Books published by publisher Blue Bink Books

Bread Science is a practical guide to bread-making that explores both the steps of the process (mixing dough, using preferments and sourdough starter, shaping dough, baking, and more) and the science behind it. The science is presented in detail but in a language suitable for all bread makers. With over 250 photos and drawings, references, a bibliography, a glossary, and an index, Bread Science makes bread-making approachable and fun. This book is a complement to any bread recipe book and a must for the home baker.

With captivating verse and beautiful illustrations, "Twas the First Christmas Eve" offers a refreshing glimpse into one of the most glorious, yet often-overlooked truths about Christ's nativity. Told in the same cadence as the classic poem "The Night Before Christmas," each page invites children (and their elders!) to enter into reflective wonder, and to joyfully discover their place among the shepherds, wise men, and angels who were present that most holy night. "Twas the First Christmas Eve" gently leads us from the little manger in the hillside cave to the manger in our hearts, where we peek into the eyes of Love and are reminded of a wondrous truth!

Ever wonder why life doesn't always go according to plan? Perhaps you had a big party to go to when you came down with a terrible cold. Or you were up to play quarterback when you twisted your ankle. Or your favorite shirt got a hole in it exactly when you were about to show it off to a friend. You might chalk it up to bad luck, poor timing, or straight up clumsiness. Nathanial Thatcher believed he'd drawn the short straw in life and blamed his weak immune system for keeping him locked up in his sanitized bedroom. It took his 12th birthday wish to cure him and finally pull the trick off his eyes revealing the true culprits of his situation, and perhaps yours, the sprites! Now Nathanial must take on these wish thieves if he is to keep his health. But how does one boy stand up against a society of sprites who make their living from using humans like factories? His new friend Aliya might know, but Nathanial must rescue her off that pirate ship and let a dagger guide them through enemy filled terrain before they can reach the only sprites sympathetic enough to help them, the wish sprites. The alternative is not acceptable and Nathanial will do whatever it takes to gain control over his own life.

Nellybug may be the first tooth fairy but it doesn't mean she's got the job all figured out. Everyone is calling on her, requesting protection from the Nightmares or more supplies, always more supplies. She's good at it but, I mean, she's just one fairy. One of these days, she'll get it all figured out and get ahead of schedule. Not any time soon though as a mysterious, poisonous threat labeled as shadow frost moves into Neverland and kills anything it touches. She must gather support and lead a team of friends and warriors to search for the source, running into pirates, spiders, bats, and even a shoe-collecting ogre along the way. If the team can come together and figure out how to defeat the creatures of darkness, they just might have a chance of saving Neverland...unless a mad gardener has his way.

Midlam is at war.The lives of the royal heirs are on the line.The First Minister of Florida wants Kansas, and wants Prince Andrew dead.The Queen of Pacifica’s deepest secret is revealed.Oz is abducted, and Drew will stop at nothing to find her. Fearing for the lives of the royal heirs, the Emperor takes them into hiding. He wants to protect them, but also wants to prepare them for battle. He trains them into finely honed athletes, not realizing that the time when they’ll need to test their strength is closing in on them.When Oz goes missing, Drew, Zed, and the Emperor set out to walk across Colorado and Kansas during winter and war, a journey that will propel the Emperor to become William Blackshear, and will bring him closer to the man who, if they get to Oz in time, will become the other half of Ozoo.

Pacifica, 2415As told by Wick, royal cat of the House of BlackshearOn a plaza at the edge of downtown San Francisco, Finn--arriving with a broken down, burned out egg-shaped ship--steps out of a time portal and is found by teen royals Oz and Drew. With no memory of who or from which When he is, Finn becomes a puzzle that time-traveler Oz wants to solve, with the help of Drew, a cat named Wick, and the extremely touch-phobic Emperor.As they come closer to the answers Finn needs, Oz realizes that the question isn't who Finn might be and When he's from, but about who the Emperor is. He saved her father's life when he was a little boy, but while her father aged the Emperor did not, and no one knows where he came from or why he refuses to be touched.Oz has described him as an icon of the city and protector of all, but now she wonders: where did he come from, and who is the Emperor, really? She has the ability to move through time, and she's willing to go back and find out.

In the small city of Tabor, a favourite teacher is stabbed.Jason Acciao is an underachiever who’s floated from one interest to another and never really stuck to anything long enough to understand it. A new teacher at his school coaxes him out of apathy and draws out his talent and drive. His teacher’s death drives Jason to assist with the investigation.There’s only one problem. Jason is already dead.BIG FISHMirella Acciao is a relentless social climber. Everything in her life aims to catapult her into prominence in Tabor society. She’s mastered the art of getting people to help her get whatever she wants. Mirella is invited to all the right parties and knows all the right people.There’s only one problem. She’s a person of interest in a police investigation.SMALL POND What’s it like to be completely powerless and voiceless?Are school and home really the safest places you know?What happens to all the little fish?