wins. She saved scraps from odd sewing job for neighbors. She saved buttons from old winter coats and birthday dresses. Mama had a button from Daddy's first uniform and another from Grandma's cloth coat and every button in the box came with a story. In her trademark Texas twang, award-winning storyteller Barbara McBride-Smith recounts stories from her family that speak to all of us.

Skipper's mother just made two delicious cherry pies. Before Skipper can taste one, he must bring a pie to Grandmother Rabbit. Along the way, Skipper runs into a host of forest animals that convince him to trade some of the pie for treats of their own. Children and adults will enjoy watching to see how Skipper's trades ultimately turn into A Surprise for Grandmother Rabbit. This is an eLIVE book, meaning each printed copy contains a special code redeemable for the free download of the audio version of the book.

We first made the acquaintance of young miss Chelsia Bleu, our Kallie, in Bleu Moon (Kallie Bleu).A young girl unceremoniuosly transplanted to the high mountains of Kentucky,she is not overjoyed. She finds herself overwhelmed, "Lost" and in need of a guide as she sets off to identify and challenge her Destiny. On her blue moon quest, things for Kallie go from bad to worse. Bleu Snafu picks up where we left her last, in a serious predicament. As promised she has more to tell.Up on a mountain top quite high;I am so tiny, dwarfed by the sky.GD, BFE, Kentucky on the address flap;Mistik Forrest at the tip-top of the map.I came here on the day of my birthseekin a treasure of great worth.This was to be my day of triumph.But No; what I get is all f'd up.I hiked in darkness, a desperate act;I close my eyes n take my wish back.“In Nth degree pay ye heed;cosmic screws coming in Karmic Degree.As for the King I would not displease;I direct ye answer what he asked of thee."Was her wish granted, will she get off the mountaintop, and what of the stag? Kallie is hoping for these answers too.

When she was a young girl, Barbara McBride-Smith was introduced to the ancient Greek myths but she didn't quite hear right. When her teacher told her they lived in the cradle of western civilization, young Barbara thought she said Western civilization - as in central Texas, around about Waco, where they seemed to fit right in. Ol' Man Zeus, after all, was a gun-totin' Big Daddy, sort of the J.R. Ewing of Mount Olympus. You know Aphrodite, the school basketball queen or Pandora the debutante, the best guitar picker around was Orpheus - Tom T. and wasn't Medusa the one who started the fashion trend known as Big Hair? With her incurable Texas drawl, feminist sympathies, and cheerleader's do-right attitude, master storyteller Barbara McBride-Smith spins the Greek myths as you've never heard them before.

The year is 1949 in a small country village back in the mountains of West Virginia. Callie, a twelve-year-old girl lives with her family on a farm. They live off the main highway on a one-lane dirt road winding through the countryside. Teepee type haystacks fill the fields with beauty exploding along the way. Her family performs farm chores for a living. Her parents are Christians raising their children in the same manner. Callie is leafing through a catalog one day and spots a pair of white satin ballerina slippers, immediately falls in love with them, and decides she wants to become a ballet dancer. From that moment forward Callie lives in an imaginary state of becoming a dancer. One morning on a trek to her one-room schoolhouse Callie encounters a dangerous situation and tries to protect herself, returning home extremely ill. What causes Callie's illness? Will she ever get to dance in her magical white satin ballerina slippers?