Books published by publisher Word Wings for Kids

The animals want to party, They want to show their moves, Kick up their heels 'n shake a leg! Join in, get down 'n Groove! A fun, rhythmic, verse story tribute to the Move initiative of Michelle Obama, America's African-American First Lady, encouraging children to get up and "Move" and have fun doing it! AWARD WINNER - Hop Hop HURRAH! Zoo Dance! won the Simone Wood Award for a book highlighting the benefits and joys of dance to children. wordwings.wix.com/publishing jenniferrpoulter.weebly.com jadepottsinc.com/ takarabeech.com/hip-hop-hurrah-zoo-dance Author: J.R. Poulter Illustrator: Jade Potts Illustration & design Takara Beech

The homeless man has nothing, not even food. Who will share with him? Those in need are all around us but do we see them or are we too busy looking at what we have & wishing for more? A narrative verse story for children from 4 to 8 that highlights caring & sharing rather than self-seeking. Like Rich Man, Poor Man on Facebook: facebook.com/RichManPoorMan.PictureBook/

Trees form a sheltered freeway, A green and growing treeway, Koala Cavalcade, Where Bushland creatures traffic Down their own parade. Animal have homes, they have communities and common forage areas where they find their food. They need trees and undergrowth - its their backyard! So when the big trucks and bulldozers come to make way for a new housing development, who is going plead for the animals homes to be saved? REVIEWS: "Animals need trees. So do people. That's the message of this lovely book that will enthrall any little child." Dr Bob Rich, environmentalist, scientist, professional grandfather at Bobbing Around blog. "A fun and colourful picture book that teaches children the importance of trees for our native wildlife. Readers will delight at the rhyming prose and colourful illustrations of our much beloved native Australian animals." - B. Thorburn, Teacher-Librarian | Experienced Senior Teacher| B. Ed - Secondary | M. Ed. - TL AWARD: LiFE AWARD, Literature for Environment

The Sea Cat's life sees many changes, from farm to sea, family pet to working cat and then the storm. . . He copes in various ways - by adapting, by treasuring happy memories, by grieving and by reaching out to comfort those around him and to ease their journey. A story for all ages about coping with change. Follow the Sea Cat on facebook.com/theSeaCatDreams/

Exotic Pets, No. 1 in a series of 4 humorous verse stories aimed at 5 to 10 year olds, about very unusual pets and with links to further information on such things as pet care. Book 1, features Axolotls and Tarantulas. Review: What a fascinating book, integrating fact with verse to create a wonderful cross-curricular resource for teachers. As for the students, curious little minds will engage with the unique and unusual subject matter! Adrienne T. O'Connell, B.A., Grad. Dip. Ed., taught children from indigenous outback to multicultural city classrooms.

Little Bitty Octopus is a good little boy. We didn't say perfect. When he discovers something he can't resist, things get a little bit messy! A humorous narrative verse story for ages 2 to 6 years that introduces the idea of healthy eating and the principle of action and consequence. Includes directions & how assemble equipment for the ©Nutrition Game and sing-a-long lyrics to Emel's Little Bitty Song. Themes: Octopus, food habits, social choice, stories in rhyme, Nutrition, sea creatures, making choices, cause and effect, Food, eating habits, narrative verse.

Blurb: Beware! Biting Baby! Just how do you cope? Here is a story to give you some home. A humorous tale with rhyming element, including tried and true strategies, from professional childcare practice, for dealing with biting behaviour in babies and small children. The authors wrote Toofs to fill a perceived gap in the market for books dealing with biting babies. None were available that included professional childcare approved coping strategies. Italian illustrators and book designers, Monica Rondino and Andrea Pucci, and Australian authors, J.R.Poulter and E.A. Poulter have proven a big ocean full of Big toothed bities is no barrier to collaborating on a fun book!Like Toofs on Facebook - facebook.com/TOOFSchildrenbook/?ref=br_rs

What price does war exact for freedom? This is war through the eyes of survivors amidst bloodied fields of victims. Set during the Civil War, "Free Passage" tells interlinked stories of men, young women & children, whose lives are torn apart by War. Each of them flies in the face of adversity & each triumphs, though in a very different way. It begins with the tragedy of the Maguire twins & introduces Girl, a deaf slave, who finds forbidden love with a good man, her owner's son, only to have War wrench them apart. She flees to seek freedom for herself & her child in Canada. Migrant tinker, Herr Schmidt, seeks across the war torn States to find his missing daughter, Mina, finding instead a runaway slave & an orphaned boy caring for his little brother. The War makes a man of the boy before his time. Mina escapes her captors & lives by her wits, finding her way to safety & a future she could once only dream. EXCERPT, "Girl's Story," in Wordgathering, Australia, Dec 2014 and in no.71, 2015 Kaleidoscope, USA

Do I look like You? Do You look like Me? Are we so different? Let's look and See. . . A rhyming story for littlies showing 'same and different', it identifies human and animal body parts and demonstrates how, although our skin colour may be different, we are all basically alike! "Toddlers love rhyming books & love a giggle! This clever rhyming book with a surprise at each page turning will produce lots, as well as reminding [us] we are all different yet, intrinsically, the same. The invitation to "Look in the mirror" gives every reader their own image to end the story. Potential for extending the story with mask making & role play." Maureen O'Shea, Young People's Services Librarian, Noosa www.wordwings.wix.com/publishing www.jenniferrpoulter.weebly.com www.barbdragony.com www.takarabeech.com/look-alikes Written by J.R.Poulter Illustrated by Barb Dragony Illustration and design by Takara Beech

Mama is so pretty, so clever, so mama! But sometimes mama gets the urge to reinvent herself, not always with the best results as far as her little girl is concerned. Why can't Mama see just being Mama is perfect! Picture book, 3 to 7 years, highlighting importance of roleplay, and parents/carers as role models. Review: "From the mouths of babes, this story reflects all the children who see their mothers transform themselves for their many different roles in life, but who cherish the most important role of all, being their Mama!" Adrienne T. O'Connell, B.A., Grad. Dip. Ed., taught children from outback Indigenous classrooms to multicultural city classrooms. Themes: Roleplaying; parents; bullying; body image; working mothers; childcare; family; J.R.Poulter, Multiaward winning author of over 30 books. Kat Cameron fine art hons, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. Collaborated on many art/illustrative projects, exhibited South Africa, U.S.A, Japan, Mozambique, The Netherlands, Spain.