Books with author Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson

Birthday Girl Lilly is a quirky but commercial picture book full of interactive, punny word-play that celebrates baby power. Precocious but relatable tot-hero Lilly is born into Starlette Universe, a world like ours but a tad more exciting and dangerous (or maybe not so different after all). In this book, Lilly unravels life's most valuable lesson - love - and tells the tale of her first real birthday - "that magical, mystical morn when Lil' Lilly was 'bow'rn (born)." It is a delightful read that is completely unpredictable and one that will elicit giggles from readers young and old, especially when you see what Lilly does with her diaper. Lilly's story showcases 150 puns and reveals how big words are made up of smaller words and how word play can be a lot of fun. It is a visual feast, one that will keep inattentive and hard-to-please readers enraptured. This book continues the Starlette Universe global themes of good vs. evil, while building character and instilling values. DIck Kulpa uses CRACKED Magazine-style illustrations to directly interact with the rhyming storyline. Kathleen Johnson is an attorney and Phi Beta Kappa graduate from the University of Georgia and the very proud mother of a former Miss Vermont and Miss Vermont USA. "If a good life is what you're after, enter Lilly's universe, and you'll live happily ever 'laughter'.

No more pity love for Connor, from aunts and neighbors, from missing mothers and fathers. From drunks. No, this time the real thing is his. He just has to take it. Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson, known for "riveting" fiction (Kirkus Reviews, starred review of Target), digs deep into the heart of a forbidden relationship. Sometimes, she tells us, loneliness can send a boy down a dangerous path. Sometimes, it can take a while to find the way back.

She leapt, a perfect arc, lithe muscles propelling her through the air, leaving what was human behind, clothes fallen to the ground. She was cat, claws unsheathed, teeth bared. Loving the hunt, the chase, the pounce and the strike, her teeth sinking into flesh, blood spurting in her mouth.Animal justice: ruthless and swift. And totally satisfying. In their chaotic, human world, the one thing that held this brother and sister together was their shared private knowledge: their ability to change from human to animal, and back. Their ability to transform. Or was that a lie to tear them apart?

What's funnier than true love? Dumb love, that's what. Kathleen Jeffrie Johnson offers an exuberant romp -- somewhere between a screwball comedy of errors and a modern fairy tale.In the tiny town on Brewerton, the minister needs an assistant for his Loney Hearts advice column, someone with a sympathetic, open heart and a confidential, closed mouth. Who better, Carlotta decides, than a Love Expert like herself. In fact, once Pete, her soon-to-be boyfriend -- he just doesn't know it yet -- gets a look at her, she'll be the syrup on his pancake, the cream in his coffee, the crabcake at his clam bake! All she has to do is get rid of her competition: Bernice, Andrea...and Fate.

Lil' Lilly is a happy, inquisitive, adventurous, stubborn, loving child prone to misadventure and chock full of love for older sis Skylar as well as her animal friends. Her interactions with Flighty the Pig, Fraidy Cat, Punkin the Dog, Blossom the Cow and Evil Eva all show a charming child dealing with whatever circumstance comes her way. GIrl power abounds through her relationship with new friend Ollie, and LIlly approaches all situations with both a serious and witty take on right and wrong. Each illustration features a punning rhyme with Lil' Lilly living life mostly on a stroller coater, thinking her baby food is "goo'ed and at night wishing EVE would end. Lilly's life is cheery and upbeat - "BOW' your horn! It's great to be born!" With the Lil' LILLY children's book series, the younger set get the opportunity to embrace morals and manners - as well as an optimistic outlook - at an early age. The short rhymes and wordplay create a reading experience some declare as reminiscent of Dr. Suess.