Books with author Diane Browne

From the world's third most famous Viking after Beuwolf and umm...that movie The Vikings starring Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis comes the epic saga of the most-lovable and none-threatening Viking in the history of the world, Hagar the Horrible. This volume, the seventh in the series, collects together all the strips from Jan 1981- June 1982, as our hairy hero continues his unending quest to put mead, swag and meat on the family table.

From his very first appearance way back in February 1973, Hagar the Horrible proved to be phenomenally popular among readers and newspaper comic strip editors alike, along the way becoming the fastest growing syndicated newspaper comic strip ever. Dik Browne based the look and characters on his family and friends and after his death his son, Chris Browne took over the strip. This eighth volume in the series, collects together all the daily strips from Jan 1983- December 1984, as our hirsute, rotund hero continues his never-ending quest to eat, drink and be as merry as possible. As always he's aided and abetted by his crew of odd-balls and misfits, his sidekick, Lucky Eddie and of course his forever long suffering wife Helga and family!

Are you brave? Are you daring? Are you strong? If you’re not any of these things then you should not read this book. This book was created for children not afraid to see things from beginning to end without stopping. This book looks scary but in the end the reader will have a sense of accomplishment and relief. “Do Not Open This Book” is a great bedtime story for imaginative children looking for excitement, intrigue with a hint of being scared (but all in good fun). This is must read for young minds.Are you curious of the book’s contents? Why not take a chance to not listen to the book title and….Open this book!

My Dad is a Superhero brings out the creative spirit of kids and how they view police officers. Police Officers are every day superheros and this book helps to share what these modern day superheros do everyday for the community. Meet Lester who is a young boy who has yet to figure out that his father is a police officer. All Lester knows is that he thinks his father is a superhero because of all the amazing things he heard about his father. My Dad is a Superhero is a playful look at some of the tasks police officers take on day in and day out.

Abiah Rose has always wanted to paint pictures. “Best not, Abiah Rose,” everyone says. Serious painting is “not girl’s work.” Best not show your paintings. Best not sign them either. But still Abiah continues to make her mark on each of her paintings: a small, hidden rose. A moving story of feminine strength and perseverance, Signed, Abiah Rose honors the everyday struggles of anonymous women artists whose only encouragement was their own inborn drive to create.