Books with author Maria Robertson

This is the third volume of Mandalas, a series of coloring books by Mary Robertson. Each of the 50 hand drawn designs appears on its own dedicated page, no design on the back. This coloring book is suitable for fine tip markers, gel pens, and colored pencils. For ages 12 and up. Mandalas have long been used as a visual aid in meditation. Coloring a mandala is a form of active meditation which can be enjoyed by adults too!

Mandalas Volume 4 offers yet another 50 hand drawn mandala designs for relaxing coloring enjoyment. Perfect for both adults and children! Each design is printed on its own dedicated page. Coloring offers an easily accessible means to relax, focus, actively meditate, or just unwind and have fun! This book contains drawings that are moderately intricate, recommended for ages 12 and up.

This coloring book is the fifth volume of fifty hand drawn mandala designs by artist Mary Robertson. Each illustration is printed on its own page, blank on the back. Coloring offers an easily accessible means to relax, focus, actively meditate, or just unwind and have fun! This book contains drawings that are moderately intricate, recommended for ages 12 and up.

This simple, vivid story follows the food chain created when a naughty boy throws a goldfish down the toilet: it reaches the sea and is soon eaten by a larger fish, and it in turn is eaten by a larger fish ...The chain eventually works its way round in a full circle with dramatic results. A memorable picture book from the successful author of many picture books.

George, the hero from M. P. Robertson's The Egg, has returned in this brand new dragon adventure. George is bored. When it comes to fighting, chickens aren't nearly as much fun as dragons. But when George's dragon returns, he whisks him off to a fairytale land on a rescue mission. A wicked witch has captured a baby dragon and George realises that he must outwit the witch in order to free the dragon and prevent himself from being turned into a toad for the witch's barbecue.

A regular ritual in this country and many others is attending organized youth sports events. It has become an obsession for many. In Carrying Lawn Chairs, I explore the motivations of the parents and other adults who attend the games in droves and often take it so seriously. What’s this obsession all about, and why are so many parents so insistent on getting their kids started in youth sports and other activities at often a very young age? It is my contention that putting young kids into organized sports is, at the very least, pointless. My ideas come from observations made from years of being involved in organized youth sports as a player, coach, league organizer, umpire, official scorer, and a regular attendee at organized youth sports events. I don’t consider this a how-to book. I am not a parental guru. I look at the book as a collaboration with parents where they can take my observations and then evaluate the direction they are taking their children. I come at it from the perspective that most parents already know a lot and want what is best for their kids. Some of my observations may seem harsh and some will be controversial in this day and age. But parents and others are of course free to do what they want with my observations, including ignoring them. In Part II of the book, I reflect on observations made beyond the world of organized youth sports involving the parental mindset and young people in the world today.

One night while reading in bed, George hears a familiar noise outside. His dragon has come for his help, but this time they face a daunting foe—an ice wizard who is stealing dragon eggs and keeping them locked up in his frozen castle. Luckily George knows how to outwit even a powerful wizard, although things don’t turn out quite the way he expects.In this companion to picture book favorites The Egg and The Great Dragon Rescue, George embarks on a spine-tingling, surprising adventure that will thrill children—especially those too young for a certain other wizard! M. P. Robertson lives in England.