Books with author William L. Cook

Monkeys, jaguars, porcupines, panda bears-and almost fifty other exciting animals jump, run and fly through the pages of this book. And each one has his own delightful story to tell to the minds of that one kind of person who never tires of animal stories the child.There are exactly fifty-two stories in all. They are short. They are fascinating. They are full of lessons for living. They are written to be read to the little ones in your home, or the little ones in your Sunday school class. Each story has a moral, a suitable Bible passage, and a cluster of questions you can use to stimulate kid-level discussion to reinforce the meaning.

Why did she have to die?" "What will happen to us now?" We hear questions like these from our children when someone close to them dies. Writing for children ages 8-12 and their parents, William Coleman discusses the fears and questions that young people have when someone they love dies, perhaps a parent, grandparent, sibling, or close friend. He offers advice and support as they struggle to understand death and helps them work through the grieving process.

Shh! Can you keep a secret?In wild medieval Britain thirteen-year-old Wynn Hoppringle has a big secret of the smallest kind. She has discovered a miniature village hidden close to her family home of Smailholm Tower. When tales of merciless border raiders reach the small folk, they realise they are in danger and must seek a cure to their strange predicament. Can Wynn help her tiny friends or will the scheming King quog have other ideas? Heroes, it seems, come in all sizes.“A spellbinding tale of adventure, magic and friendship”– V.F.Sharp, author of The Forest of Arrows

From the author of The Way The Wind Blows, comes a new horror. A real life event from my childhood, turned into fiction and art. Eight shocking Chapters, Five Boys, deadly secrets. Steven and his four best friends are about to go on a mysterious journey. Steven's father has been murdered, he will still stop at nothing to find the killer. A families forgotten past, hidden lies around every corner of life. And secrets, that tie in a knot; they're not safe. Let the game begin.

In November of 1864, after three-quarters of a century of Presidents, and more than three years of the Civil War, the first full-time Presidential body guards were finally hired. A promotion two months later left a job opening in the foursome, and William H. Crook was hired away from the Washington Police Force (he had previously served in the Union Army during the Civil War). As one of the bodyguards, Crook was in close contact with President Abraham Lincoln and his family, observing the six