Books with author Debbie Barry

Cows, pigs, sheep, and other farmyard friends will delight young learners! Parents and caregivers can help young children to learn simple facts about farm animals, learning their names, habits, and the sounds that they make. Children will learn reading as they lose themselves in imagining the lives of farm animals. After learning about several farm animals, children will learn the familiar words of “Old MacDonald,” and they are encouraged to think of other animals, and of the sounds the animals make.The illustrations were made in a simple, child-like style by the legally-blind author of the cheerful words. All of the illustrations were made using simple shapes cut from colorful construction paper, with googly eyes, just as young children make similar pictures. The simplicity of the illustrations will appeal to young children.

When a solitary child lingers at the edges of the Halloween celebration of Trick-or-Treat, the silent presence gives the story’s narrator a chill. Nothing prepares her for the paranormal battle to come, or for the heart-wrenching identity of the spooky visitor.A haunting Halloween story for young readers and adults, this is a ghost story with a slight twist. Echoing a tiny fragment of the author's true life story, this tale is entertaining and heart-warming.This story is suitable for children in grades four and up, as well as for adults, but might be scary for younger children. Parents, teachers, and caregivers are encouraged to be aware of the sensitivities of younger readers.

This is a story about my grandmother, Zoa Townsend Fletcher, as I heard it from her when I was a little girl. Grandma Fletcher was a great storyteller. She loved to tell the stories of her own adventures to her children and grandchildren. The exciting story of her birth was a great favorite with all of her children and grandchildren, and it was told over and over again. My grandmother told it to her children, and one of her children grew up to be my Daddy, and now it is my turn to tell the story as I know it.

On Halloween night, two teens enter the home of an ancient recluse. No one has seen the woman in many years, but the children are welcomed warmly enough. They should have remembered not to enter strange house ... especially on Halloween.This Halloween story contains some surprising twists, which will keep teens and adults turning pages, right to the end of the tale. Set in the 19802, in rural Vermont, the story is uncluttered by Smart phones of iPhones, video games, or other digital media. The teenage heroes might have been glad of a cell phone, if the technology existed. Although spooky, the story is suitable even for many readers in upper elementary grades, and will provide pleasure to young adults and more mature readers.

Nursery rhymes, old or new, are timeless, but nursery rhymes reflect the culture of the times in which they were written. Here is a collection of new nursery rhymes, which reflect the beginning of the 21st Century. Cute rhymes of animals are little different from those of centuries past, but rhymes of the digital age, of new moons, and of frozen Floridian swamps are new, and were never seen in the traditional rhymes of Mother Goose.Here are some of those new nursery rhymes, written and illustrated to delight children and adults of the 21st Century. They are presented in large print, to make them easier for young eyes to read, and accessible to the visually impaired, young and old.Debbie Barry, author and illustrator of these nursery rhymes is legally blind. Reminding children and parents that blindness does not keep a person from being an active, creative, productive person, nor do other physical, mental, or developmental handicaps, as long as they decide to do everything they can do, instead of letting things they cannot do limit them. Debbie encourages every child and parent to enjoy the freedom of what they CAN do, and to delight in the wonders of life.The high-contrast, white-on-black text combines with the large text, making this book accessible for many visually-impaired and legally-blind readers. Visually accessible books are important, not only for adults, but for those children who, through illness, injury, or from birth experience reduced vision. This is a personal mission of the illustrator, who was blessed to grow up with normal vision, and had a love of reading from early child, but who lost most of her vision while her children were still young.

Kathie and her new friend, the little witch named Becky, arrive in the magical world of Otherwhere, and visit the Cottage of the Elves, on the far side of the Fearsome Forest and the Babbling Brook, which Kathie discovers is guarded by the unassuming Bridge to Otherwhere. Join Kathie as she befriends some of Santa's Elves, in this sequel to Bridge to Otherwhere, the first story of Travels to Otherwhere. These simple, colorful bedtime stories are based on the imaginative, original, bedtime fairy tales told by the author's own Nana, when the author was a little girl.

Kathie thinks she's going to bed, lulled by one of Nana's imaginative fairy tales. Instead, she makes a new friend, and takes the first step of a journey to a magical place: Otherwhere.This first installment of Kathie's adventure is based on bedtime stories the author's own Nana told her when she was a little girl. Simple, colorful tales of magical adventures will delight children, and inspire happy dreams. Magic, a good witch, a mysterious forest, and hidden secrets bring alive a world of childhood imagination. Follow Kathie on her journey to the Bridge to Otherwhere.

"Tell me a story, Grandfather, " said the tiny girl, gazing up adoringly at the old man. Traditional legends are retold within a story of a modern-day Native American girl and an ancient Storyteller who holds on to the traditional lifestyle of his people until his final moments. Emily comes of age very early in life, and rises to the occasion, despite great sorrow and loss. This is a wonderful story for children and young adults. The traditional legends and myths told by Grandfather Singing Lark and his family members are based on, and retold from, myths, legends, fables, and folktales. Most are from Native American traditions, but they are not all from a single tribe or nation. Many of the stories are retold from my own memory of stories I heard as a child or since becoming an adult, as stories often are.Come along on Emily’s journey.Intended for students in grades 3-7, the stories offer readers moral and life lessons, and a glimpse into traditions that might be unfamiliar. The story of Emily and Grandfather Singing Lark contains situations that might be uncomfortable for some readers (death of a loved one). Parents and teachers are encouraged to talk about this story with children to help them understand the continuing cycle of life and death, and the very real emotions that accompany loss.