Books with author Mark Murphy

The beguiling little penguin is back, this time creating all sorts of things--ponds and pictures, an airplane and a house. These activities make a mess, but the little penguin makes it tidy. Quick, lively text and enchanting child-like illustrations are sure to please. Filled with bright colors and familiar activities and language, this warm, reassuring text is perfect for toddlers at bedtime or anytime.

WICKED WEIRD STORY STARTERS contains 24 "silly, strange, scary, and suspenseful" tales accompanied by an illustration of an unusual character. These short stories can be enjoyed as-is, however, each ends with a cliffhanger and that's where the fun begins - kids (ages 10 and up) can use their imaginations to finish writing the stories using the blank pages provided in the back of the book. Created by lifelong friends (author) T.M. Murphy and illustrator Mark Penta, WICKED WEIRD STORY STARTERS will surely spark creativity in kids and adults!

One good turn deserves another - and another - in this universal tale about the contagiousness of being kind.Hen gives Pig an unexpected present. "How kind!" says Pig. Pig is so touched, in fact, that he decides to do something kind too. So Pig gives Rabbit a gift. "How kind!" says Rabbit, who does something kind for Cow, who is kind to Cat, who wants to be kind in turn. Where will all of this kindness lead?With electric-bright colors enhancing the simplest of words and pictures, Mary Murphy shows the youngest of children that what goes around comes around - especially when it starts with a generous heart.

She’s dead because of me.Josh Wilkinson is haunted by two words written in still-warm blood: Your fault.Wisdom, an immortal raised by the djinn, has gathered a band of super-powered teenagers to stop the Council of Peacocks, a group of evil sorcerers. After the battle in Thessaloniki, the Council is on the run. Just when final victory appears imminent, Josh’s mother is murdered and the prime suspect is his father.Once Josh was integral to the Council’s plans for world domination. Now Josh learns his cousin, Travis, is the one set to activate the Verdenstab. If he does, the Orpheans, demonic allies to the Council, will escape the Black Sea, a pocket dimension that serves as their prison. In a last-ditch effort to prevent the invasion, Wisdom and Josh use an ancient portal hidden beneath Gobekli Tepe to enter the Black Sea. The rest of the team – a pyrokinetic, a telepath, and a mercenary – head to stop Travis from activating the device.The end is closer than anyone suspects. The Activation is set to happen tomorrow.