Books with title The Amazing Voyage

Holey cheese! Join Geronimo as he returns to the Kingdom of Fantasy for a third amazing adventure!In this 320-page, full-color hardcover adventure, Geronimo returns to the Kingdom of Fantasy when he learns that the Kingdom has fallen under an endless, freezing winter and the Queen of the Fairies is in danger. Once there, Geronimo explores fantastical new lands and travels on a magical talking ship. Can Geronimo extinguish a threatening volcano in time to restore peace and springtime to the Kingdom of Fantasy? He is put to the test on this extraordinary quest!

Katie Beagle has a new summer job. But babysitting kids isn't the same as babysitting a dragon with special needs and a sassy, disabled toy lamb with a BIG personality. Katie quickly learns that believing in magic seems much easier than believing in herself (especially when a picnic turns into a big mess). But after a sudden sewing emergency teaches Katie a lesson in self-reliance, she's inspired to make a special gift for her new magical friend. After all, it's going to be a long summer, and NO lamb should ever be without some REALLY good play clothes.

A tale of talking birds, magic tricks, peppermint sticks, and an awful lot of camouflage paint, perfect for fans of Roald Dahl and Judd Winick.School isn’t easy when you’re the son of the world’s greatest stage magician, but Nathan has always managed to get along—until now. Not only is he having dodgeball problems, he’s got to sing in front of the whole school AND learn to drive a tractor. And when his father disappears during his latest world tour, it’s up to Nathan to track him down. Can he get through to the Bureau of Missing Persons? Can he escape the strange figures who keep appearing outside his window? And can he persuade a group of birds to help him get to the faraway land where his father is captive?He’d better hope so—because Nathan will have to come up with an incredible trick of his own to rescue The Amazing Q!Featuring fantastical illustrations by Marika Bailey, THE AMAZING Q is filled with humor, misdirection, and a cast of characters you’ll never forget.

A tale of talking birds, magic tricks, peppermint sticks, and an awful lot of camouflage paint, perfect for fans of Roald Dahl and Judd Winick.School isn't easy when you're the son of the world's greatest stage magician, but Nathan has always managed to get along-until now. Not only is he having dodgeball problems, he's got to sing in front of the whole school AND learn to drive a tractor. And when his father disappears during his latest world tour, it's up to Nathan to track him down. Can he get through to the Bureau of Missing Persons? Can he escape the strange figures who keep appearing outside his window? And can he persuade a group of birds to help him get to the faraway land where his father is captive? He'd better hope so-because Nathan will have to come up with an incredible trick of his own to rescue The Amazing Q!Featuring fantastical illustrations by Marika Bailey, THE AMAZING Q is filled with humor, misdirection, and a cast of characters you'll never forget.

Displaced by war and conflict, a refugee family sets out on a voyage into the unknown. Told in only a few words (one word per page) this is the powerful story of a family fleeing their war-torn country and making a dangerous trip across the ocean to a new life in a new land. ‘Chaos’ begins the story, as the family escapes. ‘Wild’ is the midway point, as the small boat battles through a storm. ‘Companion’ marks the sighting of a whale that briefly keeps them company as their voyage continues. ‘Beauty’ is the sight of a green, beautiful land ahead of them. ‘Safe’ is the beginning of their new life in their new home. Simple, yet evocative, The Voyage gives new meaning to the phrase "a picture is worth a thousand words," as Robert Vescio’s sparse text and Andrea Edmond’s beautiful illustrations encourage young readers to create their own background story and thus identify more deeply with the plight of refugees and those less fortunate.

In this delightful picture book, a small duck finds himself in a place full of unusual creatures who speak an unfamiliar language. Eventually, he meets an animal whose big feet are just like his own. And with a friend by his side, he soon can feel at home. First published in Norway in 2012, this deceptively simple book about adapting to new situations will appeal to children who are just starting school or daycare, children who are about to move to a new home, or children who are learning a new language. The illustrations are gently humorous, while the simple text affirms the importance of knowing who you are and being open to change. Without making unrealistic promises, this story reassures children that, with time, they can adapt to any new environment and make new friends to explore it with. And if, as happens to the little duck in this story, those new friends have to leave, the child, like the little duck, will be able to greet the next wave of newcomers with compassion and generosity.

Chester Chipmunk is busy foraging for nuts for his wife and five adorable children when, in the blink of an eye, a terrifying black-and-white monster springs out from a bush and turns his world upside down! After Freckle the hungry cat snatches Chester in her powerful jaws and carries him into her home, the terrified chipmunk wonders if he will have the strength to escape the monster and find his way back home. As Freckle loosens her grip, Chester frees himself and dashes into what he hopes is a good hiding place. Now Chester must somehow avoid Freckle and other scary beasts in order to stay alive. But his mission to get home may be more challenging than he ever imagined. In this delightful childrens story with an uplifting message of hope, a brave little chipmunk must find a way to escape a hungry cat so he can return home to his loving family.

