Books published by publisher No World Press

In the gloomy mountains of Shadowvale, Ascot Abberdorf is expected to marry a somber Count and settle down to a quiet life terrorizing the villagers. Instead, she heads to the Kingdom of Albright with the family silverware, her faithful bat-winged cat, and a book of fairy tales that promises she can find True Love and Happily Ever After, if she only follows her heart. The queen has announced a competition for the hand of the prince, and armed with the stories in her fairy tale book, as well as a true-love-detecting magic ring she picks up along the way, Ascot is sure she’ll be able to win Prince Parvanel’s heart.But when she arrives, nothing turns out quite like her book of stories promised. The prince is more interested in frogs than in the potential princesses, and there’s a guild of Godmothers whose motivations may not be so pure. Most annoying of all is the captain of the guard who swears he’ll see the moon fall before she weds Prince Parvanel. As the competition turns into a parade of shifty shenanigans, Ascot realizes if she wants a happy ending, she might just have to write it for herself.

My daughter, Kennedy I.Thedford, inspired me to write about why the African American holiday of Kwanzaa has two A s when the Swahili word has only one. She asked the question because all other holidays, such as Christmas and Hanukkah, have a story behind them. What was the story of Kwanzaa? I didn t have an answer, so I began researching the holiday. In conducting that research, I ran across different stories of why Kwanzaa has that extra A. One explanation said that an extra A was added to the end of the word Kwanzaa to distinguish the American celebration of the holiday from the African word of Kwanza. Another author said the extra letter was added to the Swahili word to give the word seven letters to match the seven principles and symbols of the holiday. Yet, after reading a couple of Dr. Karenga s books, I learned that Kwanzaa has two A s because he added an extra to the word kwanza at the first celebration so that all seven children present could participate, an African tradition. Also, this research inspired me to write the picture book titled, Kwanzaa Gets an A and this is the first picture book that tells the story of Kwanzaa.

STEAMPUNK MEETS URBAN FANTASY IN THIS INNOVATIVE DEBUT ADVENTURE NOVEL. On the edge of a small Ohio town stands an enigmatic house that looks like a window into earth’s past, as if various phases of history have been frozen in mortar and masonry. Crowned by a towering industrial smokestack and surrounded by fields of wheat, nobody knows what to make of it. Fifteen-year-old Will Steemjammer is aware that his family’s lifestyle is far from normal, that no one else has a home cluttered with dangerous steam-powered machinery. His neighbors stare at his house with suspicion, kids his age call him a freak, and his family avoids electricity like the plague. Will knows his secretive father is hiding something big, but when he summons the courage to demand answers, his father mysteriously vanishes – just as his mother had a few months earlier. After Will and his little sister, Angelica, tear apart their house to find clues, they discover more than they bargained for. Will and his family are exiles from another world, one that runs on steam power and seemingly impossible technology. In this other realm the Steemjammers have powerful enemies, and their entire extended family is in danger. With the help of his eccentric relatives, Will must use the infamous Steemjammer intelligence and resourcefulness to fight back, or he may never see his parents again – and his enemies may become unstoppable."Steemjammer Through the Verltgaat" and the next book in the series, "Steemjammer The Deeper Truth" are, as a reviewer put it, an "ensemble piece." While the first book resolves a major issue, you'll want to plan on reading the second book for full impact.STEEMJAMMER THROUGH THE VERLTGAAT by John Eubank“A gripping story. Wonderful imagination. Steampunk at its finest.” –John DeChancie, author of the Castle Perilous series, the Skyway series, and two Castle Falkenstein books.

Mama Kangaroo re-imagines nursery rhymes for the kids of today! These all new rhymes are inspired by the originals, but fun, positive, humorous and modern! Many instill values and teach lessons, some display love and strengthen bonds between adult and child, and others encourage imagination and silliness. The 24 rhymes help to develop a love of reading at a young age and are created for education, enjoyment, and to motivate today's youth to dream big!

A family secret, a mysterious lamp, a dangerous Order with the mad desire to possess both. Ginn thinks she knows all there is to know about how she became adopted by parents whose number one priority is to embarrass her with public displays of affection, but that changes when a single wish starts a never-ending parade of weirdness marching through her door the day she turns thirteen.Gifted with a mysterious lamp and the missing pieces from her adoption story, Ginn tries to discover who ... or what ... she really is. That should be strange enough, but to top it off Ginn's being hunted by the Order of the Grimoire, a secret society who'll stop at nothing to harness the power of a real genie. Ginn struggles to stay one step ahead of the Grimms with the help of Rashmere, Guardian of the lamp and the most loyal friend a girl never knew she had. The Grimms are being helped, too—but by whom? As much as she doesn't want to, Ginn's beginning to question the motives of her long-time crush Caleb Scott and his connection to her newest, most dangerous enemy.

Jack Jetstark travels the universe to seek out the descendants of superpowered freaks created long ago by VesCorp scientists. The vibrations encoded in a particular song transform the members of Jack’s crew into a firebreather and an angel, a wildman and telepathic conjoined triplets, so they hide the truth of who they really are with the theatrics of a carnival.The song plays every night through the receptor Jack carries with them, but when one night it has a different ending and their temporary powers become permanent, Jack believes the change is a signal from the woman who sent him on this quest in the first place. He and his freaks must navigate a universe at war to protect the love of his life.But does the ruler of VesCorp really need protecting?

It is recommended that Steemjammer book 1 is read first. Beware, spoiler alert!STEAM ON TO HIGH ADVENTURE! Will Steemjammer has just escaped from the dungeon of his family’s arch-nemeses, the Rasmussens, but now the conflict’s only getting started. He’s learned that the Rasmussens are closing in on a dangerous piece of technology. Unless he beats them to it, they will gain the power to take over Beverkenverlt – the steam-powered world that he comes from. His family is overjoyed at his miraculous return, but he worries that he’ll have to pay a steep price for the lies he told to survive. Steemjammers don’t tell falsehoods and believe that their ability to see deeper truth depends on being as honest as possible. He fears his innate talents may be at risk, and he has no idea what he can do to save them. With a fleet of fast airships, deadly steam-powered robots, and a virtual army of secret agents in and around New Amsterdam, the Rasmussens seem to have the upper hand. Will suspects there’s more to the concept of deeper truth, and unless he can unravel its mystery, all is lost.

Mama Kangaroo re-imagines nursery rhymes for the kids of today! These all new rhymes are inspired by the classics, but fun, positive, humorous and modern! Many instill values and teach lessons, some display love and strengthen bonds between adult and child, and others encourage imagination and silliness. The 24 rhymes help to develop a love of reading at a young age and are created for education, enjoyment, and to motivate today's youth to dream big!

AMAZON #1 BESTSELLEREver Flowing On: On Being and Becoming Oneself distills the essential core elements of the life journey into a four-fold path of personal growth; The Source, The Abyss, The Quest, and The Dance.Ultimately, it is a faithful guide book for the life journey. It takes the reader on an adventure of self-discovery, providing compassionate and wise council on how to find your way back to the simple miracle of living, while discovering a renewed affection for your life. Ever Flowing On provides the path towards feeling good about the miracle of life and being who you are instead of trying to be something you are not.