Books published by publisher purple pie press

Miss Suzy is a little gray squirrel who lives happily in her oak-tree home until she is chased away by some mean red squirrels. Poor Miss Suzy is very sad. But soon she finds a beautiful dollhouse and meets a band of brave toy soldiers.How Miss Suzy and the soldiers help each other makes a gentle, old-fashioned tale that has captured the imaginations of girls and boys alike for fifty years. Arnold Lobel's enchanting pictures are sure to make the kind squirrel and the gallant soldiers the everlasting friends of all who turn these pages.Please note that each Kindle page is a two-page spread in the physical book. Everything is here!

The warm, tingly feeling that had been smack in the middle of Alvin Fernald's stomach ever since Miss Peppersmith had closed and neatly lined up her books that Friday afternoon, had grown bigger as he and Shoie walked home from school. Now, here, in his hand, was the reason why! Alvin's sixth sense tells him that the crumpled note holds a secret message in spy code, which is about to catapult the two seventh grade secret agents plus Alvin's younger sister Daphne, the Pest, into the intricacies of authentic code detection and the dangers of a newly stirred-up 100-year-old mystery. Even Alvin's Magnificent Brain is nearly put on overload before the bang-up solution to the code and the mystery carry the three agents to an ending that is satisfying to all...well, to almost all. This classic tale from 1963 includes Alvin's own notes on cryptography in an appendix at the back.

Hawaii’s perfect beauty holds hellish memories of a past filled with scars…Years ago, Raine fled the Big Island and made a life for herself in Washington, D.C. Now as Dr. Michelson, a well-respected criminal psychologist, she returns to give a guest lecture at the University of Honolulu.All is well, until there’s a high-profile murder that baffles the police. Can Raine push back the traumatic memories long enough to help the cops catch a killer? Angel’s Poison is the first book in the Raine Michelson Files a mystery thriller series set in Honolulu, Hawaii.The Raine Michelson FilesAngel's Poison - Book 1 of 5Demon's Match - Book 2 of 5Satan’s Torment - Book 3 of 5Devil’s Advocate - Book 4 of 5Lucifer’s Wake - Book 5 of 5

Award-winning author Julie Krantz’s new children’s picture book, YOGABETS, introduces the time-honored English alphabet with a contemporary twist—yoga.Written in verse, YOGABETS is the charming story of two young siblings’ jam-packed day told by way of ideograms, pictures that illuminate the shape of each letter of the alphabet. Lovers of contemporary children's poets--Joyce Sidman, Jack Prelutsky, Ken Nesbit and Shel Silverstein--will especially enjoy Ms. Krantz's work.YOGABETS not only entertains and informs children about the ABCs, it also manages to captivate parents, teachers and librarians with its delightful tale and innovative illustrations. Especially interesting is the way Ms. Krantz interprets each letter of the alphabet with a unique yoga pose. A must-read for any library or home collection of abecedarians—one that’s guaranteed to spend more time off than on the shelves!Fans of timeless picture books such as Kay Thompson's Eloise and Eloise in Paris, and Ludwig Bemelman's Madeline, Madeline at Christmas and Mad About Madeline to name a few, as well as readers of Kevin Henkes' Julius: The Baby of the World, Chrysanthemum and Lily will find much to enjoy and admire in Ms. Krantz's offerings. Fans of contemporary writers such as Ian Falconer (Olivia, Olivia and the Fairy Princesses, Olivia Saves the Circus, etc.) and Jane O'Conner (Fancy Nancy, Fancy Nancy: Budding Ballerina, Fancy Nancy: Tea for Two, etc.) will also be charmed my Ms. Krantz's new additions to the picture book world. The following works by Julie Krantz can be found on Amazon at these URLs -ISABEL PLUM: Ichthyologist http://www.amazon.com/Isabel-Plum-Ichthyologist-childrens-friendship-ebook/dp/B00HPC7TCS/ref=la_B00996YNZ4_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426523325&sr=1-3#reader_B00HPC7TCSTIP & OLIVER: BFFshttp://www.amazon.com/Tip-Oliver-beginner-friendship-feelings-ebook/dp/B00SA9UD7I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426523885&sr=8-1&keywords=tip+and+oliverBLUEBERRY MOONhttp://www.amazon.com/Blueberry-Moon-childrens-bedtime-story-ebook/dp/B00SNP6NPA/ref=pd_rhf_dp_p_img_1#reader_B00SNP6NPASTELLA BELLAROSA: Tales of an Aspiring Teenage Superhero http://www.amazon.com/Stella-Bellarosa-immigration-discrimination-Historical-ebook/dp/B00I0GB5I2/

65 years ago children were first delighted by Mr. Bear, the Neighborhood Nuisance who roams the forest squashing the houses of other animals—and finally gets his own hilarious, smashing comeuppance.Well Mr. Bear's story is here to stay with the same wonderful pictures by Angela and an afterword from a longtime admirer, the Far Side's Gary Larson, who adds "As a child, I loved this bear. As an adult, I'm thrilled to see that—after a long hibernation—he is once again roaming the forest of every child's imagination."

