Books with author Michael Smith

"I'll Teach My Dog 100 Words" shows young children how easy it is to learn to read - even for a dog. The words in red are easily identified as the 'taught' words which cover basic concepts like colours and opposites - and of course, counting to 100. "Bright and Early" books help even the youngest child get ready to read. Simple stories and basic concepts are humorously presented in rhythm and rhyme. Pictures that fully explain the text help even babies make the important connection between word and meaning. It's never too early to find out that 'Learning to read is fun'.

The Father looked back. “No, Pete, what Eli is going to find out is that many of the same problems exist in a small town that do in a big town. The difference is that Herman is about to find out what a big fish in a small pond really means. The impact Herman Mcbrien is going to have at Carlton High School is going to be totally awesome. People’s lives are going to be changed because I am bringing him into this small community. You had better get Thumbnail ready. Herman is going to have every young lady in Carlton drooling over him. However, Herman is going to be one ‘set apart’ for my glory. For the next few years, this little town of Carlton is going to be at the center of everything I am going to do to touch the hearts of people all over the world.”

While working for his father at the Old Cooper Place, Billy discovers there’s more to the property than just a rundown house, dilapidated garden shed, creepy cellar, and overgrown backyard.Rolling his rock-filled wheelbarrow over a small hole in the ground, it sinks into a much larger hole, crashing upon a macabre discovery that uncovers a myriad of clues pertaining to an ancient local mystery and possible treasure. But Billy wants to solve the puzzle on his own and encounters a number of obstacles as he strives to keep his newfound discoveries from his dad and nosy best friend, Jackie.The difficulties mount when Billy’s band of friends decide to build a fort near the Old Cooper Place in a large tree overlooking the freeway that becomes front-row seats to a sinister caper, putting Billy in even greater danger than he or his friends ever could have imagined.

One day Lily told a lie. It wasn’t a big lie. It didn’t hurt anyone. She thought lies that didn’t hurt anyone were okay, especially if the lies helped you a little. And they did help her…at first. The little lies turn into medium lies. Medium lies turn into big lies. Big lies turn into MONSTER lies. But Lily’s lies turn into real monsters with buggy eyes and big slimy teeth. They appear everywhere and taunt her. Lily cannot escape until she discovers the one thing that can destroy a Lie Monster, especially an Eleventy-Headed one.