Books with author Tracy Wilde

"Once Upon a Time, the World Didn't Stop" is a poetic celebration of a history in the making and is appropriate for elementary through high school aged students. The unfortunate circumstances of a pandemic is presented as a memorable time. While showcasing the positive aspects of a negative situation, you will view a nation under quarantine from a different point of view. The reader will be drawn to share their own experiences as they enjoy this reminiscent look into a community facing reality together. Our life story is still being written and this part will be shared for generations to come. The real photograph illustrations remind us of a time in history that sometimes felt like make believe. This classroom read aloud can be used to promote perseverance and demonstrates how hard times can present positive experiences. This book is a keepsake for children and families that lived out the pages of events in their own communities. Share your own memorable experiences as you read and reminisce about the time that you helped create history! Journal pages are included for you to record your own personal experiences or pictures. Teachers and families will enjoy traveling through this poetic narrative of history while stopping to enjoy conversation starters along the way. When the present seems unsure there is one thing for certain, we are spinning towards the future! "A delightful recounting of common experiences, worries and discoveries of children during the COVID-19 quarantine, Once Upon a Time, the World Didn't Stop is told with the soothing cadence of rhyme and optimism especially meant for children, leaving them with the uplifting lesson that perseverance will find a way through life's obstacles." -Heidi Morgan, MS in Elementary Education, National Board of Professional Teacher Certified, 36 years experienceBe sure to get your free teacher resources to go along with this book on TPT.

Princess Priscilla is getting married but she sends away all the suitors that her father has invited to the castle to meet her. She finds something wrong with each and every one of them. Tired and frustrated with his daughter, one day King Alfred declares that the first suitable man to show up at the castle the next day would be given the Princess's hand in marriage. When the castle gates open in the morning a minstrel named Gilford from another kingdom is announced the winner. Princess Priscilla becomes his bride much to both of their dismay. Gilford takes Priscilla back to his kingdom where they struggle to get along mostly because they think the worse of each other. Gilford sees Priscilla as a spoiled princess use to getting her way while Priscilla sees Gilford as a bully unhappy with his life or just unhappy with her. All she really wants is for him to love her. But Gilford is keeping secrets from Priscilla. Secrets he is sure will make her hate him. Time is running out. Priscilla's brother is coming to get her. Will either of them be brave enough to tell the other one how they truly feel before Priscilla has to go back to her father's castle or will Priscilla be aloud to choose her happy ending after all.