Books published by publisher Xlibris Corporation 2015

Giraffes have spots. The mystery is how they got them. A Party. Plainness. Got to look nice. To find out what all this means, look inside this book to discover the secret of how Giraffes got spots. You will love this book when you read it. It’s full of color, surprises, funny scenes, and it’s a great children’s book! Go on now, and open up your spark of imagination!

Solemn Oath - A Fairy Tale, tells an intriguing story about a group of dogs and cats who are twelve year old Sarah's pets. They are unique not because they can talk to each other but because they once were people. Among them is an inventor of musical instruments, a cowboy detective who authored several books, a famous political cartoonist, a mathematician and scholar who was the son of a former slave, an inventor often referred to as `The Female Thomas Edison', and even a famous opera singer. Together they spend time talking about the past, the beautiful faeries who inspired them, and their struggles getting along with each other. The story also contains moral lessons about honesty, friendship, and how contributions, great or small, impact the lives of others. Historical details contribute to this fun and interesting narrative. An unforgettable reading experience awaits you!

For hundreds of years storytellers have told and retold tales that address the dangers and joys of their lives. Offering a different and sometimes unexpected perspective of these familiar tales, editor Roswitha Burwick, et al. present Merry Sorrows (Un)Happy Endings. Here, almost all the classical fairy tales Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood,The Frog Prince, The Little Mermaid, Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Sleeping Beauty have been rewritten from different angles. Sometimes upsetting the expectation of the reader, the authors turn the usual fairy tale upside down and inside out, interrogating the deeper meanings of the stories. But they do not simply question the classical fairy tales; they also create their own intriguing plots. Witches are not always wicked; parents are not always to be trusted; wolves do not always eat little girls; frogs are not always princes; princesses are not always comatose. Merry Sorrows (Un)Happy Endings also mirrors the complexity of the human search for the meaning of life, coming of age, the path to the self. Here, readers will be able to combine a close reading of the tales with a critical stance to discuss the sociopolitical, historical, and ideological subtexts of the stories and to expose the complex layering and modes of subversion buried in the texts.

Ralph was no ordinary dog. He was truly a member of the fire department. Follow Ralph's life beginning when he was rescued by the firemen after being run down by a car. Read about his visits to veterinarians for his injuries and his recuperation from three broken legs. Read about his experiences while riding in the fire trucks and at fire scenes. See what lessons he learns from the firemen. Find out how Ralph made his way back to the fire house when he gets lost, and what his experiences were when he was taken home by one of the firemen.

The book is about a little Mongolian girl Iona and her horse. The children learn to ride before they walk. They ride in races as young as five years to thirteen some ride twenty-five miles. The book tells of their traditions and customs. How they raise their horses, and how the horses are important to their way of life. I want to thank Dorsey Fiske for editing the book for me, and special thanks to T.S. Oyuntsetseg who I call Iona my Mongolian friend who told me all about Mongolians and their way of life.

A beautiful girl is born on a lovely, warm summer day. Birds, butterflies, crows and the carabao happily witness her birth. Her fairy godmother watches from afar. Angels are singing and playing the harp. This colorful and delightful book will make your children's reading easy and fun. The rhymes will forever remain in their young and fertile minds. The songs are amusing and entertaining. The lessons injected into the story will help your children understand not to get jealous on someone's talent for everyone is unique. It will help them understand loving one another. Happiness is a state of well being and contentment.