Books with author Laura Hughes

"Kids will love groaning over all of the crazy ingredients, and then they’ll want to make a sandwich for someone they love!"- School Library Journal"This book may spark inspiration―dads best hide their treasures." - Kirkus ReviewsJoin one little girl on her quest to make her father the perfect sandwich with ALL of his favorite things. What starts out simple sandwich soon turns into a delightful surprise. This is a wonderful celebration of father-daughter relationships. Full of imagination and playful language, this is a brilliantly funny board book for young chefs.

BREAKING NEWS: a chocolate monster is on the loose!A brand new Ruby Roo story from the duo behind Daddy's Sandwich. There is a big purple hairy chocolate monster on the loose and he is gobbling ALL THE CHOCOLATE! He raids the fridge at Ruby Roo's house and eat's the special chocolate cake that mom made for grandma, and he's even eat all the queen's chocolate - can he ever be stopped?!This is a laugh-out-loud picture book that will have you hiding all your chocolate goodies!

Hanukkah is a few weeks away, and Sam can't wait to celebrate with his family, especially his grandma. At Sunday school, everyone in his class is busy making clay menorahs to give as Hanukkah gifts! Sam likes how his menorah is turning out, but he's worried—his family already has seven menorahs! Will they want another one? His teacher reassures him that his parents will love it, but Sam is determined to solve this problem on his own and find the perfect home for his menorah. Sam's dilemma in this sweet and simple Hanukkah story is one that rings true for kids and their families.This book is specially designed in Amazon's fixed-layout KF8 format with region magnification. Double-tap on an area of text to zoom and read.

Hanukkah is a few weeks away, and Sam can't wait to celebrate with his family, especially his grandma. At Sunday school, everyone in his class is busy making clay menorahs to give as Hanukkah gifts! Sam likes how his menorah is turning out, but he’s worried―his family already has seven menorahs! Will they want another one? His teacher reassures him that his parents will love it, but Sam is determined to solve this problem on his own and find the perfect home for his menorah. Sam’s dilemma in this sweet and simple Hanukkah story is one that rings true for kids and their families.

Braccus had invaded Sara's mind to destroy her. What he had failed to consider was, as he did so, he had also made himself vulnerable to her...A golden-haired girl named Sara lies in a deep sleep. It has been four years since the evil Braccus entered her mind, making it impossible to communicate with her friends without pain and nausea; worse, she was absorbing the powers of other children when she came in contact with them. Sara had been afraid and alone when Olie, her good friend and mentor, stepped in to ease her suffering with a sleeping spell.Many changes have occurred while Sara has been comatose. Some of the members of her small, gifted group of friends-drawn together by their special abilities-have changed and, in some cases, moved on without her. Braccus is still causing trouble and attempting to gain control of the worlds, but Sara has become more powerful and unpredictable while in her sleep state. What powers will she wield when she awakes, and how will Sara deal with becoming a young woman left behind by the world she knew?

Daddy, would you like a sandwich, with all your favourite things...? Join one little girl on her quest to make her father the perfect sandwich, whether he likes it or not... You're in for a wicked surprise!From Squishy McFluff author Pip Jones and bright new talent Laura Hughes, this is a brilliantly funny and charming picture book perfect for ages 3+ and for Fathers' Day gifts.

Life Will Never Be the Same in the Land of the Keepers...As the nefarious Braccus consolidates his armies of evil, the forces of good are in disarray. Unity among the safeguarding Keepers and the ones they are sworn to protect is elusive, and each of the critical groups of three is struggling to find each other-and stay alive. That's just the way Braccus likes it. With unparalleled strategic skill, he's managed to make evil the dominant power in the worlds. Bizarre races of the horrifying creatures he controls are wreaking havoc on the innocent villagers, killing them for sport or turning them into Braccus's slaves. Good has been relegated to the shadows. What's more, change is afoot among the Keepers and their students that could directly impact the livelihood of everyone in the worlds-change the Keepers are powerless to prevent. Meanwhile, Sara, James and Thomas are facing their greatest challenges yet. For one of them, it will mean actually merging with the evil scourge; for another, a hideous prophecy foretells certain doom. But all of them must race against time if there's any hope for saving the innocents of the worlds from Braccus's eternal rule. Can they accomplish their tasks before it is too late? Offering plenty of the excitement and intrigue for which the series is known, this fourth entry in The Sara Chronicles won't disappoint.

What can Ruby Roo do on a rainy holiday? Use her imagination! This fun, rhyming text sees these two intrepid explorers sail through the air in a seaplane (cardboard box) and land in the Amazon jungle (house plants) . . . will inspire little imaginations to see their world in a whole new way!Packed with humor, color, and adventure, this is the latest picture book sensation from Pip Jones and superstar illustrator, Laura Hughes.

The surface worlds have been destroyed, and evil is in control of them. All the good souls are hidden underground, chased there by horrible monsters that killed their friends and family members as they watched. Traumatized, they wait for someone to come and rescue them. Out of the seven worlds, only two are aware that the Keepers exist. The Keepers have to walk into uncertain situations with panicked survivors while Sara, Thomas, and James, still trapped in the afterworld continue to search for the objects that are the key to Braccus's downfall. These three bright souls wander in the darkest part of the afterworld among the ugliest thoughts ever let loose from Braccus's mind, fighting to make their way back from death to rescue the living.

What happens when magical powers can't be turned off? A year after restoring the balance of good and evil to the magical Land of the Keepers, young Sara, James, and Thomas are laying low-living separately to protect them from the vanquished members of Garren that they helped defeat. But it's not the only danger they face. Suddenly, the magical powers they possess begin to possess them. Sara's the first to notice: her powers now include the ability to control weather. But as she begins to use them, the powers run amok, leaving a trail of freak snowstorms and record heat waves. Meanwhile, people around them are mysteriously disappearing-simply vanishing into thin air. Now, the three of them must reunite in the Land of the Keepers to learn to control their awesome powers and fix whatever is stealing people away. It is there they discover there is much more to their enemy, the hate-filled Garren, than they realized. The battle is just beginning; and before it is over, someone will have to pay a very high price to keep several worlds safe. Packed with adventure, this second entry in The Sara Chronicles is a fast-paced and savvy fantasy thriller that will keep you guessing right up until the shocking finale.