Books with author Patrick Kelley

Onika is a third grader who is truly one of a kind. She believes she can do anything she sets her mind to, including wearing odd costumes to school everyday. However, after a mishap while rehearsing for the school talent show, Onika has to find a way to build her self-confidence back up. With the help of friends and family, she does just that! This book is a great buy for any mom or dad who wants their little girl to know that she is a treasure to the world, and that there is only one her!

It was the start of another day with breakfast for Ben the Bin Lorry before he headed off out to meet his co-workers Tim, Kim, and Finn.First, he meets his friend Mohammed the Mechanic who is busy fixing a broken- down car. Then, it was off to the playpark to do some work. Ben spots Mr. Tooty Frooty in the park and he was gazing up at the sky. He invited Ben and his friends to meet him later that night so that they could all look through his telescope.Later in the evening they all met and Oliver Tickletum, the village menace also turned up. After looking through his telescope for a few minutes Mr. Tooty Frooty was convinced he was seeing the man in the moon. Everyone agreed apart from Oliver.Police Officer Percy Swizzell came along and for a few seconds, he was also convinced that he was also looking at the man in the moon through the telescope. However, his investigative instinct came into play and he discovered someone had stuck a jelly baby onto the end of the telescope. They all had originally thought that this was in fact the man in the moon. Then they discover that the person who placed the jelly baby onto the telescope was the village menace Oliver Tickletum. Everyone saw the funny side of the joke and just laughed.Ben was heading home when he thought he saw the moon winking at him. So, he changed his mind that thought there really could be a man in the moon after all!