Books with author Gwen Hughes

Jenny & Darla were raised in the mountains of North Carolina and experienced life in a nature setting - everything was based on friendship, family and community. There were no modern day gadgets for entertainment only the great outdoors. Boy was it fun! Enjoy the adventures that led these two girls up and down the mountains searching for treasures, graves, and caves while running through briars, lakes and Laurel thickets. This was just their younger years, imagine when they got a little older, the trouble these two could get into!

This delightful collection of three board books is perfect for toddlers acquiring language skills. Each page features a full-color photo of a familiar animal followed by a two-word text that includes the animal’s name and a verb to describe what the animal is doing, e.g. Penguin splishing/ Horse splashing. At the end of each book, a young child is shown having a bath, having a nap, or playing. The rhythmic cadence of the text, the rich vocabulary, and the vivid photos are ideal for sharing with a toddler.

In Play Time, each page features a full-color photo of a familiar animal followed by a two-word text that includes the animal’s name and a verb to describe what the animal is doing, e.g. Cat pouncing/ Dolphins somersaulting. At the end of the book, a young children are shown playing. The rhythmic cadence of the text, the rich vocabulary, and the vivid photos are ideal for sharing with a toddler.

Myfanwy,the campervan, is on the move and finally finds the perfect place to live! This book is part of a series of stories aiming to develop and facilitate Foundation Phase children's language, literacy and communication skills. Each of these books will be available as A4 books or as audio e-books. The audio files will also be available to download from the internet.