Books with author Mary De Morgan

WELCOME TO DRAGON Pizzeria! BeBop and Spike are two friendly dragons who not only make delicious pizzas, but offer speedy dragon delivery anywhere in Fairy Tale Land! One giant pizza to Beanstalk Castle? BeBop cooks it up, and Spike delivers it in his hot-air balloon! Five pizzas with gumdrops to the Witch’s Gingerbread House? Coming right up!With bright and friendly art, a sing-song text filled with fairy tale clues, and speech balloons conducive to funny-voiced read-alouds, this is a perfect summer offering for the preschool crowd. A map on the final spread provides a “key” to all the fairy tales mentioned in this inviting pizza picture book.

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Mary De Morgan began by telling stories to the children of friends and ended up publishing three collections of fairy tales: On a Pincushion and Other Tales (1877), The Necklace of Princess Fiorimonde (1880), and The Windfairies (1900). All of these are available for the Kindle. This is the first of her collections and starts with 3 stories that are told by, a pebble brooch, a jet shawl-pin, and a common pin. One of the most famous and well known fairy tales is, 'The Toy Princess'. Instead of having a Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty marry the prince as the formula for a happy ending, De Morgan turns the miserable princess into a happy peasant. This is a cheery tale in its style, and has entertainment value for children. Its message contrasts with the usual elements for indoctrinating images of female goodness in little girls. Act up! Run and Play! Have Fun! Express your feelings, positive and negative. Live life to the fullest. This is a beautifully written tale,enjoyable from beginning to end.(from a review by Fay Sheco)Contents:The Story of Vain Lamorna -- The Seeds of Love -- The Story of the Opal -- Seigfrid and Handa -- The Hair Tree -- A Toy Princess -- Through the Fire.This book for the Kindle also contains 12 pages with illustrations and are available for viewing at www.digitaltextpublishing.com

Baby animals go to bed in this cozy story for fans of Margaret Wise Brown’s The Runaway Bunny. As a little mouse tosses and turns in his bed of dried grasses, he imagines that other animals must surely have better sleeping arrangements. A bird’s nest, a kangaroo’s pouch, a polar bear’s den—they all sound so cozy . . . at first. But a patient mother mouse helps her little one see why his home is best for him. This mother and child’s loving banter suggests a game that parents and toddlers will quickly add to their own bedtime routines—ensuring sweet dreams for all. “Little ones will enjoy hearing this story as a gentle nap or bedtime tale or as a delightful introduction to animals and their babies.” —School Library Journal

Mary De Moran began by telling stories to the children of friends and ended by publishing three collections of fairy tales: On a Pincushion and Other Tales (1877), The Necklace of Princess Fiorimonde (1880), and The Windfaires (1900).The Windfairies was dedicated to the children of Margaret Burne-Jones who had heard the first stories. There is less enchantment and more homliness and moral purpose in these, but 'Dumb Othmar' with Hulda's hallucinatory quest, accompanied by a glittering green snake, for her lover's lost voice has echoes of the supernatural world of Hoffman's 'The Golden Pot'.Contents: The Windfairies -- Vain Kesta -- The Pool and the Tree -- Nanina's Sheep -- The Gipsy's Cup -- The Story of a Cat -- Dumb Othmar -- The Rain Maiden -- The Ploughman and the Gnome.This book for the Kindle includes 29 pages of illustrations, which are available for viewing at www.digitaltextpublishing.com

As a little mouse tosses and turns in his bed of dried grasses, he imagines that other animals must surely have better sleeping arrangements. A bird’s nest, a kangaroo’s pouch, a polar bear’s den–they all sound so cozy . . . at first. But a patient mother mouse helps her little one see why home is best for him.This mother and child’s loving banter suggests a game that parents and toddlers will quickly add to their own bedtime routines–ensuring sweet dreams for all.

While spending Christmas vacation at Old Faithful Snowlodge in Yellowstone National Park, Ben and Bekka Cooper, along with their cousin Ian, find themselves entangled in more than chills and spills on ski trails. In the face of danger and freezing temperatures, the trio of sleuths save the day for an injured friend, and foil the plot of villains to leave their mark on our first National Park.

Three, two, one, go! the ranger yelled. In a blaze of speed, twenty-five teams of bikers took off as fast as they could, heading straight into the heart of Shark Valley. Chosen to hike, bike, and paddle the Everglades National Park Triathlon, Ben and Bekka Cooper find themselves surrounded by more than alligators, crocs, and snakes. With keen eyes and quick thinking, they discover a get-rich- quick scheme that quickly becomes unglued. Join the twins and new friends in a suspenseful journey into the Everglades.

"Scavenger hunt. What's a scavenger hunt?" asked Ben and Bekka when their father told them they had an assignment to walk The Freedom Trail in Boston National Historical Park as undercover detectives. Join the twins as they hunt for mysterious clues, uncover a plot hanging in the stairway of an old brick church, and encounter danger like they never have before.