Books published by publisher Red Ant Press

When a child lets go of a string tied to a balloon, where does it go? To a world above the clouds made of good-as-new balloons, mended by the imaginative and diverse balloon fairies who plan surprises on their queen's birthday for any children everywhere. "A fantastic fable, lovely paintings"---Cleveland Plain Dealer"A birthday romp for boys and girls with a charming, chain-of life green theme. Right for any child who still (almost) believes in fairies and their magic."---Midwest Book Review

In the Sixties, the Flower Children were making love not war, the Hippies were dropping acid and protesting Vietnam and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was demanding civil rights. Cults, communes and live-ins sprang up around the country. One charismatic leader started a cult in New England that continues to this day. This shocking true story tells of one girl's life in that cult. Brought there as a three year old, cut off from all contact with the outside world, the young Andie struggles to survive in a world that is both claustrophobic and frightening. In the wake of Jonestown, Waco and Heaven's Gate, we see a closeup view of life in a cult and a young girl's escape from one brave new world to another.

From leaving Ireland and Scotland and sailing across the Atlantic ocean, to a concert hall in New York City, to raising sheep on their family farm, Merna's family has had many adventures to share. Come join Merna's granddaugh­ter as she retells these stories and shares some recipes and songs, too. Meet their fun loving sheep dog, Sam, who has been known to wear Merna's brightly colored hand knit socks! This is a wonderful read out loud book for bedtime. There are good Home School or after school activities at the back of the book as well. Everyone's family is different, but the best part of all of our families is love.

In the fall of 1849, Alexander Hickory died for the ninth and final time. He spent his life building his estate with an elaborate treasure map and clues tucked into every corner. His dying wish was that everyone could partake in the greatest treasure hunt of their lives. But fifty years of greed interfered with his plans. Alex, the last living descendant of the great Mr. Hickory, wants nothing more than to find the treasure hidden somewhere inside her grandfather's mansion. If she does, she can save the house and whatever remains of her family's mysterious past. But Mr. Evans and Ms. Chamberlain, the current tenants of the house, want something very different and will do almost anything to get it. Under constant surveillance by the vengeful Ms. Chamberlain, Alex faces the greatest challenge of her life. Struggling against the constraints of servitude, she must decode the message of the mosaic frog before the others find the treasure and destroy everything she's ever loved.

Mazeltown, in the Cry-Me-a-River valley, was a dreary village on the dark, cold days leading up to Hanukkah. Just as the holiday was to begin, Molly and Max stumbled on a most curious object in a dim corner of their father's junkshop. It was old and grimy, but after they polished it a most amazing menorah emerged, a menorah that, night by night, changed Mazeltown—-brightening the streets, whitening the sheets, lofting the bagels, making the river glow with life and lighting up everyone's heart.

Readers of the Munched-Up Garden, the first volume in the green Troublesome Creek series, may recall the quiet boy of color, James. This time, he becomes the hero of Troublesome Creek when he discovers the legacy of a long-ago war that is killing the fish in the stream and poisoning the Troublesome Creek gang's swimming hole. This is an eco whodunit with a happy, kids-take-charge ending.

Meet Cowee Sam, the Great Pyrenees guardian dog of Cowee Mountain Valley Farm, located in beautiful Western North Carolina. He is usually hard at work in the pasture of the Franklin family's farm, watching over the chickens, hogs and Angora Goats that reside there. Join Cowee Sam and the family as they head off the farm for a Scottish Highlands Game Adventure of Border Collies, Bagpipes, and more. They experience many new things along the way. They learn the value of taking a break from life's routine and enjoying being together.Cowee Sam and the Scottish Highland Games Adventure is the 5th book in the Cowee Sam Series. The importance of God, His Word, family, diligence and love are at the core of these books. Everyone's family is different, but the best part of all our families is love. "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine" Proverbs 17:22a

In her intimately compelling debut collection Moon Jar, Didi Jackson explores the life-altering and heart-rending loss of a husband to suicide. In an effort to understand this unforeseen and inexplicable act, she maps with immense candor the emotional difficulty of continuing her responsibility as a mother while attempting to regain a sense of normalcy. While grief never fully subsides, Jackson allows herself over time to rediscover love as she contends with the brutal and haunting grip of human trauma. These affirmative poems, precise and grace-begetting, exhibit an admirable self-devotion to healing and recovery that is metamorphic and cathartic. Turning to biblical narratives as well as seminal works of art by the likes of Hildegard of Bingen, Pablo Picasso, Sappho, Mark Rothko, Kazimir Malevich, Hieronymus Bosch, and Frédéric Chopin, she orchestrates a tableau of conversations around human suffering, the natural world, and impermanence. And like the Korean porcelain moon jar, these poems mark and celebrate the imperfection of existence. At once raw and vulnerable, Moon Jar shows lyric poetry to be a fundamental and permanent force for survival.

Readers of THE MUNCHED-UP GARDEN, the first volume in the green Troublesome Creek series, may recall the quiet boy of color, James. This time, he becomes the hero of Troublesome Creek when he discovers the legacy of a long-ago war that is killing the fish in the stream and poisoning the Troublesome Creek gang's swimming hole. This is an eco whodunit with a happy, kids-take-charge ending.