Books with author Christina L Allen

This is a delightful true story of one baby turkey poult and his journey to adulthood. Heritage turkeys are endangered livestock. These varieties of turkeys are wonderful parents. Mothers often share raising all the babies together. Even the dads will nurture the young poults by keeping them safe and warm. They love people and make all their human visitors laugh with their antics. Christina has been a professional artist for 30 years and lovingly illustrated the book with beautiful watercolors of these remarkable birds.

Spring is finally here and Squirrel is excited about the year ahead. She has trees to scamper up and down, tasty nuts to gather, and friends to visit.The Sunflower Squirrel picture book is a fun story of friendship, teamwork, generosity, and determination. It is designed to inspire children to learn more about the codependent relationship between plants and wild animals. A beautifully illustrated book, it is a perfect addition to school classrooms, libraries, nature centers, or home collections for children who enjoy a story book with a rewarding finish.And now, you can continue the fun with Squirrel and her friends Blue Jay, Mouse, and Cardinal with this companion activity book. The Sunflower Squirrel Coloring and Activity Book is packed full of word search puzzles, crosswords, drawings to color, word scrambles, and secret messages to decode. Fun for kids of all ages.To purchase The Sunflower Squirrel picture book and its companion book, The Sunflower Squirrel Coloring and Activity Book, visit www.corncribstudio.com

A Farmer's Alphabet leads young readers on a walk through a sustainable farm from A to Z. From Apple to Zucchini and every letter in between, each letter of the alphabet is paired with the animals or plants on a sustainable farm in southern Maryland. A Farmer's Alphabet opens the reader's eyes to the amazing world of sustainable farming.Wonderfully written by Charles Long and beutifully illustrated by Christina Allen, A Farmer's Alphabet is sure to charm and engage children of all ages, and adults too. Charles Long is a teacher, educator, and speaker. Christina Allen is a celebrated artist and sustainable farmer. The book will become an instant favorite. This is Charles and Christina's second book collaboration. Their first book, Momma Tree, won the National Mom's Choice Book Award AND a Gold Moonbeam Book Award.My friend Christina lives on a special kind of farm: a sustainable farm. Sustainable farmers grow our food and take good care of the Earth. One of the ways they do this is by growing lots and lots of different kinds of food. Her farm has everything from A to Z. Don't believe me? Read the book.Winner of two National Book Awards: The Bronze Evergreen Book Award, and The Silver Moonbeam Children's Book Award.

Spring is finally here and Squirrel is excited about the year ahead. She has trees to scamper up and down, tasty nuts to gather, and friends to visit. But when Squirrel leaves her warm nest high in the oak tree, she hears Blue Jay and Cardinal talking about how hard they had to search to find food during the harsh winter.Squirrel gathered plenty of food to get her through the winter. She slept through the blustery days and freezing nights, snug and dry in her nest. She even has some stored food left over.Squirrel decides to put her tree climbing aside and help her friends. With her cheeks stuffed full of seeds and an idea that she hopes will make sure her friends Blue Jay, Cardinal, and Mouse all have enough food to get them through the coming winter, Squirrel searches for the perfect place to carry out her plan. And she's going to need the help of her friends to pull it off, but will it work?The Sunflower Squirrel is a story designed to inspire children to learn more about the codependent relationship between plants and wild animals. It's a fun story of friendship, teamwork, generosity, and determination. Laara C Oakes is an author and poet with a background in the natural sciences. Privileged to live among, and to observe wildlife from the California forests to the Florida wetlands, her admiration and respect for nature is reflected in her delightful stories. Christina Allen is an artist and illustrator. Her picture books have won five National Awards, including: The Bronze Evergreen Book Award, The Silver Moonbeam Children's Book Award, Mom's Choice Award, and the Indie Award for Excellence for Children's Books, non-fiction.This beautifully illustrated book is a perfect addition to school classrooms, libraries, nature centers, or home collections for children who enjoy a story book with a rewarding finish. To purchase The Sunflower Squirrel, visit www.corncribpublishing.com

A little girl watches her Momma bend with the wind, breathe in the air, and embrace the seasons. In Momma Tree, a child and her motherjourney through the warmth of spring, through the stark beauty of winter beneath the comforting boughs of a special tree.Life affirming, spiritual, and beautifully written and illustrated, Momma Tree is an instant classic.Written by Charles Long, teacher, educator, and speaker, and illustrated by Christina Allen,a celebrated artist for over thirty-five years, the book will bond families for generations to come.

Children's book about a noodle village. It includes coloring, design and illustration fill in activities for children. The book aids children with learning about community interactions using a noodle village that children can relate with as fun food. It promotes the diversity of communities for young age children and sustainability. Free eBook version is included with the purchase price.