Books with author Scott Magoon

A classic tale with a timeless message gets a hugely hilarious twist.He’s big. He’s funny. He’s not real. Or IS he? This clever twist on “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” is told from the point of view of an unexpected narrator and, through snappy text and lighthearted illustrations, demonstrates the value of telling the truth, the importance of establishing trust, and (of course!) the possibility that a beast you created to get attention can become a real-life friend.

“Richly composed and sweetly appealing—just right for baby storytimes as well as one-to-one sharing.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Perfectly suitable as a read-aloud.” —School Library Journal Take a deep breath and dive into a day in the life of a baby whale, told with luminous illustrations and spare text, with a fresh twist on a timeless message.Swim! Play all day. Breathe. This simply told story follows a young whale on a journey of discovery as he experiences his first day at sea on his own! He swims, explores, and makes friends in his marine habitat. After a day of independence, this little whale delights in returning home to his mother. Young readers will be drawn to Scott Magoon’s reassuring story of adventure.

“Richly composed and sweetly appealing—just right for baby storytimes as well as one-to-one sharing.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Perfectly suitable as a read-aloud.” —School Library Journal Take a deep breath and dive into a day in the life of a baby whale, told with luminous illustrations and spare text, with a fresh twist on a timeless message.Swim! Play all day. Breathe. This simply told story follows a young whale on a journey of discovery as he experiences his first day at sea on his own! He swims, explores, and makes friends in his marine habitat. After a day of independence, this little whale delights in returning home to his mother. Young readers will be drawn to Scott Magoon’s reassuring story of adventure.

He's big. He's funny. He's not real. Or IS he? This clever twist on 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' is told from the point of view of an unexpected narrator and, through snappy text and lighthearted illustrations, demonstrates the value of telling the truth, the importance of establishing trust, and (of course!) the possibility that a beast you created to get attention can become a real-life friend.

3 Book Omnibus - The Complete Series ENEMY OF MAN: BOOK ONEEarth Fleet wants Kin Roland dead. The Reapers of Hellsbreach want revenge.Once, in another lifetime, Kin Roland had been legendary. His experience as an elite space trooper taught him to rely on the men and women of his unit - with or without powered battle armor. Now he is marooned on a planet in the mouth of a wormhole and must trust the people he protects. The decisions he made in the face of nuclear genocide are history.His actions on Hellsbreach mean nothing on Crashdown until a Reaper named Droon haunts his nightmares and Earth Fleet discovers he survived execution by void burial.Changed by captivity and torture, hunted by the Reapers of Hellsbreach and wanted by Earth Fleet, Kin Roland has made a lost colony on a harsh planet near an unstable wormhole his home.A distant space battle propels a ravaged Earth Fleet Armada through the wormhole and a Reaper follows, hunting for the man who burned his home world. Kin fights to save a mysterious winged native of Crashdown from the Reaper and learns there are worse things in the galaxy than the nightmare stalking him. The end is coming and he is about to pay for a sin that will change the galaxy forever.If you enjoyed Starship Troopers, Aliens, and Space Marines this genre variation is for you.Enemy of Man: Book One in the Chronicles of Kin Roland is popular with fans of military science fiction, science fiction adventure, space opera, and horror. Squad level action puts a cast of surprising characters in a mess they aren’t likely to survive. Powered battle armor only gets a soldier so far. Battlefield experience, guts, and loyal friends make survival a lot more interesting.SON OF ORLAN: BOOK TWONew EnemiesKin Roland survived the Battle of Crater Town. He managed to keep his friends alive, though most remained at his side on Crashdown when the safe course would have been to evacuate with Earth Fleet. Kin even found the girl of his dreams.Surviving Earth Fleet justice and a Reaper vendetta was only the beginning. Now Kin has real trouble. With the Grand Army of the Mazz Empire descending on the planet to destroy ancient enemies and Reapers sweeping across the landscape leaving terror and death in their wake, Kin learns the truth of his supposedly invincible enemies. The largest military expedition in history isn't that of of a conquering force. The Mazz are on the run--fleeing extinction and Kin knows desperate enemies are dangerous.Kin will find himself in a position no one expected. He'll define humanity with his next choice, or doom them eternally.WEAPONS OF EARTH: BOOK THREEWith the fate of humanity at stake, there is only one way for the Traitor of Hellsbreach to make things right.After a battle that erased people from existence, Kin Roland faces betrayal, intrigue, and the ultimate decision. Reapers, Slomn, and all the deadly monsters of Crashdown have not prepared him for his return to Hellsbreach. He swore to never again set foot on the red wasteland. The truth awaiting him in Blood Meridian Canyon will force him to a desperate alliance. A creature that even the King of the Reapers fears will drive Kin across the Red Plains of Sorrow with the fate of humanity in the balance. There has only ever been one decision for Kin Roland… the right decision.Weapons of Earth is the final book in the Chronicles of Kin Roland trilogy, a military science fiction adventure that fans of the movies Aliens and Predator will love. This series is for anyone who has dreamed of suiting up in a Starship Troopers dropship and assaulting a planet with a band of brothers ready to snatch victory from impossible odds. If you enjoy books by Robert A. Heinlein, Frank Herbert, John Steakley, John Ringo, and David Weber then you’ll love this book they inspired.

Kin Roland is being hunted across the stars. And some of the monsters that want him are human.Once, Kin Roland was legendary in Earth Fleet. A trooper without peer, a warrior without equal. He led the men and women of his unit across the war-torn world of Hellsbreach against humanity’s most feared enemy, the Reapers. Until the day he took a stand. Captured, tortured, and sentenced to death by Void Burial, he escaped and fled to Crashdown, a lost planet lying in the mouth of an unstable wormhole. Now, hidden among the castaways of Crater Town, he’s a fugitive, wanted by Earth Fleet and the Reapers alike.A distant space battle propels a ravaged Earth Fleet Armada through the wormhole and a Reaper follows, relentless hunting the man who burned its world. Kin fights to save his new home and learns there are worse things in the galaxy than the nightmare stalking him. The end is coming, and Roland’s sins will change the galaxy, for both monster and man, forever.Enemy of Man: Book One in the Chronicles of Kin RolandAn epic military science fiction novel, with visceral action, relentless struggle, and sweeping vistas. For those who love Aliens, Warhammer 40K, Predator, and Riddick.

What happens when a very creative artist runs out of things to paint? Just runs out—as in, he’s painted everything!Hugo, the artist in question, is in an elephunk, so he and his friend Miles leave Cornville for a whirlwind trip to Paris. They visit museums, parks, and landmarks. So what does happen when a very creative artist runs out of things to paint? Well, he begins to see things in a very different way . . .

A Mystery Ride may sound cool. But the three siblings in this story know it means their parents are taking them someplace they would never want to go. Like the Laundromat, the dry cleaners, or the department store. But just when the boys think they€™re on the worst Mystery Ride ever, they discover it€™s not the destinations that are important—it€™s the adventure they have along the way. (And it certainly helps when the journey ends with sprinkles on top . . . )