Books with author Paul Strickland

The Marks Left Behind is a stunning and intense journey into the personal life of author, Rick Strickland, and the struggles of African Americans. Each page you turn is a historic journal of the spirit of the people stolen from their homeland, and forced into submission. Yet, their spirits were never broken They kept the memory of those lost in their hearts, and rose above the pain and ridicule. Still the Marks Left Behind continue to fester. African Americans especially the youth in America, need guidance to overcome tragedy. This is a message author, Rick Strickland sends to us through his emotional poetry. ---- USA Travel Magazine

Which way would you follow? When Laz, a young wombat, goes from playing a game with his friend, Kita, in their idyllic tribal village to witnessing the nightmare of a Tasmanian devil attack, he reacts in the only way he can: he fights back. He accidentally kills a devil while trying to save his sister, but his sister is still taken captive. To make matters worse, the tribal elders banish Laz, Kita and Zeeg—the three youths who fought back—for failing to follow the way of the wombat. Frustrated and adrift, the three friends embark on a quest through red rocky deserts and deep eucalyptus jungles to discover their own way. With a cheerful koala warrior as a guide and a wise platypus as their trainer, they hope to survive long enough to find a legendary weapon that could save their tribe and Laz’s sister from the devils. But danger lurks around every tree…

Short, longWeak or strong,These dinosaurs are the BEST!Opposites attract! Here come Paul Stickland's dinosaurs, this time in arranged pairs, all the better to teach children a new concept. They lumber slowly or zip by fast; behave nicely or are naughtily bad; act sweet or grumpy; and feel happy or sad. Each brightly colored prehistoric creature will entertain and captivate kids.

Animated animals jaunt, jump, and jog, as well as promenade, prance, and perambulate through these action-filled pages. One bear, one dog, one mouse, one frog... all these and many more captivating animals rush across the sturdy pages of this engaging board book. Toddlers will love identifying the cheerful, instantly recognizable animals, and at the end they will join in the fun as well—a high-quality Mylar mirror on the last page ensures the ultimate in reader participation! Originally a well-loved picture book—described by Booklist as “a solid choice…for the ready to read child”—this simple rhythmic poem and beautifully drawn menagerie of familiar animals will now amuse an even younger audience in its new format as a particularly well-wrought, made-for-young-hands board book.