Books with author Margie Larsen

Barney's Beginnings are unique educational workbooks designed by early childhood experts to help pre-school children learn the basic concepts of colors, shapes or opposites. Each workbook is written in story form to invite participation in a fun and interactive way. These colorful workbooks present ideas in a simple, repetitive style that allows for meaningful understanding by young children. Since children learn in a variety of ways, the activities are varied to include opportunities for matching, tracing, coloring and manipulating bright stickers and punch-outs. One of the greatest benefits is that children and parents can spend fun times together while learning with these enjoyable Barney's Beginnings workbooks.

To follow-up her award-winning book, "When It Reigns, It Pours: Dog Tales," Maria Larsen tells a hilarious new tale about her beloved dog pack (Lido, Reign and Lilly). With humorous photos in comic-book format, the Larsen family dogs narrate the story of Lilly’s adoption and rehabilitation from rescue dog to wonder dog. The e-book for "Reign Over Me: A Ruff Life" won a bronze medal in 2015 from the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards. This is a must read for young readers and children of all ages. The Dog Writer's Association of America nominated Maria's latest crime thriller, "Protect & Serve: K-9 Policewoman," for an award in 2012. In 2013 her K-9 book was also chosen as a finalist in the INDIE Next Generation Book Awards. The Dog Writer's Association of America nominated Maria's new book, "They Call Me Lola," written in the perspective of an abandoned stray with a litter of puppies, for an award of excellence in 2013. Maria's memoir about the dogs she rescued from the streets as a police officer, "When It Reigns, It Pours: Dog Tales," won awards in both the memoir and animal/pet categories for the eLit Awards in 2014. In 2015 the sequel to Lola's book, "My Name Is Daria," won third place in the animal/pet category for the eLit Awards.

Spyder the cat belonged to the author who wrote stories about him. The places visited were real places, visited by the author. That Spyder secretly 'tagged' along is the fictionalized part of these stories. As to whether he talks or not-only children would know that! Thirteen stories about a real cat, Spyder. Real photos of Spyder and then some of a look-alike cat to make up those we did not have. Stories that are funny and great to read at bed-time because the children go to sleep, smiling!

To follow up her award winning book, "When It Reigns It pours: Dog Tales," Maria Larsen writes a hilarious, new story about her beloved dog pack (Lilly, Reign and Lido). With the use of photos formatted in Comic Book style the reader sees life through her three shepherds' eyes. Watch Lilli transform from under-dog to wonder-dog. This is a must read for dog-lovers of all ages.