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Groundhog Phil's Message
Barbara Birenbaum, Original photos
Hardcover (Peartree Books, Feb. 28, 2004)Story Within a Story® Story- Life of Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, history and traditions of Groundhog Day. Story within a Story-Lives of other groundhogs of PA, WI, NJ, NC, GA and FL that also predict weather and their traditions. Includes Indian folklore of Punxsutawney, Old World to New World history of forecasting Feb 2nd. Locator map, dictionary, sheet music w/lyrics
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Amazing Bald Eaglet
Barbara Birenbaum, Dick Ayre, Rick Denomme, Sharon Savastio
Hardcover (Peartree Books, July 15, 1999)STORY-How an egg survived 80 ft fall/ Later hatched as Bald Eaglet/ Life of its survival with home displacement, surrogate and foster parenting eagles before soaring as Seminole Wind.STORY WITHIN A STORY- What happens to all eaglets in their life cycle as it happens to Seminole Wind/ Historical significance of eagle on totem poles and as America's symbol/ Includes lyrics to song, "Eagle's Flight."
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Groundhog Willie's Shadow
Barbara Birenbaum
Hardcover (Peartree Books, Sept. 30, 2006)Chapters, original photos, Groundhog directories, For further reading, Dictionary and acknowledgments
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Pip of Weeville
Jean L. Matus, Sand Toler
Hardcover (Peartree Books, Oct. 1, 1989)A gawky pelican is the object of unkind actions from the other birds in Weeville, until he uses courage and compassion in a daring rescue and becomes a hero
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Freddie the Frog
Shirley Decremer, Amy Overton
Hardcover (Peartree Books, Oct. 1, 1995)An unusual frog, a thinker and dreamer who looks upon life as an adventure, travels around his lake on a boat with his companion, Betty Bird, and communicating with his friend, Mr. Moon.
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The Lighthouse Christmas
Barbara Birenbaum
Hardcover (Peartree Books, July 1, 1991)As an elfkin helping Santa carry the importance of Christmas to the children of the lighthouses, Kindl discovers that size is not everything.
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Candle Talk
Barbara Birenbaum
Hardcover (Peartree Books, Aug. 16, 1991)Kindl, a walking, talking symbol of light, meets up with Hanukkah candles that explain the history and why holiday seems to jump around on the calendar/ Talking menorah gives meaning to each night of light/ Music with lurics. Pen and ink illus/ New, expanded edition and story/ Orig. book LIGHT AFTER LIGHT, was first book to animateJudaic symbols/ Orig. copyright 1980/ New book copyright 1991.
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Og and His Frogs
Gabriel Simon, Dianne Finch
Paperback (Peartree Books, March 15, 1999)Early reader rhyming story/ Og of Boggity Bog collects all kinds of frogs/ The bog-loggity frogs are the strangest sight Og's second grade class has ever seen - especially when they get loose in school/ Full color-full page illustrations with hidden frogs in each picture/Watch out for they might jump out at you while reading!
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Candle Talk
Barbara Birenbaum
Paperback (Peartree Books, Aug. 16, 1991)Kindl, a walking talking symbol of light, meets up with Hanukkah candles that explain the history and why the holiday seems to jump around on the calendar. Talking menorah gives meaning to each night of light. Music with lyrics. Pen and ink illus. New, expanded edition and story.Original book, Light After Light, first book to animate Judaic symbols/ Original copyright 1980. New copyright 1991.
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The Lighthouse Christmas
Barbara Birenbaum
Paperback (Peartree Books, Jan. 1, 1991)Kindl, a spindly character, becomes an elfkin in Santa's work place/ Discovers names of Santa around the world/ Loses bundle to children in lighthouses/ Feels responsible/ Forgetfulness lands him in Knowville/ People know everything there is to know/ Need proof that he's an elfkin. Mrs. Claus helps him become true Christmas elfkin who helps Santa solve a lighthouse dilemma. Realizes that "size isn't everything"
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The Olympic Glow
Barbara Birenbaum, Pat Sapp and Barbara Birenbaum
Paperback (Peartree Books, Jan. 4, 1994)THE OLYMPIC GLOW-Kindl meets Olympic torchbearers/ He travels back in time to first Olympics 776.BC/ Comes forward to modern history- design and dev. of torch, its part in Games/ Takes up mission to discover meaning of the Olympic torch, its symbols, significance, and how it travels to both summer and winter games/ He becomes torchbearer/ Shares why people like him can be part of Olympics by carrying message of good will, fair play and sportsmanship around the world.Included in Curriculum Guide to ACOG.
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Lady Liberty's Light Kindl Adventure Series No.3
Barbara Birenbaum
Paperback (Peartree Books, June 2, 1986)Kindl, a walking talking symbol of light, chases a glow across America, falls behind the horizon, lands in France and meets the original Statue of Liberty from whom he learns how and why she was built. She encourages him to come forward in time to meet the colossal Statue of Liberty in America, from whom he learns the signiicance of the torch, deeper meaning of freedom and her reconstruction. Sheet music with lyrics included in Statue of Liberty centennial, Children's Events.UNICEF award nominee. Book of Peace/St Petersburg Times.