Books with author Janet Lisa Davies

A small pony and three big horses are given a field to share. They decide to play games, to get to know each other. Each one chooses something they are good at and know they will win. Smarty can't run as fast or jump as high, or role a heavy tree trunk, but then Smarty has a clever idea for a choice of game and wins. The horses all walk happily together, to their shelter for some tasty hay.

Fully illustrated book for children. Jafari the giraffe meets a new, very small friend, a green caterpillar. Jafari is afraid of accidentally standing on his new friend. They want to play together but they can't find each other, although they can hear each other. Children can search for the caterpillar as they read the story, or have it read to them. Eventually, they locate each other and have some fun. Jafari meets more friends and has fun and comes to the rescue in additional Jafari The Giraffe stories. Written and illustrated by Janet L Davies.

Mixed media in all its forms—not just traditional two-dimensional, paper-based collage but three-dimensional pieces that include fiber, fabric, a variety of embellishments, found objects, and even repurposed and recycled materials—offers artists an opportunity to move freely across the boundaries of art, craft, painting, quilting, and collage. In Adventures in Mixed Media, Jane Davies shows you how to use this art form to enrich your creative expression. In lessons that inspire creativity, Jane demonstrates a variety of techniques using paper, fabric, embellishments such as beads, feathers, and ribbons, fusible and nonfusible fibers, and even foamcore. Books, bags, mini-quilts, personal shrines, and paper dolls are just some of the projects inside—and of course Jane emphasizes ways to incorporate photos and other personal memorabilia and details into your art. Whether you are a beginner and want to start with techniques like “scribble painting” or “basic collage,” or an expert collage artist eager to learn new uses for familiar materials, this is the book to guide your creative explorations in collage and mixed media.

Jafari the giraffe meets a new giraffe friend, Mali. He introduces her to his monkey friends and they have fun. Then Jafari pops his head up and accidentally knocks a newly completed bird's nest to pieces. He tries to rebuild it but doesn't have a clue about building a nest. Then he has a good idea and helped by Mali and the monkeys, he builds a nest that makes the bird chirp and sing in happiness

Gulliver and his friends have fun, beachcombing for treasure, grabbing a few snacks and splashing around in the sea. Then they spot a boy stranded out to sea in a dinghy. None of the people speak Gull so they can't tell them anything, and the lifeboat and helicopter have gone the wrong way. Gulliver finds a way to lead a man in a boat to the boy and eventually, he is brought back to his parents. Do the Gulls get any thanks for their help? Read on to find out.

Jafari the giraffe and his giraffe friend Mali, and the monkey friends have races, just for fun, but then a baby squirrel needs help. The monkeys ride on the giraffes' backs and are there just in time. They are so surprised when their family and neighbors come to cheer them The series shows the importance of being friendly and helpful, as well as having fun. A Fully illustrated book, for children. One of a series. Written and illustrated by Janet Lisa Davies.