Although Roger Bradfield wrote this charming little book almost fifty years ago, it reads as though it was penned (and illustrated) just yesterday. It celebrates the spark of magic we call imagination that lives within each child. The child in this book feels perfectly at ease talking and dreaming with his favorite rock. Have you ever chatted with an inanimate object? If not, you've missed out on some interesting conversation. Children will learn that a friend accepts you just the way you are.

Alvin Fernald is back! Not only back, but he finds himself in the middle of a mystery as exciting and hilarious as The Marvelous Inventions of Alvin Fernald, Alvin's Secret Code and the seven other chaotic adventures of this famous series. Alvin reaches back to the Civil War, at least figuratively, to bond with a boy who buried a national treasure in order to save it. With the aid of the Pest (Alvin's sister Daphne), and his best friend Shoie, Alvin solves a secret message to reveal the whereabouts of the treasure. Clifford B. Hicks has written another classic which both kids and adults will enjoy!

Arktika a frozen world of magic and whimsy is in peril of being destroyed by the warmth. The frozen winter wonderland setting of "The Golden Compass" meets the magic and furry creatures of "The Chronicles of Narnia."Follow Láilá into a vast new world full of fantasy and imagination a place called Aurora. She embarks on an epic adventure to find answers to all the hidden questions surrounding who she is and how she came to be. She is an innocent and selfless in her pursuit for answers and the truth behind her mysterious white hair.Child of Winter is the first book of five in the Aurora Chronicles a coming of age fantasy following a twelve-year-old girl into a journey of self-discovery. Though what she learns about herself and where she came from might not have been for the best.The fantasy world is in peril of being destroyed. The warmth is quickly approaching.Can one small girl stop the warmth and restore Aurora to being the winter wonderland it once was?All hope rests on her small shoulders.

The boys are back in a 50th Anniversary Edition, with a new introduction by Sheridan Brinley. A strange sea monster appears on the lake...a fortune is unearthed from an old cannon ...a valuable dinosaur egg is stolen. Watch out as the Mad Scientists turn Mammoth Falls upside down! Take seven, lively, "normal" boys -- one an inventive genius -- give them a clubhouse for cooking up ideas, an electronics lab above the town hardware store, and a good supply of Army surplus equipment, and you, dear reader, have a boyhood dream come true and a situation that bears watching. In the hands of an author whose own work involved technological pioneering, the proceedings are well worth undivided attention, as the boys explore every conceivable possibility for high and happy adventure in the neighborhood of Mammoth Falls. To the unutterable confusion of the local dignitaries -- and the unalloyed delight of Bertrand Brinley's fans -- the young heroes not only outwit their insidious rival, Harmon Muldoon, but emerge as town heroes. Here, captured under one cover, are the fun-filled escapades of the young scientists whose exciting capers debuted in Boys' Life fifty years ago. Get the whole set of all four Mad Scientists books in hardcover, or one large paperback. They're all available for your Kindle too, with illustrations by Charles Geer!

After Father's death, young Ralph became the man of the family in a West that was still not fully tame. He and his older sister Grace valiantly helped their mother to keep the family together. It wasn't easy, there were heartbreaking disappointments and anxious moments. But there were also exciting episodes, amusing developments, real accomplishments, and exhilarating triumphs.Ralph engaged in a number of daring and challenging pursuits. He earned his spurs as a genuine cow puncher, rode in cowboy races, picked cherries and gathered coal, helped his mother operate a successful bakery route and he devised an unusual business which brought the family a steady income and revealed Ralph was quite an inventor! All this and school too. Though Ralph worked hard to help support his family, he had more fun and adventure than most boys.A number of colorful, engaging people come to life in these pages. Good-hearted Sheriff McGrath, Hi the capable cowboy, and of course, Mother, a brave woman who saw to it that her children had a real home, and who well deserved her son's loving tribute. Here again is the story of warmth and the joy of close family relationships, and the courage of a proud American heritage.Interior illustrations by Edward Shenton. Cover and endpages by Algot Stenbery.

Blood, Vampires, Conspiracy, Mystery, A Thrilling Story Like You've Never Read Before.After the attack at the house, the Davenport house is no longer safe. Prudence and Milo flee to New York, where he can recover from his injuries, while Charlotte stays behind. Prudence starts to recover more memories, but each memory brings more questions. Who was she in her former life?As she grows closer to Milo, Prudence hopes for a normal life, but with a vampire gang in town, that isn't going to happen. Prudence faces her biggest fight yet. Will she survive?Sparkly "Twilight" Vampires? I don't think so; this is not a story for the squeamish or faint of heart. This is a tale of both physical and psychological horror is "The Vampire Diaries: The Originals" meets the gruesome world of "The Underworld Trilogy."The Blood Rite SagaThe Blood Empire: One Episode out of FiveThe Blood Princess: Five Episodes out of FiveThe Blood Prince: Zero Episodes out of FiveThe Blood Queen: Zero Episodes out of FiveThe Blood King: Zero Episodes out of Five