Books published by publisher Brown Dog Books

The long-awaited sequel to Key to Aten, Jodi, this time with her cat, goes back to Aten to find the young clan leader with whom she has fallen in love. She finds that he is missing, possibly held hostage by a sinister being who stalks Jodi and to whom she is unwillingly attracted. Chan she find her young clan leader? Can she escape the evil power that pursues her? Another great book for reading groups from 12 through adult.

For years, hippie-genie Desiree has been living in a sort of limbo, granting wishes for others while never receiving her own.Then she learns she’s finally getting what she asked for that day so long ago while laying in that ditch. A second chance at life.She has two choices: her future or her past. Moving forward will allow her to have the normal, independent life she’s dreamed of for so long. Going back to 1969—to when her best friend, boyfriend, brother, and parents are still alive—means she can prevent the tragedies that happened to them. Both options take her away from Kaf. Her intense, exasperating, gorgeous boss. Nothing ever goes smoothly with wishes, however, and Desiree’s path twists again when she meets a beggar girl wearing new, designer clothes. What Readers Are Saying“Fantasy at its best!”“Not only do we get to follow along on Mandy’s adventure with Lexi, we also get to learn bits about Desiree — the wish mistress who I absolutely fell in love with.”“Desiree is this quirky, hippy chic genie. She lives in the present with her mind in the past. She marches to her own rhythm, her own way of thinking. Desiree doesn’t really fit in, but she has a uniqueness about her that defies rigidity. And she’s ever-evolving, always learning something else. It might take her moment to find the lesson, but she’ll get there. Eventually.”“Desiree even has her own back story that we slowly get to peel away as the story progresses.”“These books are wonderful. They take you into a world where you find you want to live.”The Wish Makers SeriesSticks and Stones, Book 1Break My Bones, Book 2Never Hurt Me, Book 3Had a Great Fall, Book 4Back Together Again, Book 5

Tucker loves going for walks. There’s so much to see, so many places to visit . . . and so many things to chase! Join Tucker as he meets squirrels, birds, cats, and more and learns why it’s not nice to chase them. Young readers will love sounding out Genella Macintyre’s fun, lively rhymes while following along with colorful illustrations by Morgan Spicer, whose beautiful art brings Tucker and his new friends to life. As Tucker learns about friendship and the importance of respecting the creatures that share his world, Tucker Times: The Chase weaves together an important message about manners and good behavior with a sweet story sure to delight young readers over and over again.

There is so much to learn in Crystal Wimbrey's Alphascripts: The 1-2-3's of the Bible. In the continuation of her educational Alphascripts series, count from one to ten while learning the corresponding hand signs for each number, and hear how each number correlates to a story or a truth from the Bible. As you learn about God's grace and glory, you can learn a new language and practice your counting!

Everyone wants to feel normal. Will Ainsley ever be able to?A best friend, a boyfriend, and a coveted spot in the talent show. All ordinary things for most teens, but unheard of for Ainsley Blue. For fifteen years, Ainsley zigzagged across the country, moving to a new town every few months, but after more than a year at the same school, she’s sure she finally has a normal life. Then one afternoon, she comes home to find Mum packing, and everything changes again.Heartbroken, Ainsley sends a wish to the universe. All she wants is to have a home she never has to leave and to understand why they live like drifters. Desiree, a stressed-out hippie genie, arrives to grant her wish but warns that the truth may not be easy to accept.Ainsley insists she can handle whatever happens, but nothing can prepare her for what she’s about to learn.

In Cairo for a year with her diplomat mother and artist father, Meg is intrigued with the hieroglphs on the ancient monuments, as well as by the myriad of cats who wander freely through the streets, cemeteries, and mosques of the city. When she befriends a mysterious old woman and her grandson, she is given a small statuette of the ancient Egyptian cat-goddess, Bastet. The statuette beomes hot in Meg's hand when there are hints that the ruins of Bastet's sanctuary are threatened by an American industrial development. Bastet's disciples, the cats of Cairo, are leading Meg to try to stop the development and rescue the children who are being forced, as near slaves, to work in the new factory. In a climax at the groundbreaking for the development, Bastet acts (or is it an earthquake?)to prevent the destruction of her site and to rescue the abducted child laborers.

Abby the horse loves playing with her two girls, pretending and imagining and running all over the farm. She has so much fun with them, but she also wants a friend that's more like her another horse would be great! But Abby has to learn how to handle another horse getting her girls' attention now, and how to process all the feelings that come with that. Abby learns a valuable lesson about friendship, love, and sharing in Happy Trails with Abby and Taz.

Sharon Crocilla's new children's book, ABC's in Action, combines her beautiful original art work and entertaining verse in a unique and wonderful way, weaving images with descriptive use of nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs for each alphabet letter. All of the action of the dozens of adorable images revolves around an oversized letter of the alphabet. The fun comes as children are challenged to match the images to the prose. ABC's in Action can be enjoyed as a picture book, an interesting read and loads of fun for a parent and child to read together or alone. The book's playful sense of humor comes alive in both the illustrations and the verse and makes learning the alphabet easy, interesting and fun for children of all ages while helping children connect the concept of letters, sounds and even parts of speech! It's a great learning tool for pre-school children. ​

Tucker loves going for walks. There’s so much to see, so many places to visit . . . and so many things to chase! Join Tucker as he meets squirrels, birds, cats, and more and learns why it’s not nice to chase them. Young readers will love sounding out Genella Macintyre’s fun, lively rhymes while following along with colorful illustrations by Morgan Spicer, whose beautiful art brings Tucker and his new friends to life. As Tucker learns about friendship and the importance of respecting the creatures that share his world, Tucker Times: The Chase weaves together an important message about manners and good behavior with a sweet story sure to delight young readers over and over again.