Books published by publisher Thirsty Bird Productions

Helga Ate is finally getting her chance. Chosen for a coveted slot in the glorious Nighthawks, Special Forces, she will certainly be able to prove herself as more than a half-alien outcast. But when her team deploys to the moon of Dyn, tragedy strikes, and Helga is put to the ultimate test - survival. Facing insurmountable odds and escaping torture, Helga and her mentor, Cilas Mec, are forced to face a fate worse than death. Battling brain-eating aliens and human pirates, the odds are stacked against them in every way. The rescue should be coming. Unless the Alliance is involved in this botched mission.... Can Helga survive the odds to get out alive, or will she be the last of the Nighthawks?

When machine murders man, one detective is the world's only hope of preventing an all-out-war.... Dhata Mays has become used to living on the fringes. Unlike most of humanity, the detective treats the synth population with the respect they deserve. But when a gruesome murder points to a synth as the perpetrator, Dhata must do everything in his power to discover an explanation before the case goes public. In a race against time, Dhata discovers a scheme involving cypher hackers, synth prostitutes, and a pair of rival gang bosses that could tear the city apart. When the case puts his loved ones in harm's way, the investigation becomes personal. For Dhata to keep the uneasy peace, he'll have to track down the murderers himself, but no one said he had to take them alive.

Helga Ate is finally getting her chance. Chosen for a coveted slot in the glorious Nighthawks, Special Forces, she will certainly be able to prove herself as more than a half-alien outcast. But when her team deploys to the moon of Dyn, tragedy strikes and Helga is put to the ultimate test--survival. Facing insurmountable odds and escaping torture, Helga and her mentor, Cilas Mec, are forced to face a fate worse than death. Battling brain-eating aliens and human pirates, the odds are stacked against them in every way. The rescue should be coming.Unless the Alliance is involved in this botched mission...Can Helga survive the odds to get out alive, or will she be the last of the Nighthawks?

A battle raging inside of her mind...At only eighteen, Helga Ate has lived a full life. After losing her parents and joining the Alliance Navy, Helga has proven to be special—special enough to be chosen for the prestigious Nighthawks.But sometimes being chosen is too much for anyone...Helga, having experienced war, is determined to bury her survivor's guilt and the memory of her first mission. With the pressure mounting, Helga will stop at nothing to keep it all together. But rest and recovery are not within her reach after a satellite is attacked and human lives are lost. Helga must once again join forces with the Alliance to embark upon yet another dangerous mission of death and destruction.Will Helga be able to survive the mission and rescue those in need—or will she succumb to the war inside her mind?

When machine murders man, one detective is the world’s only hope of preventing an all-out-war...Dhata Mays has become used to living on the fringes. Unlike most of humanity, the detective treats the synth population with the respect they deserve. But when a gruesome murder points to a synth as the perpetrator, Dhata must do everything in his power to discover an explanation before the case goes public.In a race against time, Dhata discovers a scheme involving cypher hackers, synth prostitutes, and a pair of rival gang bosses that could tear the city apart. When the case puts his loved ones in harm’s way, the investigation becomes personal. For Dhata to keep the uneasy peace, he’ll have to track down the murderers himself, but no one said he had to take them alive.

A More Humane Mother Goose is a retelling of some well-known Mother Goose nursery rhymes, which replaces violence and cruelty with kindness and compassion towards both animals and other people, while retaining the rhythms and playful spirit of the original Mother Goose rhymes. This sweet preschool picture book (great for ages 2 to 8) includes gentler versions of Mother Goose favorites such as Little Miss Muffet, Jack Sprat, Jack and Jill, The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, Sing a Song of Sixpence, Humpty-Dumpty, Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, This Little Piggie, and many more.This fully illustrated Mother Goose book also includes a bonus draw and tell story, where some of the humane Mother Goose nursery rhymes are repeated in the form of a drawing story, a lively and time-honored storytelling technique which is very easy to use and requires no special materials or experience. Clear instructions and a traceable drawing are included, as well, to help novices use the draw and tell story with ease.In the draw and tell story, as the Mother Goose rhymes are retold, certain elements are sketched onto a single sheet of paper, while children look on. These simple elements build up on the drawing until, by the time the story ends, a composite picture of Mother Goose has emerged, much to the children's delight.This form of draw and tell storytelling is great for parents, teachers, babysitters and children's librarians. Author Barbara Freedman-De Vito has been creating and using draw and tell stories for many years in her work as a children's librarian, freelance storyteller, teacher, and workshop leader. You can find her many draw and tell story collections under the series title of Draw Me a Story, plus find more of her original picture books, all available on Amazon.Please do an AMAZON SEARCH for " Barbara Freedman-De Vito " to find all of Barbara’s collections of Draw and Tell stories, plus her other books for children.Please go to : http://www.babybirdproductions.com/picturebooks.html to see sample interior pages from Barbara’s picture books.

