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A woman who is always happy feels like something is missing from her life. Now she just has to determine what that is. When the woman sees a balloon, she decides to try stripes. When that doesn’t work and she sees checkers on the floor, she goes shopping again. But when that effort fails, the woman suddenly stumbles upon a box with puppies. Now all she has to do is decide if a tiny furry creature full of unconditional love is exactly what has been missing from her life all along.

"Something’s happening. Everything looks different. The books on the shelves, the letters, they seem to be talking to me!” These were Duane’s words when he realized that something was happening in his life. He could read the words on the spines of the books as he entered the library where he was taught reading. He said, “I started to see things differently. Before, when I looked at the books on the shelves, the letters looked like a bunch of scrambled letters.

Six-year-old Connie Stuart-Anderson has recently moved to a town in upstate New York from New York City. Although she is going to miss her grandparents terribly, her mom has promised her a dog now that they have moved into a house with a big backyard. As she makes friends with Pam, a girl next door who is the very same age, Connie can hardly wait for her dream to come true.

At school, Funny Jimmy is always happy that he is funny and can make his friends laugh. Then, Funny Jimmy thinks that he could be a great clown. Does he make it in the circus? Let’s find out as we get ready to jump into Funny Jimmy’s world and have some fun!

An elegant saga with storylines across eras and family generations, set with geographical precision in both modern and Roman Portugal. A heartwarming tale of love, tragedy, loss, success, friendships, mystery, and love rediscovered for Paulo, the urbane successful architect of modern Portugal. Travel around the cities and towns, vineyards and Atlantic littoral landscapes of Portugal with Paulo and his friends and discover the magical history, culture, cuisine, and enology of this both ancient and modern country.

Fat Cat and Chickadee with Olivia Owl is a short rhyming audiobook. Olivia Owl watches as a fat cat and a chickadee develop a relationship of love and kindness. She thinks, “Fat Cat and Chickadee? What an unlikely pair”. Chickadee falls out of her nest and lands in Fat Cat’s hair. It’s a heartwarming story about an old, fat cat who helps a baby chickadee fly. The fat cat, who was somewhat of a weakling when he was just a kitten, was helped by the chickadee’s mother and will never forget her love and kindness.

On Stage at Any Age invites you as a listener or performer to step out of the confines of everyday life into a world of fun and fantasy. You'll meet diverse and intriguing characters like King Eye-Spy the fussy food guy, Lumpy Dumpy Egg, Cats and Rats with culinary skills, Bodyguard, Conscience, and more. These plays were originally written for but should not be confined to infants and primary school-aged children.

Hi, my name is Jamila Simmons. I am 36 years old. I am a mother of a 10-year-old daughter. She actually gave me the idea for the book. I put her through two years of dance classes. It is what she enjoys very much. She really loves dancing. She is really the inspiration to write this book. This book is also geared toward young children working on what they love doing but keeping focus on what is important in their young lives.

Dori Seider has been an author, teacher, music composer, and jewelry design artist. She and her husband Mac enjoy cooking and baking and their two beloved cats. This book is part of a series including Jazzy and Rhumbi in Paris and Jazzy and Rhumbi Become Chefs.

Spiritually poised in a realm of sanity comes with a mind that continuously travels extensively throughout time. As the heart accompanies, companionship becomes something so precious that words turn speechless. The heartfelt poems written throughout experiences, observations, stories and heartbreaks are the main cause of survival this soul has been.

Topsy-Turvy Boat Ride is another of Kitty and Tom’s adventures. Boat rides are serious, so with safety in mind, Betty and Al plan carefully for their curious pets’ first ride. Prone to seasickness, Betty does not go, but helps with the planning. Al is prepared and very patient. However, Kitty and Tom are curious cats that cannot sit still on the boat. Kitty and Tom learn from this adventure, even though things can get a little rocky.

This story starts with the premise that we are not our bodies. We are our souls. Our consciousness live on when we leave the Earth through death. It is only our body that decays and dies. We continue to develop our souls during each lifetime we visit the Earth and then go back to being only consciousness. In choosing a new lifetime, each soul knows there are natural Earth stages we each must endure to develop new Earth lessons.

Here are 100 actions that will enrich your life. Positive actions will make us feel good with inner joy. This is a little bit different from having fun, which can be transient. A life with a deep sense of fulfillment is what you want and this is within your reach. Start now, by picking up the habits that you aim to develop. This book is presented in a very simple manner, aiming to declutter your mind to focus on what is truly important - the action! You will be amazed by how powerful you are once you start taking the action.

In June, 1991, sitting in his hospital room contemplating cardiac bypass surgery, my father said, “Vus ich hot adorch geleibt!” (What I have lived through!). I wasn’t sure at the time if he meant his recent heart attack, but over time, especially after researching his journey, it became clear to me. I thought I knew my dad’s plight, only to realize some of his most horrible experiences were never brought to my attention.

The story of Stargazer is a reflection of my own self-discovery through a lifetime of experiences. I explore my own personal growth through a young flower sprite called Star, who begins her life hidden within the darkness and silence of the Earth. The Spirit of Light summons Star who emerges into the Garden of Asha as a beautiful Stargazer Lily.

When she is 18, Hanneke Boot discovers that painting with her mouth is easier for her than painting with her hands. Born with a muscle disease, she’s experienced a host of challenges. But she’s found her calling in art and paints everything: views, landscapes, mills, and portraits. In Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, she shares her story. Boot narrates how being born with a physical disability guarantees you will run into obstacles for life.

It has been five days since her father’s death, and Liz still feels frozen in time. Left with 21 years of memories, Liz knows that John Frederick Smith was not a perfect man or father. She loved her father, but his drinking had always been a source of resentment. As she attempts to grapple with her grief and anger, Liz returns to her memories with the hope of finding the answers she so desperately needs. Sixty-nine years earlier, little Fred Smith is born out-of-wedlock in the small town of Southport, North Carolina.

Where Tigers Flew is an emotional journey and dramatic story of escape, love, disappointment, survival, courage, and sacrifice through these autobiographical memoirs. This story is different from the majority of most stories out of China. It is a story that is not told through Chinese eyes, but through the eyes of a Eurasian girl (English Chinese), with English as her first language, being brought up in China and being discriminated against from both Eastern and Western cultures.

Blair Jones, a teacher in Brisbane, tragically discovers that her parents passed in a freak car accident the same day she got a transfer for Tara, her hometown. She must pick up the pieces and care for her younger sister, Lydia, and fears she will never have a normal life. They decide to sell and move out to Tara, leaving Blair to discover a descendant’s diary while hiding many other secrets of her abusive ex-boyfriend from Lydia.

Poems from the Heart will change your life. It is not like any other poetry book that you have listened to that has been on the book shelves before. It has the ability to make you think of life in general, no matter what situation one may be in. As it applies for the people of today and in the future, as I have made it so that my poetry continues on reaching people of all walks of life, 'til the end of time, whenever that may be.