Books with author Ziegler

Adventure awaits! This book is a great introduction to Volly and Yellow who are two best friends that love nothing more than seeking out new adventures and solving mysteries. Throughout this book we dive into their imaginations as they face a world of challenges, excitement and danger as they always seem to find themselves in sticky situations. What will they do when they discover an ancient treasure map? This story teaches children fun facts and how friendships can conquer the toughest of challenges.Packed full of beautifully coloured illustrations it is a fantastic book for independent little readers, as well as the perfect bedtime story for children who love an exciting adventure. Even grown ups will enjoy reading it over and over to children of all ages. ***Visit www.vollyandyellow.com to get up to date information on new releases and products***

Short offers the tradition and glorious present of these popular forms that stretch and defy genre. From 1500 to present, hundreds of pieces. Inventive, entertaining, and addictive. Short prose forms are elusive to define--one writer's prose poem is another's flash fiction or brief essay. Rather than quibble, Short opts for inclusiveness. Here is a dazzling array: 100s of pieces (under 1250 words) from 24 Western countries, written over five centuries by more than 200 contributors, including major authors of every era. Fables, histories, aphorisms, anecdotes, faux dictionary entries, a faux job application, hint fiction, lists, tableaus, meditations, chants, rants, and much more. Intensely pleasurable. Contributors include: Montaigne, von Kleist, Leopardi, Poe, Baudelaire, Bierce, Chopin, Stein, Jacob, Woolf, Kafka, J. Roth, Toomer, Borges, Queneau, Kunitz, Beckett, Milosz, Cortazar, Paz, Barthes, Calvino, O'Hara, Merwin, Lispector, Transtromer, Sanchez, Edson, Simic, Atwood, Valenzuela, Wideman, L. Davis, Komunyakaa, A. Carson, Forche, Harjo, Hempel, Wenderoth, Keret, B. Marcus, A. Bender, Eggers, B. Lerner, T. Brimhall.

Short offers the tradition and glorious present of these popular forms that stretch and defy genre. From 1500 to present, hundreds of pieces. Inventive, entertaining, and addictive.Short offers the tradition and glorious present of these popular forms that stretch and defy genre. From 1500 to present, hundreds of pieces. Inventive, entertaining, and addictive.Short prose forms are elusive to define--one writer's prose poem is another's flash fiction or brief essay. Rather than quibble, Short opts for inclusiveness. Here is a dazzling array: 100s of pieces (under 1250 words) from 24 Western countries, written over five centuries by more than 200 contributors, including major authors of every era. Fables, histories, aphorisms, anecdotes, faux dictionary entries, a faux job application, hint fiction, lists, tableaus, meditations, chants, rants, and much more. Intensely pleasurable.Contributors include: Montaigne, von Kleist, Leopardi, Poe, Baudelaire, Bierce, Chopin, Stein, Jacob, Woolf, Kafka, J. Roth, Toomer, Borges, Queneau, Kunitz, Beckett, Milosz, Cortazar, Paz, Barthes, Calvino, O'Hara, Merwin, Lispector, Transtromer, Sanchez, Edson, Simic, Atwood, Valenzuela, Wideman, L. Davis, Komunyakaa, A. Carson, Forche, Harjo, Hempel, Wenderoth, Keret, B. Marcus, A. Bender, Eggers, B. Lerner, T. Brimhall.

Adventure awaits! Join Volly and Yellow who are two best friends that love nothing more than seeking out new adventures and solving mysteries. Dive with them into their imaginary world as challenges, excitement and danger awaits them. They always seem to find themselves in sticky situations but what will they do when discovering a real, secret letter hidden by Grandpa Volly?This story teaches children fun facts and how friendships can conquer the toughest of challenges.Packed full of beautifully coloured illustrations it is a fantastic book for independent little readers, as well as the perfect bedtime story for children who love an exciting adventure. Even grown ups will enjoy reading it over and over to children of all ages. ***Visit www.vollyandyellow.com to get up to date information on new releases and products***Categories to find Volly and Yellow- Children's Action & Adventure Literature- Children's Chapter Books (Kindle Store)- Children's Chapter Books (Books)

They call me Patchwork Kid, but my name is Noah. I guess that’s a cool nickname, but most people don’t know what it means, so I tell them. The problem is, most of the time I just want to be “normal” and not remind myself that my health is so fragile. I hope other people will understand. How would you feel?I count the days between hospital stays and I’m tired of their gross food. If I forget to take one of my medications, I’m rushed to the emergency department. If a fever starts, my doctors are alerted and begin precautions to keep me safe…and alive. If I give up fighting against this monster of chronic illness and let it win, my parents and my siblings will be crushed. I just want to be a kid again, just like before. What would you do?As told through the eyes of a loving father, Patchwork Kid invites everyone into a moving portrayal of his son’s unrelenting fight with a life-threatening sickness. A frightened boy and his family face the unknown future with a deadly diagnosis, but their hearts are armed with a powerful hope. If you’ve forgotten the wonders of life or perhaps you’re lost in the day-to-day busyness, then Noah’s story will rekindle that perspective once again. And you will know the reason why he is called Patchwork Kid.

When Danielle wonders how strawberries get their brilliant red color, her mother decides to take her to Mr. McDerwood's Strawberry Farm to pick some berries and perhaps find an answer. After driving through luxuriant fields of wildflowers, they arrive at the farm, and Danielle and her little dog, Oscar, set off with a wicker basket perfect for holding juicy berries. As the sun casts a golden glow over the fields and the sweet, tart fragrance of ripe strawberries fills the air, she begins her search. What she discovers is an enchanting world of tiny fairies eager to share their secret and the surprising answer to her question. Danielle and the Strawberry Fairies is lovingly illustrated in exquisitely detailed, glorious watercolors. It includes a disc of original music, so young readers can sing along with the fairies as they work. A delicious treat for the senses, this delightful tale celebrates the power of a child's imagination and its connection to a magic that never fades.

Sweeping from Asia into Europe, where its more appalling by-products included the Flagellants and the first great Jewish pogroms, the plague reached England in 1348. This account traces the course of the plague through Europe of the Church and the broader social and economic repercussions, as well as a reconstruction of life in a medieval English village suddenly overtaken by plague.