Books with author H.M. Hughes

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.

Imagine that you are trapped between what used to feel safe and comfortable and what feels like a useless, uncertain future. Everyone experiences change at one time or another, but for Lindsey Davis, change seems like the end of the world. Lindsey's Backyard Adventure will transport you into Lindsey's private world of imagination as she congers up pleasant memories of happier times, and experiences an adventure that could only be possible in Lindsey's Backyard! Learn the secrets of a great truth which will change your life forever, and leave you longing for the many changes that your life will bring. Lindsey's Backyard Adventure is the first book in the series, Three in One Stories from Lindsey's Backyard, and will, quite possibly, leave you eager for more delightful stories from her imagination as Lindsey plays in her back yard.

I have spent the majority of my career traveling. Pursuing a career I loved wasn't always easy because the trade-off was leaving Katie, my young daughter. I searched and searched for a book to read to Katie to let her know how much I loved her, even when I wasn't home. But it seems that book didn't exist so I decided to write one for all the parents and children in my same situation. Long Distance Goodnight Kisses shares the story of a working mom traveling across the country for a job she loves but struggling to let her young daughter know her first choice was being at home with her. This is a story of how long distance goodnight kisses helped bridge the gap that distance created. My hope is that other traveling parents can read this book to their children to let them know that no matter how far away they are, love is always present. By parents sharing their careers with their children, they are setting an example that their children are loved dearly and can be anything they want to be when they grow up. And from this book, I want kids to understand that they are not alone in getting long distance goodnight kisses.

This enjoyable novel captures "communal living". Everyday difficulties experienced by residents due to their age and health are more meaningful to the reader than a diagnostic inventory would be.'- Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice'Uniquely for our library, a work of fiction focusing on older people who need care. This book tells the story of a young girl who begins work as a care worker in a residential home for older people many of whom have dementia. Aimed at teenagers and care workers of all ages, it creatively explores the problems of dementia.' - Ageing MattersWhen Gemma gets the job as a support worker at The Beacon, a residential unit with a difference, little does she realize how much impact she is to have on the lives of its residents and how they, in turn, will shape her own.Dividing her time between sailing in her boat Periwinkle, a parting gift from her boyfriend Adam, and her work at The Beacon, Gemma gets to know all the residents and their stories. But as winter arrives a dramatic storm and uncertainty over the future of the home threaten to disrupt the peace - can The Beacon survive?Showing how a caring community can be much more than a place where people wait to die, The Girl on the Shore is not just an absorbing tale - it's a `must read' for teenagers, adults of all ages, carers and all those with an older person in their life.

Cry of the Falcon is the story of a pair of feisty, nine-year-old twins, Zeph and Arete, and their five-year-old cousin, Oliver. The lively and independent duo is raised by their wildlife biologist father, Jake, and Aleutian mother, Kamleika, in a state forest far beyond the edge of a nearby town. Through challenging adventures, they are exposed to pressing environmental concerns including global warming, deforestation, pollution, and pesticides. Eventually, the twins are drawn to the town as they become compelled to try to save its troubled community from events that are endangering its people, as well as wildlife within the forest. Specifically, the plights of a Peregrine Falcon and a Gray Wolf are featured in the story and in its sequel, Return of the Wolf. As the twins struggle to help these creatures survive, the message of the novel is illuminated that all forms of life are deeply interconnected.