Illustrated books for ages four to twelve
1. Do I Look Like Breakfast?
A story about a Duck and a Lion
The story in this wonderful little book is a fable set on the shores of a lake surrounded by forests. There are twenty-two animals, with human characters, trying to discover a better way to live together without conflict. Yes, they are looking for Utopia, and while on this journey they talk about the problems they encounter and how they might be solved.
The discussions are intended to prompt young readers to think about their attitude to others and relationships with friends and family. There are many humorous episodes and the events are beautifully illustrated. Once engrossed in chapter one, children and most adults cannot resist reading this little book to its peaceful END.
Do I Look Like Breakfast can be ordered here from Amazon.
2. Do I Look Like Lunch?
The Adventures of Rocco Raccoon and His Friends
Rocco Raccoon and his friends, a deer, a crow, and a rabbit are tired of being hunted down, trapped, or shot at. They decide to look for greener pastures and go on a long voyage into the open spaces of NorthEast Georgia. You will find the map of their journey inside the book. Bella Pork, a sweet, pot-bellied pig, joins them when she overhears her owners discussing delicious pork sausage.
Rocco is also spurred on by his hope to find Ruffy, his lost BFF (Best Friend Forever) The journey is dangerous and fraught with hazards. Are they going to succeed and will Rocco and Ruffy meet again?
Do I Look Like Lunch can be ordered from Amazon here.
3. Memoirs of a Barnyard Chicken
A reminder that Animals are much more than just Drumsticks and Cold Cuts
As the daring leader of a group of animals at Holland House, she lives a charmed and dangerous life and in this memoir, Speckles, the head Chicken, tells it all, She speaks frankly of the many dangers and aggravations she is subjected to at the hands, paws, and jaws of some of the other farm occupants.
Somewhat grudgingly she also finds space on these pages to tell us about the many pleasures and good times they all enjoy on this very unusual farm. There are Bartel and Rita, the farmers, Chester and Leo, the standard poodles, and Gorky, the pot-bellied pig, who is her best friend. All ends well after a large bear joins the fray uninvited and soon becomes part of the Happy Holland House family.
Memoirs of a Barnyard Chicken can be ordered here from Amazon.
4. I Wonder Why?
A to Z Fables with Philosophical Twists
“Why? Why? Why?” Asks the child “Because,” answers the parent. But that is no answer that will satisfy the inquisitive mind of our natural Philosopher. “I wonder why?” persists the child, as he walks away with a puzzled look. This scenario is all too common to parents and educators. This book is about finding answers, and the fables in this book are written to evoke many questions, questions that can be explored together to maybe find some answers.
“I Wonder Why?” is the fourth children’s book by the author, Lea Thorecke, who has been a Special Ed teacher for over forty years in the USA and Europe.
This is what the well-known educator, Curtis Bradford Ph.D. had to say about this little book: “Reading stories from I Wonder Why, one is impressed by their unique style and contents, well calculated to charm eager young minds, and by their power to evoke naive, yet persistent questioning: such as, what and how one knows and why and how one should behave in any given situation. I am delighted to endorse this little book for use at home and in the classroom.”
I Wonder Why? Can be obtained from Amazon here.
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Reading is fun and even Dogs sometimes ask, I Wonder Why?