Books with author Barra Michael

We're expanding on the Kumak brand with award winning author and illustrator Michael Bania in this new activity book for Kumak fans. Each of her three books has been enthusiastically reviewed in national trade media and they are praised for their authentic yet fun portrayal of Alaska Native village life. It is of interest to visitors and locals alike. Kumak’s family and friends share village life by dressing warmly in their parkys and mukluks, visit Aana Lulu, the wisest elder, make donuts, ride snowmachines, take care of the sled dogs, go on a sled dog ride, visit the village clinic, make an Eskimo yo-yo, listen to stories from an elder, play in the snow, and experience spring breakup of their river.

Romantic SuspenseLarge Print EditionWell-delineated characters make this tale everything a romance reader can ask for. Publishers Weekly* A New York Times Bestselling AuthorFor years, Heather Tradescant has dreamed of the pilgrimage to the great English gardens she and her father would someday make. Now, determined to fulfill her deceased fathers dream, shes furious that the millionaire owner has denied her request to see the fabled 17th-century garden of Troytan House. Stubbornly, Heather braves walls of briars to reach the manor house. When shes caught, she cant understand why the reclusive owner seems pleased to meet her. And the events that follow prompt Heather to wonder if the stories of witchcraft that haunt Troytan House are as far in the past as everyone thinks.

Sometimes you find your way. Sometimes your way finds you. Life isn't always easy for a young little sheep growing up on a big farm. So it was with Steel Wooly. He tried so hard to be something he was not. His farm family and friends were there to help, yet from the very beginning all he really needed was to make use of what he always had. "The Adventures of Steel Wooly" are a series of coming of age tales written for the young and old alike. The stories of the dignified simple life of a young sheep on a farm are a metaphor for the many uncertainties we all face along life's way.