Books published by publisher Trafford Publishing (29 Nov. 2004)

Fifth title in the Spin the Globe: The Incredible Adventures of Frederick von Wigglebottom travel adventure book series. The series is fun and educational, based on bedtime stories once told to my daughter and son. Each night, they would ask Daddy to tell them a story. After every variation of animal, astronaut, knights, and princess stories I could come up with, one evening I noticed the globe that sat atop a dresser. I asked them to help me pick the story by spinning the globe. Tonight the globe stopped on Nepal, the Roof of the World where the Earth meets the sky. Frederick introduces you to Maila, a Gurung boy, and Ang, a Sherpa girl, as he experiences Namche Bazaar and the Himalayas. Frederick learns about the unique history, people, sites, and animals of this mountainous area of Asia, the Sherpa people and infamous Gurkhas.

WINNER OF THE 2019, 2018, 2017, 2012, 2011 AND 2010 BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013 PREFERRED CHOICE AWARD, FOR CHILDREN'S INTERACTIVE BOOKS AND THE 2009 SEAL OF EXCELLENCE AWARDED BY CREATIVE CHILD MAGAZINE. Not since the three bears has there been a children's story about the family of three or the only child. This book captures the spirit and love of the family of three and invites other family numbers to participate. The book is interactive and asks children to draw pictures representing their own family unit. This makes the book more than just a story book but a pictorial journal of the child's personal family experience.Inspired by her own family of three, Vivian Cameron-Gallo sets out to take the "only child" out of the isolation that generalizes and labels the only child. The single child does not stand alone but stands as an important part of a larger unit, a family.This interactive story is about families and the things they do together. The author hopes that the reader will follow along and draw pictures about their family on the blank pages designed for this purpose. The illustrations by Christina Simcic have captured the love of many different families. This book is made from the heart for all the young hearts beating to become our future. "We're Three" let's you know that your place in the world is special! REVIEWS: Rating: Five Stars: "There are all kinds of families in this great big world. Some are big with lots of kids and some are small, with not too many or simply none at all." Did you know that the single-child family is the fastest growing type of American family? Yet, when author Vivian Cameron-Gallo, the mother of an "only child," sought a children's book that represented her daughter Ava, she found only a few and those had a melancholy tone with negative stereotypes. Therefore, inspired by her own family of three, she wrote this endearing little book to make the single child feel "normal" and part of something bigger a family. The gentle, flowing verse makes for easy reading, and the colorful drawings by Christina Simcic add visual beauty to the text. I think that We're Three is a very beneficial and useful book, and it has my hearty endorsement. --Wayne Walker, STORIES FOR CHILDREN MAGAZINE

Spin the Globe: The Incredible Adventures of Frederick von Wigglebottom is a fact-based and educational book series based on bedtime stories I told my daughter and son. Each night they would ask Daddy to tell them a story. After exhausting every variation of bunny, frog, knight, and princess stories I could come up with, one evening, I took notice of the globe that sat atop their dresser. I asked them to help me with a story topic and had them spin the globe! They would use their finger to stop the globe, and wherever their finger landed, I had to tell them an impromptu story about that particular country or area.This particular story of the series takes place in the heart of Australia, near Alice Springs and Uluru. Frederick encounters George, an Aborigine boy, and Madeline, a girl of European heritage, who teach him about this area of the Outback in the Land Down Under.

Elliott is a happy eight-year-old boy from a bi-racial family, which opens the door for many challenging experiences and opportunities to learn about himself and the world. The authors wanted to make the first book in the series a light and fun learning experience, in order to introduce Elliott to the world. The creators of the Elliott series teach their children that families come in all different shapes, sizes and colors and that families consist of many different dynamics that come down to one simple thing: love. Whether it be through adoption or biological, there is no difference. There is just love and family is family, no matter how it comes together or whom it includes. In future installments Elliott will embark on many different adventures. Some will make you smile and some will make you cry, but all will make you realize that we all have a lot to learn and we can start learning right here from a cute little eight year old boy named Elliott. This is one adventure you won't want to miss. So come with us now as we share with you The Adventures of Elliott Parks. We will also be introducing new characters such as Elliott's cousin Kim Lee and Vance and his best friend Dave and others. So keep an eye out for future books. You won't want to be left behind! We hope you'll come along with us as we share with you Elliott's life experiences. We will know you'll enjoy the journey.

Pip is the story of a young boy, Jamie, and his dog, Pip, living in Tennessee during the relocation of the Cherokees from Georgia to Oklahoma in the infamous "Trail of Tears." Pip shows how a child views an event that is horrible, and inside knows that it is horrible, but outside hears adults speak of it as a non-event. Jamie learns he can make a difference in the world, but the lesson is a hard one. It is a story about his coming of age. The market for Pip is extensive because of its many layers of content: Native American history, growing up, family relationships, understanding animals, making friends, respect for the environment, the reality and results of violence, the strength of keeping promises made. The idea that we must begin to accept and acknowledge people who are different than we are is a must for childen living in today's global community. The book has sales potential for both schools and public libraries as well as English and history teachers and children and their parents.

Children of all ages face situations where they may feel angry, frustrated, sad, frightened, nervous, humiliated, or embarrassed. They can find themselves in situations where they may face peer pressure, bullying, test anxiety, parental separation, sadness from the death of a pet, fear of the dark, fear of dogs, teasing, hostility or ridicule from class mates. Tapping Away My Worries is a two part book about the Emotional Freedom Techniques for children, parents, and teachers. EFT is a remarkably easy and effective tool for children and adults to self apply for emotional and physical problems. The first part of the book is a story about a boy called Ryan who gets teased at school and how his Auntie teaches him EFT and what the result of that is. The second part of the book is an EFT manual for parents, teachers, and caregivers to learn and use this remarkable technique. Teachers can tap with students at the beginning of class, parents can tap with children as part of their bed time routine and best of all children can learn a technique that's only ever as far away as their fingertips for inevitable times of distress.

Three-year-old Lucy and eight-year-old Ben live with their mother, who has bipolar depression. The book, which is semiautobiographical, shows how the children cope with their mothers illness. In the beginning, Ben picks up the slack as their mothers latest episode begins. Nana makes her entrance, and soon Mommy is in the hospital.Nana is a strong character. She not only takes care of their physical needs but their psychological needs as well. She is there to hold things together with lots of love and understanding. Nana explains to Lucy in terms that Lucy can understand why Mommy is sick. She lets Ben express his anger and loneliness, soothing him as best as she can.When it is time for Mommy to come home, Lucy is full of excitement and joy as she rides home from nursery school. She runs to her mother, elated that Mommy is home. Ben, however, is not so happy to see his mother as he gets off the school bus. He expresses his anger, and Mommy is quite understanding. Soon, he hugs her, and his anger begins to melt. There is a big family hug, and the healing begins.