Books with author Kristina Stephenson

A brand-new series for brand-new readers!Introducing a new series for brand-new readers! Each slipcase includes two 16-page paperback books, both on an adorable character who will keep appearing in future First Friends titles. These books are not phonics-based, but have only about a sentence per page, and--most importantly--deliver short, funny stories that really make reading fun. Far simpler than Level 1 All Aboard Reading books, far simpler even than Picture Readers, this new series is perfect for very young children who are ready to try their reading wings.He's cute, he's furry, and he's a bundle of trouble! Meet Trouble the kitten as he romps through these two funny and super easy adventures, Looking For Trouble and Double Trouble.

Baby's Little Bible was written by new mom Sarah Toulmin as a way of sharing the stories she so loved with her own little ones. Her ultra-simple retellings of twenty favorite stories, from Creation to Resurrection, are filled with a sense of wonder, expressing God's love for creation.Featuring Kristina Stephenson's heartwarming, baby-friendly illustrations, this little Bible offers lots to look at and point to while parent and child share this delightful book together.Now available in a small format with a padded cover in either pink or blue, or as a gift edition with gilt edges and a ribbon marker, Baby's Little Bible is a perfect starter Bible to share with a much-loved child.

In the dead of night—when the wind is right—there comes a pitiful sobbing; out of the rumbling, grumbling castle and down the side of the hill . . . Who could it possibly be? And what is this terrible secret all about? It seems something dreadful has happened in castle that teeters and totters on top of the hill, and the only person who can put things right is—you guessed it—our very own honorable, feisty, and courageous young hero, Sir Charlie Stinky Socks! Read on and discover a tale of pluckiness and bravery, where, with a little help from his friends, our gallant knight dares to put things right once more . . . This swashbuckling, funny, and charming adventure from best-selling picture book author/illustrator Kristina Stephenson is an ideal read-aloud story to share with your little adventurer.

Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and the Really Frightful Night At the top of a tall, tall tower with a pointy roof something is stirring. Lightning flashes, thunder roars and something goes bump in the night. Sir Charlie Stinky Socks - honourable, feisty, tenacious and courageous - enters. But, will he be able to thwart his foes in this ghostly adventure or will he succumb to the hideous Cellar Dweller. Full description

So begins the next adventure—an adventure in which Sir Charlie Stinky Socks embarks on a truly terrifying quest to bring back long lost treasure. Following a musty, dusty map, Sir Charlie Stinky Socks, his faithful cat Envelope, and—of course—his good grey mare, enter a scary underground world with all manner of tricks, traps, and medieval puzzles. Sir Charlie must use all his cunning and wit to get the others through. But what has happened to Sir Charlie Stinky Socks? All of a sudden our trusty hero can’t get anything right. Has someone bewitched him? Or stolen his socks? Or maybe this bold brave knight (the one with the shield and wearing the helmet) isn’t Sir Charlie at all? Yikes! A fraud! An impostor! A fiendish foe who might be after the treasure! This swashbuckling, funny, and charming adventure from best-selling picture book author/illustrator Kristina Stephenson makes an ideal read-aloud story to share with your little adventurer.

Celebrated author and award-winning lyricist Gloria Gaither brings us a heart warming story based on the bestselling song "I Am A Promise." Because every child is full of promise, potential, and possibility, kids can be assured that with God's help they can become anything he wants them to be. Beautiful full-color art will delight young readers as they sing along with the music on the bonus CD.