Books with author Paul Butler

Born in Shaniko, Oregon, in 1915, Walter “Pink” Butler hasn’t lived an easy life. He’s endured the loss of his brother to diphtheria, an arson attack on his grandmother’s homestead, and the death of his favorite horse Choppy. But none of these events frighten Pink as much as his father.Oscar Butler is a volatile, often violent man who never truly embraced fatherhood but keeps a possessive eye on Pink. When Pink’s mother dies, she begs her mother Mary to raise Pink, a task Mary promises to undertake. Oscar has other ideas.Kidnapped, wrapped in a blanket, and driven across country, Pink discovers his abductor is his own father. While in his father’s erratic “care” Pink learns to fend for himself amidst privation and abuse, eventually devising a plan to return to Mary—a plan Oscar could ruin at any moment.Based on the true-life story of author P. L. Butler’s father-in-law, The Promise recreates American life in the early 1900s, and the loneliness, love, and determination driving one young man’s quest to return to the home where he’s safe, loved, and respected.

Kids will have too much fun making soup to notice how much they are learning about how letters, words, and sentences work together. More than just an alphabet book, it’s the Elfabet! Hello, I’d like to introduce you to the Elfunts, and their first adventure, Elfabet Soup! Elfunts are a happy little collection of characters who work together to create a delicious soup. The story plays out in alphabetical order with each Elfunt bringing a soup ingredient from their letter group. Each featured letter is highlighted in color in the text to illustrate how letters “work together” to build words and then how words in turn “work together” to create sentences. (Pssst... we’ve left one letter uncolored on each page... can you find it?) Readers learn about more than just soup as the Elfunts happily romp their way to a delicious lunch that everyone helped to create. So grab a spoon, put on your stocking cap, and let’s get cooking! BTW... Thanks for supporting the little guy (the Elfunts and me, a self-published author/illustrator). Most book publishers won’t even look at a book idea unless the author is already published or rich and famous. The only option sometimes is to do it yourself! If you like it, please pass it on... Go little guy!