Books with title Sassafras Tales: Book II: The Book of Nice

Book II, "The Book of Nice" is a draw your own pictures book, with a blank page after each chapter where creative kids to draw their own pictures. "The Book of Nice" is based on the Golden Rule: Treat others like you want them to treat you. It is written for elementary school readers. In “The Book of Nice”, Hezzra-The-Centipede regains his sight from the Evil Ruby. The Ruby gives him firesight too. Skeetle-The-Beetle is rescued from a deep hole by Mother ‘Possum. Skeetle, Duke, and Hezzra have a final battle in the Crystal Cave where Hezzra almost dies. Queeny puts Witch Hazel leaves on Hezzra’s wounds. Grandfather Beetle gets lost. After Christmas, rain floods The United Acres of Sassafras . Then snow and ice cover everything. Ms. Persnickety Fox tells Red-tailed Hawk to steal Skeetle’s magic backpack. Inside is “The Book of Nice.” The Tal-wees plan to invade The United Acres of Sassafras on killer bees. Two Tal-wees change from mean to nice. The magic backpack and “The Book of Nice” save the United Acres of Sassafras on Earth Day. Praecher-The-Spirit-of-Peace blesses The United Acres of Sassafras.

“Sassafras Tales”: In Book I, "The United Acres of Sassafras," Duke-The-Chameleon is dropped on the lawn of Queeny’s Limestone Palace by a goldfinch on migration. Duke-The-Chameleon changes colors according to his surroundings and emotions. When Duke is sad, he goes to his crying rock, turns blue, and plays his harmonica. He turns bright red when he is agitated or angry. Skeetle-The-Beetle has a magic backpack that rattles when it has something important in it. The outlandish whims of Queeny-The-Mouse send Skeetle and Duke on a scary adventure to The Black Mud Swamp to fetch a ruby for her tiara. Hezzra-The-Centipede is Duke's enemy. He crawls on the ceiling of the dungeon and pricks Duke's feet as he takes orders from the queen. When Skeetle and Duke get to The Black Mud Swamp, they find a group of bullfrogs who play Tic, Tac, Toe on the lily pads all day long. Skeetle and Duke must solve a riddle before Babble-The-Bullfrog will tell them how to get to The Ruby Chamber. The Ruby is guarded by Winter-The-Black-Widow-Spider. The Ruby has an evil power that almost destroys everyone in The United Acres of Sassafras.

Book II: "The Book of Nice" draw your own pictures book full of adventure, fantasy, humor, mystery, and just plain fun. The drawings in Sassafras Tales are by Kate Brown. She has included blank pages throughout her books for creative kids to draw their own pictures. It is an exciting experience for children to express their concept of the interesting characters in Sassafras Tales. They will not be disappointed with this treat. The Book of Nice is based on "The Golden Rule." Treat others like you want them to treat you. Skeetle and Duke's adventures continue when Hezzra-The-Centipede regains his sight from the evil Ruby. The Ruby gives him fire-sight too. Skeetle-The-Beetle is rescued from a deep hole by Mother 'Possum. Skeetle, Duke, and Hezzra have a final battle in the Crystal Cave where Hezzra almost dies. Queeny puts Witch Hazel leaves on Hezzra's wounds. Grandfather Beetle gets lost and ends up in Tal-wee Territory where he is put in prison by the mean, greedy Tal-wees. Grandfather escapes. After Christmas, rain floods The United Acres of Sassafras. Then snow and ice cover everything. Mrs. Persnickety Fox tells Red-tailed Hawk to steal Skeetle's magic backpack. Inside is "The Book of Nice." The Tal-wees plan to invade the U.A.S. on killer bees. Two Tal-wees change from mean to nice. The magic backpack and "The Book of Nice" save The United Acres of Sassafras on Earth Day. Praecher, the spirit of peace, blesses The United Acres of Sassafras.