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An Award winning poet and former journalist for the Orange County Business Magazine, Heidi tells a heartwarming tale of survival. Pulling from her own struggle and heartbreak, her interactive story instantly becomes engaging. A young caterpillar's confidence and determination to become a butterfly is suddenly lost when he experiences several traumatic events. His struggle leads him down a path of discovery and strength. A delightful story to help parents and children understand a way to overcome and rise above trauma; and a tool for therapists working with children. This entertaining story can be read over and over, and delivers a magical ending that many children in therapy may view as their new beginning.

After their last investigation led to the discovery that one of their own team members is a hereditary medium, the Gibson Falls Paranormal Society didn’t think much else could surprise them. They were wrong.When a simple girls’ weekend away turns into an unexpected investigation for the GFPS team, they find not only that the historic Mayfield Manor may have some otherworldly guests still checked-in, but that the family who has owned and operated it for generations may hold a key to helping Lyla Hammond unlock the mystery behind her mother’s sudden and unexplainable disappearance ten years before.Will Lyla find the answers she seeks, or will her stay at the Mayfield bring her only more questions?

Gibson Falls is a sleepy little town at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. It’s always been a quiet town, but unknown to most of its inhabitants, it’s also a hub of paranormal activity. Intrigued by the idea of investigating and finding the truth – or debunking the false – in the allegedly haunted places in their hometown and the surrounding areas, Lyla Hammond and her friends form their own society of ghost hunters. But when something unexpected happens during one of their nighttime investigations it leaves the five friends shaken, and with a new member added to their team.Determined to find the true story behind the angry and nameless otherworldly resident of a long forgotten cemetery, the six companions work together to find the answers they seek. But in doing so other mysteries concerning the past of one of their members are brought to the surface of their investigation. How are the two connected, and how is it the new boy at school knows more about those mysteries than the person they involve?

To her dismay, Jocelyn Van der Voet has been sent to a new boarding school in Boston, far away from her home in Seattle. But it’s not just any kind of school. Run by her godfather, Professor Arthur Wild, she knows that the school caters to students who require a more specialized environment for their unique situations.Having been plagued by strange dreams for as long as she can remember, along with hearing and seeing things that aren’t there, and living in what feels like a constant state of Deja vu, Jocelyn is very aware of just what exactly ‘unique situation’ entails. And she’s afraid of what it could mean for her.Not knowing what to expect, and fearful of what her Uncle Arthur will discover about her, Jocelyn leaves her old life behind, not realizing just how intricately her past is woven into the new life she is about to begin.

It’s Christmas time in Gibson Falls, and after the last several weeks that she has had, Lyla Hammond is looking forward to relaxing and spending some quality time with her family and friends. But when she finds a box in the attic containing some of her missing mother’s things she soon finds herself caught up in another mystery that takes her, and the rest of the GFPS team, to the abandoned train station just outside of town.Seemingly frozen in time, the Connelly Station has sat unattended for many years, and Lyla and the others don’t really know what to expect to find what they get there. But when they stumble across an unexpected ghostly resident they discover that he might have a link to her mother’s mysterious past. Who is he, what secrets might he unfold, and how did he come to haunt Connelly Station?

Have you ever wanted to learn more about music? 'Tales About Rhythm & Music Notes is a new & different fun illustrated storybook about music, for parents, children, teachers and those with an interest in music education. The memorable characters encourage all readers to explore the wonder of music as they share an exciting musical journey. With a spotlight on: • Music notes • Rhythm and time signatures • The universal language of music

Albert loves to sing and when Phoebe encourages him to enter a song competition, he decides to explore his neighbourhood for high sounds, low sounds, loud sounds, soft sounds, fast sounds and slow sounds. The journey on the music train introduces the young reader to different types of musical instruments and Albert is quite the hero in the competition concert.