Books with author Samuel Valentino

The Early Readers’ Fairy Tale Collection is a collection of classic tales brought to life by author Samuel Valentino and Brattle Publishing. The Three Billy Goats Gruff and two other tales will bring your lessons to life. Wrapped around valuable moral lessons, each tale including The Three Billy Goats Gruff, reinforces social and emotional lessons. In this classic tale, we meet the three goats named Gruff who outsmart a hungry troll. Samuel Valentino’s charming retelling of this tale stresses the importance of not being greedy and the advantages of problem solving. Valentino also illustrates this 28-page book with bright colors and images that will excite young readers.

The Early Readers’ Fairy Tale Collection is a collection of classic tales brought to life by author Samuel Valentino and Brattle Publishing Group. The Frog Prince and two other tales are wrapped around valuable moral lessons. In The Frog Prince, the young Princess Moy Moy learns the importance of keeping her promises after she meets a very clever frog with a secret. In this delightful tale, Samuel Valentino weaves a memorable story about the importance of fulfilling your commitments. The Frog Prince is a beautifully illustrated, full color book.

2014 Gold Moonbeam Award Winner (Pre-Teen Fantasy) 2015 Gold Benjamin Franklin Award Winner (Young Reader Fiction) Meet twin sisters, Celia and Alice, whose bid for freedom from their evil stepmother leads them on a hilarious journey through a world of fantasy and imagination. Join the sisters as they encounter a sarcastic fairy godmother, giants, charming princes, an overly dramatic fox, and more! Readers will recognize familiar themes from their favorite tales and read new ones taken from cultures around the world. Author and illustrator Samuel Valentino has cleverly woven together a delightful fairy tale that teaches us resilience and creative thinking pay off in the end. The book includes illustrations from author and illustrator Sam Valentino that will delight readers.

The Early Readers' Fairy Tale Collection is a collection of classic tales brought to life by author Samuel Valentino and Brattle Publishing. The Three Billy Goats Gruff and two other tales will bring your lessons to life. Wrapped around valuable moral lessons, each tale including The Three Billy Goats Gruff, reinforces social and emotional lessons. In this classic tale, we meet the three goats named Gruff who outsmart a hungry troll. Samuel Valentino's charming retelling of this tale stresses the importance of not being greedy and the advantages of problem solving. Valentino also illustrates this 28-page book with bright colors and images that will excite young readers.

2013 Bronze Moonbeam Award Winner (Pre-Teen Fantasy) What's an Akaway? An Akaway is a rare and magical creature that connects you to your spirit animal. Once you've connected, you have all the special powers that your spirit animal possesses. But those powers are in serious jeopardy when the diabolical Uncle Skeeta tricks 11-year-old Brody Boondoggle into helping him steal the Akaway's spirit. Now, aided by his skeptical big brother, Jake, and guided by his quirky Grammy, Brody must lead the way on an adventure to defeat Uncle Skeeta, save the last Akaway, and protect the special powers of kids everywhere.

The Early Readers' Fairy Tale Collection is a collection of classic tales brought to life by author Samuel Valentino and Brattle Publishing Group. The Frog Prince and two other tales are wrapped around valuable moral lessons. In The Frog Prince, the young Princess Moy Moy learns the importance of keeping her promises after she meets a very clever frog with a secret. In this delightful tale, Samuel Valentino weaves a memorable story about the importance of fulfilling your commitments. The Frog Prince is a beautifully illustrated, full color book.

2013 Bronze Moonbeam Award Winner (Pre-Teen Fantasy)What's an Akaway?An Akaway is a rare and magical creature that connects you to your spirit animal. Once you've connected, you have all the special powers that your spirit animal possesses.But those powers are in serious jeopardy when the diabolical Uncle Skeeta tricks 11-year-old Brody Boondoggle into helping him steal the Akaway's spirit.

The threat to the existence of Sarraka, a land of magic and spirit animals, grows dire in this second book of a middle-grade fantasy series.In Karton’s first installment (The Last Akaway, 2014), young Brody Boondoggle encountered a magical Akaway. When a strange hunter seriously injured the creature, Brody learned that he must open the portal to her home in Sarraka to save the Akaway and rescue her realm. This sequel, with stops at a prison in Mexico and an extended sojourn in Sarraka—“the place we go to when we let our minds wander and just be free….Like a zip line directly into your imagination”—delivers more challenges that 12-year-old Brody and his motley group of family and friends must face. Brody continues to use his gifts from the Akaway, the last of her kind: the power to connect others to their own spirit animals and the ability to take on the characteristics of any creature (living or extinct) himself. During a dangerous rescue operation in Mexico, Brody visualizes a seal while swimming in the freezing Pacific Ocean (“Just thinking about the harbor seal’s skill and grace in the water gave Brody those abilities, too”). Nefarious video game mogul Uncle Skeeta, his greedy nephew Rudy, and the bitter Felonious Fish return, determined to steal the Rock of Sarraka, the land’s “power, its spirit, its heart.” In this lively, offbeat tale, comical crustacean Punching Crab supplies a key contribution; Brody’s older brother Jake (still wrestling with his disbelief in magic) and their eccentric Grammy are again crucial to the mission; and La Tarántula, a new villain (or is she?), makes a chilling entrance. Some dynamic newcomers play significant roles, including Rosalina, whose spirit animal is an armadillo, and her mysterious brother, Myles. Karton’s unforced blend of action, comedy, and messages—word definitions, observations of human behavior, encouragements to eschew distracting screens for real life—whizzes along to a satisfying cliffhanger, assuring readers that at least one more adventure for Brody and company is in the works. A rollicking mix of humor, suspense, and well-placed lessons promoting an unfettered imagination and active, real-world engagement.--Kirkus Review

The threat to the existence of Sarraka, a land of magic and spirit animals, grows dire in this second book of a middle-grade fantasy series. In Karton s first installment (The Last Akaway, 2014), young Brody Boondoggle encountered a magical Akaway. When a strange hunter seriously injured the creature, Brody learned that he must open the portal to her home in Sarraka to save the Akaway and rescue her realm. This sequel, with stops at a prison in Mexico and an extended sojourn in Sarraka the place we go to when we let our minds wander and just be free....Like a zip line directly into your imagination delivers more challenges that 12-year-old Brody and his motley group of family and friends must face. Brody continues to use his gifts from the Akaway, the last of her kind: the power to connect others to their own spirit animals and the ability to take on the characteristics of any creature (living or extinct) himself. During a dangerous rescue operation in Mexico, Brody visualizes a seal while swimming in the freezing Pacific Ocean ( Just thinking about the harbor seal s skill and grace in the water gave Brody those abilities, too ). Nefarious video game mogul Uncle Skeeta, his greedy nephew Rudy, and the bitter Felonious Fish return, determined to steal the Rock of Sarraka, the land s power, its spirit, its heart. In this lively, offbeat tale, comical crustacean Punching Crab supplies a key contribution; Brody s older brother Jake (still wrestling with his disbelief in magic) and their eccentric Grammy are again crucial to the mission; and La Tarántula, a new villain (or is she?), makes a chilling entrance. Some dynamic newcomers play significant roles, including Rosalina, whose spirit animal is an armadillo, and her mysterious brother, Myles. Karton s unforced blend of action, comedy, and messages word definitions, observations of human behavior, encouragements to eschew distracting screens for real life whizzes along to a satisfying cliffhanger, assuring readers that at least one more adventure for Brody and company is in the works.