Books with author Valerie Anne Walsh

This is the exciting tale of Clive, the chameleon's journey to find his long lost family on the island of Madagascar with his two friends Flit, a humming bird and Barge, a rhinoceros beetle.The three companions encounter all sorts of situations and unsavoury characters on their adventure, including a nasty spider called Mildew, a rather confused giraffe called Netty, who believes she is a bird, some tourists, a gang of hungry hyenas, a short sighted pelican and a band of modern day pirates. Luckily, after a series of hair raising situations they finally get to their destination to find a pot of gold at the end.

This is the exciting tale of Clive, the chameleon's journey to find his long lost family on the island of Madagascar with his two friends Flit, a humming bird and Barge, a rhinoceros beetle.The three companions encounter all sorts of situations and unsavoury characters on their adventure, including a nasty spider called Mildew, a rather confused giraffe called Netty, who believes she is a bird, some tourists, a gang of hungry hyenas, a short sighted pelican and a band of modern day pirates. Luckily, after a series of hair raising situations they finally get to their destination to find a pot of gold at the end.

The story starts in the famous British Museum in London. A new shipment of valuable artefacts has just arrived from Egypt for a major exhibition. A small ghost called Ticklemus floats out from one of the crates and follows Nigel Nugget and his friend Fred, the two night watchmen. Later that night Ticklemus sneaks into Nigel's briefcase and goes home with him. The ghost finds this new world very exciting and follows his friends Fred and Nigel to a football match. The ghost is transparent in daylight so he manages to score goals so the men's team wins.Many strange things start to happen in Nigel's house and at the museum which makes the night watchmen suspect that they have a ghost causing the mischief.Ticklemus befriends Nigel's pet budgie called Boris and the museum cat called Napoleon. They overhear burglars planning to raid the museum and manage to alert the night watchmen to the robbery.The pets and the ghost join forces with Fred and Nigel and together they manage to capture the burglars and save the valuable artefacts.Fred and Nigel become the heroes of the museum and the pets and ghost become part of the museum's security team.

The story starts in the famous British Museum in London. A new shipment of valuable artefacts has just arrived from Egypt for a major exhibition. A small ghost called Ticklemus floats out from one of the crates and follows Nigel Nugget and his friend Fred, the two night watchmen. Later that night Ticklemus sneaks into Nigel's briefcase and goes home with him. The ghost finds this new world very exciting and follows his friends Fred and Nigel to a football match. The ghost is transparent in daylight so he manages to score goals so the men's team wins.Many strange things start to happen in Nigel's house and at the museum which makes the night watchmen suspect that they have a ghost causing the mischief.Ticklemus befriends Nigel's pet budgie called Boris and the museum cat called Napoleon. They overhear burglars planning to raid the museum and manage to alert the night watchmen to the robbery.The pets and the ghost join forces with Fred and Nigel and together they manage to capture the burglars and save the valuable artefacts.Fred and Nigel become the heroes of the museum and the pets and ghost become part of the museum's security team.

Imagine you could go anywhere in the world with just a press of a button. One second, you are in your living room, and the next, on top of the Eiffel Tower!Well, thirteen-year-old Charlie Sor doesn’t have to imagine—because that’s what his life is like! When his clumsy young neighbour accidentally invents a teleportation device called the Ping, egomaniac Lorcan Ulysses Natic relentlessly sets out to take it. Charlie helps thwart a kidnapping and meets an old man named Ted Ious. Now Ted’s name may sound boring; however he’s anything but, and his quiet life at the Golden Years Old Folks’ Home is simply a cover. Ted is one of the world’s greatest (and probably oldest!) secret agents but as his mission progresses, he soon finds he needs Charlie’s help to stop Natic once and for all. Charlie and Ted’s adventure takes them to the wilds of South Africa and the busy city streets of Marrakech. They repeatedly have to outwit Natic’s bungling henchmen and thwart his devious plot. Along the way, Charlie learns that becoming a secret agent isn’t all just flashy gadgets and cool code names. He and Ted will put their lives on the line to keep the Ping out of Natic’s clutches!

From the author:When my youngest daughter was born, my eldest was very upset with me for having her sister and, with her sister for taking some of my attention away from her. I wrote this book to help my daughter make sense of her feelings and express them to me so we could start to heal her wounded heart. The use of animals in this book allows children to safely project their feelings and brainstorm ways to help these characters feel better. It is a great way to initiate a gentle conversation with your child. Sample questions may include: “Why do you think Poobum is so upset?” “Do you think Poobum’s parents love him less because they now love Pompom too?” “How could Poobum’s parents show him that they still love him very much?”

Anne Walsh is an art therapist living and working in Kemptville, Ontario.She supports families through transitions such as divorce, illness, growing pains and loss.Art therapy helps children identify, express and contain their emotions. Have You HuggedYour Alien? teaches children that experiencing a variety of emotions is normal. The storydemonstrates different ways of expressing anger and frustration. Lola, the main character,finds her own way to calm down and learns to embrace her “inner alien.”

Imagine you could go anywhere in the world with just a press of a button. One second, you could be in your living room, and the next, on top of the Eiffel Tower! Well, thirteen-year-old Charlie Sor doesn’t have to imagine—because that’s what his life is like! When his clumsy young neighbour accidentally invents a teleportation device called the Ping, egomaniac Lorcan Ulysses Natic soon sets out to take it. Charlie helps thwart a kidnapping and meets an old man named Ted Ious. Now Ted’s name may sound boring; however he’s anything but. His quiet life at the Golden Years Old Folks’ Home is simply a cover. Ted is one of the world’s greatest (and probably oldest!) secret agents, but as his mission progresses, he finds he needs Charlie’s help to stop Natic once and for all. Charlie and Ted’s adventure takes them to the wilds of South Africa and the busy city streets of Marrakech. They must outwit Natic’s bungling henchmen and thwart his devious plot. Along the way, Charlie learns that becoming a secret agent isn’t all just flashy gadgets and cool code names. He and Ted will put their lives on the line to keep the Ping out of Natic’s clutches!