Books with author Randall Mains

This book is perfect for the beginning reader who knows their alphabet letter sounds plus “ch” and “sh”. It is targeted to kindergartners, but interesting enough to engage older beginning readers as well.Many young readers have laughed out loud at this little adventure, all told with words that can be sounded out, simple sight words, and engaging illustrations. This story is actually based on a real life cat and two kid’s experience of babysitting it for one day. The sight words to be found in this book are: the, of, a, to, in, is, you, that, it, he, for, was, on, are, as, with, his, they, and, at.Many beginning reader books include words that children cannot sound out on their own, but this book focuses on simple words without compromising a good story plot. Parents should know that this story has phonetic words that are reasonable to achieve by sounding out. There are no double vowels (other than “ee”) and no words ending in “e”. The words ending in “y” follow the rules of phonetics.Finally, an adventure that’s funny each time your child reads it!

Do you think Bobbys adventures are over? Think again; not a chance! Get ready for the grand finale of all adventures as you become spellbound in Siberia, The Land that never Sleeps. Little dudes and dudettes hang on to your Lucky Baseball Caps, once again, as you take a leap of faith with Bobby and his pals into the vast and mysterious Siberian wilderness. What happens when you come face to face with a Goligoom? Lets find out, this is a terrific ride, a ride that you will never forget! Its so Rad!

Hang on tight to your lucky baseball cap and get ready for an action packed adventure that will lead you on the journey of a lifetime! Join Bobby and his new pals as they take you to the mystical Queensland outback, the coastal plains, and discover prehistoric mysteries of the Great Barrier Reef. Come face to face with a mythical Aboriginal outback creature called a Bunyip. Hear the eerie sounds of ghosts of a long ago penal colony calling out to you as you ride your skateboard along the banks of the Brisbane River. Find out what was created after a falling comet struck the northern Queensland outback. Feel your heart pumping in your chest and the hair rising up on the back of your neck as you come up against evil creatures who want to become the great race. Enjoy secrets, magic, suspense, talking Aussie animals, and just plain fun as you wind your way along with Bobby and his pals way down under. You too may find yourself wondering just whats going to happen next! Its so-way-cool!

For the many fans of Randall Mawer’s first novel, “Frog’s Field,” his new teen fiction novel, “Is Roy Home?” is a long-awaited treat. Roy Hough, Frog Mott’s best friend, is now a high school student as is another of Frog’s friends, Arthur Shell. Roy is a star of his high school baseball team while Arthur is a loner, befriended only by Roy and Connie Dunn, Roy’s friend and the female manager of the boy’s baseball team. The story follows the fortunes of Roy’s high school team through a season, Arthur’s blossoming into a sociable young grownup, the burgeoning relationship between Roy and Connie and the role all three of the young friends find themselves in when Roy’s mother inherits a house and money and becomes a potential victim of a young tennis pro who wants to take advantage of her. This is a story of small-town, Midwest America in the 1950’s with all the endearing qualities that make that memories of that era remain in the minds of many as one of our country’s last times of innocence.

For the many fans of Randall Mawer’s first novel, “Frog’s Field,” his new teen fiction novel, “Is Roy Home?” is a long-awaited treat. Roy Hough, Frog Mott’s best friend, is now a high school student as is another of Frog’s friends, Arthur Shell. Roy is a star of his high school baseball team while Arthur is a loner, befriended only by Roy and Connie Dunn, Roy’s friend and the female manager of the boy’s baseball team. The story follows the fortunes of Roy’s high school team through a season, Arthur’s blossoming into a sociable young grownup, the burgeoning relationship between Roy and Connie and the role all three of the young friends find themselves in when Roy’s mother inherits a house and money and becomes a potential victim of a young tennis pro who wants to take advantage of her. This is a story of small-town, Midwest America in the 1950’s with all the endearing qualities that make that memories of that era remain in the minds of many as one of our country’s last times of innocence.

Hang on tight to your lucky baseball cap and get ready for an action packed adventure that will lead you on the journey of a lifetime! Join Bobby and his new pals as they take you to the mystical Queensland outback, the coastal plains, and discover prehistoric mysteries of the Great Barrier Reef. Come face to face with a mythical Aboriginal outback creature called a "Bunyip" Hear the eerie sounds of ghosts of a long ago penal colony calling out to you as you ride your skateboard along the banks of the Brisbane River. Find out what was created after a falling comet struck the northern Queensland outback. Feel your heart pumping in your chest and the hair rising up on the back of your neck as you come up against evil creatures who want to become the great race. Enjoy secrets, magic, suspense, talking "Aussie" animals, and just plain fun as you wind your way along with Bobby and his pals way down under. You too may find yourself wondering just what's going to happen next! "It's so-way-cool"