Books with author J. S. Chapman

Mouse is waiting by the river for her Special Friends. The clouds are drifting, The dragonflies are zipping by. Rabbit and Frog sit with Mouse while she waits. Turtle shares his picnic. The day slides quietly by as the friends sit together. Where are Mouse's Special Friends? Very Special Friends is bestselling illustrator Jane Chapman's debut as an author. Her lovely illustrations perfectly match the gentle text that celebrates the very special quality of everyday friendship.

Plagues kill in more ways than one and Merliss soon discovers she has far more to fear than a disease.Merliss is no ordinary cat. She's a young girl's spirit trapped in a cat's body. While the magic that banished her has snatched away her human speech, it has given her a life spanning millennia. For centuries she has lived with the cunning folk, assisting their efforts to heal the sick and ward off malevolent creatures. Now a bleeding sickness has thrown the community into chaos.The cunning man and his apprentice are in danger from the disease. The life Merliss has worked so long to build is in jeopardy. Before she entered the cat, she had trained to be a shaman. Do her centuries of experience hold a secret to a cure? But disease isn't her only nemesis.A pair of malevolent creatures move into the neighborhood threatening more havoc. With disease and monsters ravaging the land, Merliss is up to her whiskers in trouble. It couldn't be worse, until a mob looking for a scapegoat turns its wrath on Merliss.The Great Contagion is the gripping first novel in the dark fantasy Merliss Tales series. If you like strong and dynamic characters, rich description, magic and intrigue, then you'll love Jeff Chapman's imaginative Merliss Tales.Buy The Great Contagion today to watch Merliss use her wits and magic to rescue her friends and herself.

Nancy has always been excited to see her wonderful Norwegian Nana whenever she comes to visit from Norway. This time however Nana has brought her brand new pet nightingale name Noah. Who is quite a nettlesome nin-com-poop. Now night after night he is being a non-stop nightmare for Nancy with his nonsense. Even though she is frazzled, sleep deprived and on the brink, she decides to take matters into her own hands. In the end will she be able to negotiate and neutralize her nemesis?

Dogs were the first animals ever domesticated by humans, and since then we’ve learned a lot about man’s best friend.Did you know dogs can taste water?That dogs are born deaf and blind?That dogs shouldn’t eat apple seeds?Discover these nifty facts and many more in this delightfully colorful, picture-packed exploration the pet living in more American homes than any other!