Age Range: 6-8 | Series: Lamby Lambpants and FriendsLamby's FIRST magical playroom adventure! Katie Beagle has a new summer job. But babysitting kids isn't the same as babysitting a dragon with special needs and a sassy, disabled toy lamb with a BIG personality. Katie quickly learns that believing in magic seems much easier than believing in herself (especially when a picnic turns into a big mess). But after a sudden sewing emergency teaches Katie a lesson in self-reliance, she's inspired to make a special gift for her new magical friend. After all, it's going to be a long summer, and NO lamb should ever be without some REALLY good play clothes.

Age Range: 6-8 | Series: Lamby Lambpants and FriendsLamby's FIRST Exciting Magical Playroom Adventure! Katie Beagle has a new summer job. Babysitting kids isn't the same as babysitting a dragon with special needs and a sassy, disabled toy lamb with a BIG personality. Katie quickly learns that believing in magic seems much easier than believing in herself (especially when a picnic turns into a big mess). But after a sudden sewing emergency teaches Katie a lesson in self-reliance, she's inspired to make a special gift for her new magical friend. After all, it's going to be a long summer, and NO lamb should ever be without some REALLY good play clothes. Beautifully illustrated, fun-to-read out loud picture book for early readers. Q&A with Picture Book Author D. Byron PattersonQ: Byron, tell us about this world and the characters in this story?A: I created this lamb character a few years ago. I gave him a unique voice and a playful, imaginative world. I surrounded him with a group of lovable disabled misfits, some real (like Jonesy the Chinese puppy dragon) and some brought to life (like Lamby's best friend Snout). I fell in love with the idea of wounded little magical beings striving to overcome fears, prejudices and doubts around their physical or emotional disabilities. Everyone in Lamby's world is damaged or broken in some way, and they learn to trust and support one another as they become better souls. I mean, that's the large hidden part of the iceberg; the stuff ABOVE surface is just a LOT of silly, sweet and funny goings-on. I do my best not to hit readers over the head with obvious messages about one thing or another. The messages are there BECAUSE of the story and not the other way around. Kids are much smarter than that.Q: So, how DO you write about a dragon with special needs? Isn't that kind of taboo?A: What, is it taboo because I'm writing about a fictional mentally-disabled Chinese dragon and not a fictional human being? Having flaws is part of the human experience. Kids are humans without much experience, but they're not stupid. You just need to write those stories with young, vulnerable characters THEY can relate to. For my particular Chinese dragon, I focus on his actions and emotions affecting others around him. Jonesy is a tender-hearted, puppy-like Chinese dragon who truly believes he can fly (even though he falls when he tries). He never gives up, never stops trying, but his behavior is borderline obsessive. As the characters around Jonesy learn how best to care for and about him, so do young readers. That kind of learning won't necessarily happen neatly or within a single story. In some cases, yes, but as an independent publisher, we're comfortable taking time to build things properly. We have quite a lot of stories to publish this year alone. Q: Then why publish a sequel story before you publish the first in a series?A: Don't ask me -- it's just how they come out. The Amazing (and Mostly True) Story of How Lamby Got His Pants is the first, more or less, in the Lamby Lambpants world. I've known Lamby's history for so long that I had trouble crafting a story that felt real. Yes, The Incredible Flying Jonesy is a follow-up to the story of Lamby's first pair of pants, but so what? Think about each person's life as a long series of stories. We mostly come in and out of each other's stories in the middle places and then play catch up. Q: What would you like readers to take from your stories? A: That life is fun and magical when you surround yourself with the right people. That you are NEVER as broken as you think you are. That finding the courage to be yourself comes when you honestly accept your flaws and imperfections without shame. And that self-esteem is not an automatic entitlement, but something that is EARNED through acts of charity, compassion and love.

Kane and Kaylee, the notorious "K" pirates, spend their days flying their magic ship all over outer space looking for star sparkles and food--lots of food. So when their ship crash lands on a moon made of candy, you would think they'd be in heaven.But someone else has landed there too--Claire and her crew of "C" pirates. Claire isn't willing to share so much as a single peppermint with anyone--certainly not with pirates whose names start with "K."However, not all of Claire's crew feels the same way. With the help of the inventive Cash, can Kane and Kaylee help to show Claire that being different isn't all that bad--that in fact, sometimes being different is downright amazing?Join the "C" and "K" crews on their zany, outer space adventure to find out.

Everything is going fine for Olivia on the U. S. S. Wrightstaff, or as well as could be expected with two annoying interns and a Sherlock Holmes for companions. The sea is deep, the sky is blue - life is beautiful! That is, until people start disappearing. It's just a matter of time before Olivia suspects an ill plot behind the mysteries that begin to arise out of the ship's controls. What seemed at first to be a benign issue in the engine room quickly escalates into a full-fledged conspiracy on board. Faced with a rock or a hard place, Olivia must decide whether to fight for her life or her country in this seafaring tale of suspense and intrigue.