Books with author Mr. David N. Walker

“Totally in tune with toddlers, this snappy read-aloud gets it right.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)When Peep visits Ducky on a rainy day, the little friends have no trouble finding things to do. Inside, there’s a tent to build and a pillow fight to be had. And outside, with the help of galoshes and umbrella, it’s fun to captain a boat — until a whoosh of wind and a clap of thunder send them running back in! Perfectly tuned to a toddler sensibility, this exuberant tale will enchant both listener and reader.

“The rhymed verse has a playfulness that echoes the birds' light rambunctiousness. . . . A quiet but well-observed portrait of a budding friendship.” —Publishers WeeklyReady, set, go! Whether you’re playing pretend games (beep, beep) or flying off the slide (ka-thump), flopping into a puddle (splish, splash) or running around a tree (“Can’t catch me!”), an afternoon at the park is so much better when your best buddy is there. Follow two adorable friends at play in a read-aloud for the very young that trips off the tongue.

David Martin and David Walker bring the littlest readers a story full of snow-day fun, complete with snacks, surprises, and, best of all, friendship.“It’s snowing!” yells Peep.“It’s snowing!” yells Ducky.And they both have sleds.Lucky, lucky, lucky.What could be a more perfect toddler adventure? When the snow starts to fall, Peep and Ducky climb into their sleds for a race, landing happily on each other after hitting a bump. Then they’re on to building a snowman. But when the top half crashes, someone kicks snow and both friends get mad . . . until they crack each other up. With irresistible illustrations and a singsong text that begs to be read aloud, David Martin and David Walker usher the winsome duo into another season.

Visit the strange creatures living in a zoo that's literally out-of-this-world There’s a zoo on the moon where no one has been. It’s full of strange things that no human has seen. Come visit the amazing animals that live in the moon zoo: penguins that look like snails, laughing giraffes, sock-wearing camels, and so much more. Children will be in stitches over these crazy creatures!

Fourteen year-old Fancy has spent months on the trail of the people who kidnapped her four year-old sister Danni. When she found the man, he had been killed by his female accomplice.She finally found the woman, only to see her dive over the rail of the sternwheeler they were on to her apparent death when she hit the paddlewheel.Losing hope with both kidnappers gone, she gives up the search for her sister and goes to join her friend and mentor Phyllis Compton in Louisville, where Phyllis has opened a saloon with Fancy as an absent partner.

Widower Thomas P. Greene has to leave his daughters, fourteen year-old Fancy and four year-old Danni when he is called into the service of the Confederacy at the beginning of the war.He knows Fancy is a responsible kid, and he's taught her everything he could about how to run their family farm—planting, nurturing, harvesting. He hates to leave her with all that responsibility, but he has no choice.Only a few months into the war, he is captured by Yankee soldiers at Antietam. He is then taken to a prison camp at Fort Delaware, where he spends the remainder of the war, poorly fed and his wounds untreated.When the Yankees finally release him at the war's end, he is penniless and still has untreated war injuries, and he has to make his way back to Florence, Alabama on foot.Finally reaching home a year after his release, he finds his girls gone and his home and farm taken over by an unscrupulous neighbor who tries to kill him. No one knows where his girls are.Follow the adventures as Tom tries to rebuild his life and find his beloved daughters.

Devastated after the murder of her friend, mentor and business partner, Fancy can't stand the haunting memories attached to her life in Louisville, Kentucky. She needs to start a new life elsewhere.After much thought, she decided to head west. The Union Pacific is beginning to build its portion of the transcontinental railroad, and thousands of workers will be far from home out on the prairies seeking recreation.The situation should be ideal for an experienced saloon owner to build a mobile saloon and follow the construction.

What has more play potential than a rainy day? Peep and Ducky return in a splashy story that begs to be read aloud.When Peep visits Ducky on a rainy day, the little pals have no trouble finding things to do. Inside, there is a tent to build and a pillow fight to be had. And outside, with the help of galoshes and umbrella, it’s fun to captain a boat—until a whoosh of wind and a clap of thunder sends them running back in! Perfectly tuned to a toddler sensibility, this exuberant tale will enchant both listener and reader.