Books published by publisher Xlibris Corporation 2015

Gitta and her friend Pompom are into a new adventure. The violinist, Herr Kadinsky, has become a good friend and invites the two girls and Gitta s mother on a concert tour to the Czech Republic. They meet a glamorous lady who makes Pompom s clever detective nose itch. Why does Pompom dislike this lady? Attaching herself to the small group of travelers is no reason for suspicion. Or is it? Why, for instance, does her husband never speak? And what is her reason for meeting a dangerous looking man in secret? And how come precious objects vanish where she appears? These are the questions Pompom wishes to investigate. But her curiosity is not welcome and puts her and Gitta in danger of being kidnapped. Will Pompom solve the puzzles and extricate herself and Gitta before they are shipped off to a Czech orphanage?

It s bedtime, and tonight Mommy teaches Joshua The Lord s Prayer. Join Joshua as he learns this prayer for the very first time. This enlightening book is a great teaching tool as it uses a line by line teaching approach for easy learning and remembrance of The Lord s Prayer. The unique illustration interprets each line of the prayer in a way that a young reader will not only be able to memorize the prayer, but will also have a better understanding of the meaning of the prayer.

Zack, an intelligent and handsome donkey, lives on a small farm a short distance west of Yosemite National Park. With his two best donkey friends, Willie and Pedro, he works hard to help his family and the other farm animals support the basic livelihood of their elderly owner, Mr. Donohue. Zack, Willie, and Pedro also play hard during their leisure time and often visit Yosemite National Park to see the beautiful sunsets from high atop Glacier Point. Their lives change drastically after they accidentally break a fence of their not-so-friendly neighbor, Mr. Bumby. Mr. Donohue suddenly dies and leaves the farm to his nephew, Mr. Bumby, who has no use for the farm or its animals.Afterwards, Mr. Bumby sends Zack s mom and dad away to the far east side of Yosemite and places Zack up for sale. Zack learns to become the barnyard s new leader through a series of events that tests his courage and his faith. He learns that all things turnout for good for those who believe in God and continue to have faith. His Uncle Joseph, a retired Catholic priest, helps guide him through his difficulties. And of all unlikely characters, Profound Pig, who is seemingly lazy and unintelligent, offers a unique perspective about Grumbling Goose who continuously complains about everyone and everything. With his new perspective, a new meaning for ants (automatic negative thoughts) and turnips (turn negatives into positives) is created and is helpful to Zack as he shapes his personal points of view about people, and about life. Zack also senses a new feeling of romance as he becomes more acquainted with a young female donkey named Zelda.

Fatina, a little piglet, has a cherished dream to become a famous ballerina. Her friends did not understand her great desire and only asked Why? You'll become a great ballerina when pigs learn to fly. But Fatina simply ignored their comments. She often dresses up and dances around the house to entertain her Mother. Fatina would dearly love to take dancing lessons to reach her goal, but her Mother has no money for the lesson. That makes the Mother sad. Although she didn't sing very well, she joined the local animal choir, hoping to further her great career. Fatina learns of an old woman, who also lives in Swine Cityo. She lives down by the dock and every day at four o'clock serves tea and tells success stories that seem magical. Fatina's Mother agrees to take her to talk to the old woman. The old woman patted Fatina on the head and told her, The magic to succeed is within you. Fatina was so disappointed.... that was not what she had expected. Eventually Fatina realizes that she could entertain and she would by dancing the Irish Pig Jig.

Narrated by a classmate with a crush, Ava and the Artists Orchard tells the story of a young art student, Ava Noodlenicker, who tries to make each of her drawings perfectly realistic. Ava gets very frustrated at times when this is not possible. Faced with her most recent art project, she fears that her own talent will never be up to the challenge. Just when Ava considers giving up, she meets a fascinating teacher who takes her to a colorful new place, the artists orchard. On her journey through the orchard, Ava learns to appreciate several major art movements and discovers the value of her own unique creativity. With lovely illustrations, rhyming verse, art history and a charming story, Ava and the Artists Orchard, has something to please every reader. This one of a kind book is a delightful invitation to understand art. Come and explore with Ava, and you may discover the artist in you!