Books with author Leslie Staub

For any child who has trouble going to sleep, here is a funny, imaginative, and ultimately empowering bedtime book about a girl who takes control of her nightmare and shows a group of monsters that she's the boss of her dreams.In this creative bedtime book, a girl finds herself in a nightmare filled with snarling "beasties." By her side is a little T-Rex named Ben, a stuffed animal who comes alive in her dreams. When she realizes that she's in the middle of a bad dream, the plucky main character uses problem-solving and quick thinking to take control of the nightmare. She turns the tables on the beasties--asserting that she is the boss and directing the ultimately harmless monsters in a silly movie before reading them a story and tucking them in so they can all--finally--get a decent night's sleep.

Even the youngest children are curious and can't wait to explore the world around them. Sometimes they can be a bit too adventurous. Bella of Madison Park is a sweet story inspired by a curious dog named Bella and her adventures in Seattle. Like many young children, Bella can't wait to explore everything around her. And when she sets off on her quest, what she discovers is nothing short of magical. Filled with whimsical rhymes and beautiful illustrations, Bella and her charming story about curiosity, adventure, the human-animal bond, and the value of staying close to home will win over kids and adults alike.Rhyming phrases captivate early readers and help them learn. Those too young to read will enjoy having it read to them. And the illustrations make it more enjoyable for all.

Every day all over the world, children are laughing and crying, playing and learning, eating and sleeping. They may not look the same. They may not speak the same language. Their lives may be quite different. But inside, they are all alike. Stirring words and bold paintings weave their way around our earth, across cultures and generations. At a time when, unfortunately, the lessons of tolerance still need to be learned, Whoever You Are urges us to accept our differences, to recognize our similarities, and-most importantly-to rejoice in both.

Chase those dreary blues away! Everybody gets the blues sometimes—dogs and cats, moms and dads, even tiny babies. Just take a look around. If you help someone else who’s feeling sad, you might find that your blues are gone. Or maybe the Blues Guy will come along, to listen or sing the blues with you and sit by your side. A native of New Orleans, Leslie Staub wrote this story after experiencing Hurricane Katrina. Yet this book’s rhythmic, bluesy text and hip, eye-catching illustrations are just right for anyone who’s ever felt those mysterious feelings of sadness—then found that hope and sunnier skies are close at hand.

Charles Scribners 1922. Hardcover Very Good. Pictorial cloth binding with image of Eton on front cover. "Oppidan" refers to a student of Eton College who is not a King's scholar, and who boards in a private residence. Sir John Randolph Leslie (1885 - 1971), third baronet, was an Irish diplomat and prolific writer, who took the name "Shane." He was born into an Anglo-Irish Protestant family, and was educated at Eton College and King"s College, Cambridge. While at Cambridge he became a Roman Catholic convert and Irish nationalist. He was a cousin of Sir Winston Churchill. First American Edition. Binding is Hardcover. [Washington, DC, U.S.A.]