Hens in a Hurry is both a counting book to help young children learn to count numbers from one to twenty, and a sweet preschool picture book (great for ages 2 to 8) about a flock of hens who fill every day with fun and action-packed adventures. There are numbers and hens to count everywhere. This fully illustrated hen counting picture book also includes a bonus draw and tell story, where the hen picture book story is repeated in the form of a drawing story, a lively and time-honored storytelling technique which is very easy to use and requires no special materials or experience. Clear instructions and a traceable drawing are included, as well, to help novices use the draw and tell story with ease. In the draw and tell story, as the Hens in a Hurry counting story is retold, certain elements are sketched onto a single sheet of paper, while children look on. These simple elements build up on the drawing until, by the time the story ends, a composite picture of a hen has emerged, much to the children's delight. This form of draw and tell storytelling is great for parents, teachers, babysitters and children's librarians. Author Barbara Freedman-De Vito has been creating and using Draw and Tell stories for many years in her work as a children's librarian, freelance storyteller, teacher, and workshop leader. You can find her many draw and tell story collections under the series title of Draw Me a Story, plus find more of her original picture books, all available on Amazon. Please do an AMAZON SEARCH for " Barbara Freedman-De Vito " to find all of Barbara’s collections of Draw and Tell stories, plus her other books for children. Please go to : http://www.babybirdproductions.com/picturebooks.html to see sample interior pages from Barbara’s picture books.

Holiday Draw and Tell Stories, Volume 5 in the multi-volume Draw Me a Story series, contains ten fun " draw and tell stories " to help you celebrate various holidays and entertain children. You’ll find Christmas draw and tell stories, Halloween draw and tell stories, Easter draw and tell stories, Hanukkah draw and tell stories, Valentine’s Day draw and tell stories, and Saint Patrick’s Day draw and tell stories. There’s even a Fourth of July draw and tell story, plus a birthday draw and tell story. As a bonus, this holiday draw and tell story volume also includes amusing and inventive holiday themed action rhymes to help children get their wiggles out during storytelling and other programs. As with all of Barbara’s other draw and tell story collections, this holiday story collection includes clear instructions and traceable drawings, plus an informative guide to using the lively and time-honored draw and tell storytelling technique. Draw and tell stories are simple stories for young children. These drawing tales are very easy to use and require no special materials or experience. As each draw and tell story is told, its characters and objects are sketched onto a single sheet of paper, while children look on. These simple elements build up on the drawing until, by the time the story ends, a composite picture representing the subject of the story has emerged, much to the children's delight. The draw and tell form of storytelling is great for parents, teachers and children's librarians. Author Barbara Freedman-De Vito has been creating and using draw and tell stories for many years in her work as a children's librarian, freelance storyteller, teacher, and workshop leader. Please do an AMAZON SEARCH for " Barbara Freedman-De Vito " to find all of Barbara’s collections of Draw and Tell stories, plus her illustrated picture books for children. Also, you can visit her website : www.babybirdproductions.com to see samples from Barbara’s stories, plus clothing and gift items decorated with her designs, informative articles for parents, and more.

Home to Many Cats is a cat centered preschool picture book (great for ages 2 to 8) about a collection of cats who live in a big old house. Each cat has a favorite room in the house and his or her own special cat rhyme. This cat picture book also includes a bonus draw and tell story, where the cat picture book story is repeated in the form of a drawing story, a lively and time-honored storytelling technique which is very easy to use and requires no special materials or experience. Clear instructions and a traceable drawing are included, as well. In the draw and tell story, as the Home to Many Cats tale is retold, certain elements are sketched onto a single sheet of paper, while children look on. These simple elements build up on the drawing until, by the time the story ends, a composite picture of a cat has emerged, much to the children's delight. This form of storytelling is great for parents, teachers and children's librarians. Author Barbara Freedman-De Vito has been creating and using Draw and Tell stories for many years in her work as a children's librarian, freelance storyteller, teacher, and workshop leader. You can find her many draw and tell story collections under the series title of Draw Me a Story, plus find more of her original picture books, all available on Amazon. Please do an AMAZON SEARCH for " Barbara Freedman-De Vito " to find all of Barbara’s collections of Draw and Tell stories, plus her other books for children. Please go to : http://www.babybirdproductions.com/picturebooks.html to see sample interior pages from Barbara’s picture books.

Life is a Journey is a book created by the fourth grade class at Christ the King Catholic School (K-8) Evansville, Indiana. "Our class believes that Making Good Choices, M.G.C., is an important part of our daily lives. Each chapter of our book shows how we try to be positive examples for others around us." The book shows the many ways that the children try to make good choices by living the values of their Christian faith in spite of the many obstacles these young people face. It is the hope of the young authors that their words and examples will inspire and encourage all those who read their book.