Books with author Susan Walton

Jake was the town loser – at least he felt that way. Each of his apprenticeships required by the town of Hillside resulted in the dreaded “letter” reporting failure. His time was running out. At his sixteenth birthday, Jake had to prove himself worthy of being a citizen of Hillside or be banished.The apprenticeships prepared youths for the Proving when they work as a group demonstrating their skills. The Proving took place in the Wilderness, a place where a fragment of time connected Hillside, a community centuries in the future, with a prehistoric time of monsters. During Jake's campaign in the Wilderness, intrigue ensues, and he must discover what his talents are to save the campaign.

When a little girl is saddened by the loss of her balloon, her mother comforts her by explaining all the fun the balloon might be having by meeting the sky, playing hide-and-seek with the clouds and much more. Balloons to the Moon is a delightful rhyming story conveying the sorrow of loss and hope through imagination and the possibilities of the unknown. Additionally, this book can be used to help very young children begin to understand and overcome death in a very simplified manner. With a delightful visual style and easy rhyming text, this is an enjoyable and comforting book for young children, the parents and everyone who loves them.

In a rapidly changing world of ours today, what values would you rather inculcate in your wonderful kids and teenagers? Definitely love, friendship, care for neighbors, social work, contentment, consequences of pride and betrayal and much more! These and many more they find in "ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANIMAL KINGDOM". Imagine a world where the next generation embraces totally these values, we would have the natural remedies to terrorism, kidnapping, provocations and wars that today cost us our financial and human wealth. The negative effects of the absence of these values are depicted as the reasons for a dysfunctional society that we have today. Make your teens and younger kids read this and be proud that you have contributed your quota to a better society. Do you think climate change pose a greater threat for the next generation? A generation without these values does! Written in lucid language for the easy comprehension, the language makes it accessible to all and sundry. The moment such an individual can read and understand, this novel should be their companion! 'why fable?' someone might ask. Researches have shown that children and early teens imagine a lot with animals. So, animal illustrations help to encourage readability by enhancing the message as they think about it. You have the message presented to you in images reflecting the naturalness of the animals and their habitat. For a perfect company for your kids with all your fears blown away, take this literary piece!

In a rapidly changing world of ours today, what values would you rather inculcate in your wonderful kids and teenagers? Definitely love, friendship, care for neighbors, social work, contentment, consequences of pride and betrayal and much more! These and many more they find in "ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANIMAL KINGDOM". Imagine a world where the next generation embraces totally these values, we would have the natural remedies to terrorism, kidnapping, provocations and wars that today cost us our financial and human wealth. The negative effects of the absence of these values are depicted as the reasons for a dysfunctional society that we have today. Make your teens and younger kids read this and be proud that you have contributed your quota to a better society. Do you think climate change pose a greater threat for the next generation? A generation without these values does! Written in lucid language for the easy comprehension, the language makes it accessible to all and sundry. The moment such an individual can read and understand, this novel should be their companion! 'why fable?' someone might ask. Researches have shown that children and early teens imagine a lot with animals. So, animal illustrations help to encourage readability by enhancing the message as they think about it. You have the message presented to you in images reflecting the naturalness of the animals and their habitat. For a perfect company for your kids with all your fears blown away, take this literary piece!