Books with author Joan Wright Mularz

Ellen Theodora Madigan is spending a year in a small lake town in the mountains of western Maine after spending much of her life living near her dad's archaeological dig sites in other countries. Before long, she’s having strange dreams about Abenaki Native Americans, the first inhabitants of the area who seem to have disappeared and encountering loons on the water which she senses are trying to communicate. Her paranormal sensitivity goes on alert and she knows there’s a mystery to be solved.

In this sequel to Flo: a Very Special Budgie, Flo embarks on a new life in an aviary. She and her new mate, Fred, decide to have a family of budgies. “It’s hard work laying eggs!” grumbles Flo. Once the first egg hatches Fred exclaims, “It’s all beak, the eyes are shut, and there are no feathers—YUCK!” From the hatching on, the new parents are busy caring for their chicks, feeding, feeding, and feeding! Join the story and follow Flo and Fred as they grow their budgie family and contend with the varied community within the aviary—from busybody budgie neighbors to a fledgling rock group that seem set on noise pollution. Will Fred and Flo be able to perform in their adult budgie chorus? About the Author Joan M. Wright immigrated to Canada from England in the 1950s. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto. She holds a degree in Library Science and worked as a librarian in the Toronto Reference Library. After an early retirement, Joan has remained active and she continues to pursue an array of hobbies including art classes, writing, illustrating children’s books, and gardening. Joan lives in Toronto with her two dogs and two budgies. Her first book, Nipper, the Lonely Dog, was published in 2012. The revised U.S. edition of Flo: a Very Special Budgie was published in 2013. Flo and Her Family is its sequel.

Flo lived in a beautiful cage surrounded by toys and fancy seeds. When her owner died, Flo was taken away and placed in an aviary with lots of other budgies. It took her a long time to settle down. After all, she was special and had won prizes in budgerigar shows, had a ring on her leg and felt that she did not belong in an aviary with ordinary birds. One day her ring caught on a twig and she shrilled for help. Fred, the leader of the budgie choir, came to her rescue, and was so taken with her lovely voice that he suggested she join his choir. Gradually Flo settled down, and the aviary, once a lonely place for her, became her new home.

Flo has everything a budgie could want-a comfortable life and lots of toys. So it is a horrible shock when she has to leave her home and go to live in an aviary full of other budgies. Can Flo learn to live with others when she is such a very special budgie? With the help of Fred and his budgie choir, she just might find a new place to call home. This beautifully illustrated story is perfect for young children. Joan M. Wright is an English-born author and illustrator who immigrated to Canada in 1952, where she pursued a career in librarianship. Taking early retirement, she resumed a hobby of botanical art and children's book illustration. She lives in Toronto with two dogs and two budgies.

When Ellen Theodora Madigan's dad moves the family to Munich, Germany for his job, her paranormal sensitivity goes into high alert. Almost at once, she senses that something may have happened in the basement of Haus Falke, the home they have rented. Ellen’s intuition, fueled by perceptive dreams, the remnants of an old WWII diary and an odd photo in an antique locket given to her by the boy next door, leads the two teenagers to delve deeper.

Ellen Theodora Madigan is spending a year in a small lake town in the mountains of western Maine after spending much of her life living near her dad's archaeological dig sites in other countries. Before long, she’s having strange dreams about Abenaki Native Americans, the first inhabitants of the area who seem to have disappeared and encountering loons on the water which she senses are trying to communicate. Her paranormal sensitivity goes on alert and she knows there’s a mystery to be solved.