Books published by publisher Vantage Press

Aviva is a lovely, bright, eight-year-old English girl who has always cherished her close circle of friends. One day, Aviva arrives home to a surprise gift from her mother the blue and white hockey stick Aviva had wanted so badly! She is absolutely thrilled and can't wait to show it off to her friends. But later that day, as Aviva approached the family library to thank her father for the gift, she overhears her parents talking about a pending move to America and leaving behind their beautiful home, family, and friends! Aviva, in time, will see everything will be just fine. But will it? Joan Marshall's charming book tells a story that many children and their parents can identify with: the move from a comfortable, familiar, and pleasant environment to a new, potentially unwelcome foreign place where one has to start fresh and make new friends. This charming and educational book ably captures the child's private world with all its warm comforts and crucial nurturing relationships, as well as the sense of experiencing an exciting new adventure.

The year is 1730the place is Shanghai, Chinaand China Jade Rose is born. The daughter of Captain Daniel Ian Rose, leader of an Irish pirating dynasty, and Wu-Sing Nightingale, a member of the Chinese nobility, little China Jades upbringing is anything but traditional. A strong-willed child, with adventure in her blood, China Jade encounters a wonderful array of characters as she is tossed back and forth between a pirate ship and an emperors palace. Through it all, the exploits of China Jade Rose will excite and enchant young readers.

In stylish and charming children's-story fashion, Marsha A. Prude gives life and amazing adventures to a bumblebee family and, in particular, to its young star, C.C. Bee. In C.C. Bee Moves to Honey Town and the Adventures of Grampa Bumble, the young C.C. Bee and his family fi nd out suddenly that they must move from their home in Bee Village. Although he is fearful of the change in his life and lifestyle, C.C. makes the most of it, reconnecting with his Grampa Bumble in Honey Town and making new friends. Still, all is not exactly well in Honey Town, the Bee family's new surroundings. While Grampa Bumble regales the family with some of his wonderful adventure stories away from Honey Town, he also tells the family about a great local mystery involving his father, C.C.Bee's great-grampa, Boss Bumble. With characters like "Boss Bumble," "Big Barley the Bear," "Winslow Duck," "Pea Wig," and others, including a talking rock, a talking weasel, a talking water-well bucket, and, most importantly, a very special talking cane, Marsh Prude delights children and adults alike with this fanciful tale of adventure and intrigue. Complemented by warm and descriptive illustrations, C.C. Bee Moves to Honey Town and the Adventures of Grampa Bumble, by Marsha A. Prude, is sure to be an asked-for nightly reading and listening ritual for young, eager minds.

For children and teenagers the world is a great big place filled with many decisions to be made on a daily basis. Making the Right Choices, Volume One: "Choosing the Right Peers" is an educational and very readable guidebook for youngsters struggling with the normal problems and question in their lives. In this tale, young Corey needs to decide whether or not to join a gang. He thinks it might be easy, but he doesn't realize how much his decision will affect not only himself, but family and friends around him. Intended to help young readers and their loved ones explore all aspects of decision-making, Corey's tale will help children learn the importance of Making the Right Choices.