This book is an illustrated poem about a jungle elephant who just couldn't get enough peppermint to satisfy himself. He continually ate and daydreamed about it. No matter where he was or what he was doing, he could not get his mind off of peppermint.

The pictures are very vibrant and beautifully illustrated. The poem is funny and will appeal to young children and they will love the unusual ending.

The story begins with a little baby iguana who wanders out in the wild away from his mom and dad. He suddenly becomes lost and he's so afraid - darkness falls upon him and he is all alone.

After a long journey he discovers that in this world there are all sorts of beautiful things!

Something from afar captures his attention - twinkling lights, lots of twinkling lights! What could that be? Getting a little closer he sees a series of beautifully decorated houses with many colored Christmas lights! What should he do now? Where should he go?

He must make a decision and it must be the right one! There are obstacles in his way! He makes a choice... and then, his adventures begin!

Read bout how he experiences friendship with furry animals, swims in the pool, photo-shoot sessions, potty training, bath time and much much more in:

The True Adventures of My Friend "Iggy!":
Iggy Looks for a Home
Iggy Finds a Home
Iggy Meets the Boys
Iggy Meets Mocha
Once upon Iggy's Potty
Iggy Goes for a Swim
Iggy Gets a Hat
A Visit from Grandma and Grandpa
Bedtime for Iggy
The Holidays with Iggy

On Sunday December 3, 1995 readers of Canada's largest newspaper The Toronto Daily Star opened it to page 3 to find a large colour picture of a happy couple and their dog with the headline: "Dog beats odds in 36-day odyssey". Actually, the length of time he was missing was 39 days - more than 5 1/2 weeks. This is the story of how Dylan, a shy young Welsh Springer Spaniel, who had been boarded in Toronto while his owners were in South Africa, eluded capture and worked his way westwards to Oakville... until he was re-united with the author in a dramatic ending worthy of a Disney movie. It's a tale that has been recounted many times but now for the first time appears in print, complete with illustrations by the author's son, Peter, a classical animator at Nelvana. Dylan's Endeavour will resonate with any animal owner who has lost a beloved pet.

The Trouble with Harry is a true story about Harry the cat. Born to a stray cat in Greece, on the island of Aegina, Harry was sick and almost blind when he was rescued and looked after by various people on the island. When two young Canadian women visited Greece, they fell in love with Harry and decided to take him home with them. Harry loved Canada and his life there; he loved to climb on people's laps; he loved to smell flowers; he loved to roam in the back yard. Though technically blind, he probably saw shadows and shapes of things. But he coped so well with his lack of eyesight, it was hard to believe sometimes that he couldn't see. He could always find a friendly lap to climb up on; he would turn his face to the sun to feel its warmth; he loved to roam in the back yard and smell the flowers and roll around in the grass. You could say that he was one lucky cat but as Kathryn once said: "We were the lucky ones." Harry lived happily with his human friends for eight years until he died in 2003. This story is dedicated to him. He is also featured on a number of animal welfare brochures published in Athens, Greece, by the Society for the Protection of Stray Animals.

For years, I have listened to teachers say that they cannot find books that are appropriate for children with special needs. The children with whom I work have difficulty understanding and processing information. If the facts are embedded in a long story, the children have difficulty learning the information being presented.

I have often thought about writing books that teachers could use for each classroom theme. I wanted the books to teach the children the important information in a fun, direct way so they could remember it. I finally decided to write a book for the children at school that was inspired by my play with my own daughter, and this is it! Although A Cow, A Horse, and Their Friends, Of Course! was designed for children with special needs, it can be enjoyed by all children of all ages, and adults, too!

The illustrator has done a fantastic job of bringing the words to life through her illustrations. The children can try to predict the verses just by looking at the pictures!

This book provides educational information so that children can learn while having fun. There will be more to follow if you like this one!

A Cow, A Horse, and Their Friends, Of Course! can help all children learn required kindergarten and first grade material in the areas of English Language Arts and Science. This book can be used to help children understand rhyming words and beginning sounds and to identify words. The children can learn to provide attributes (descriptive words) for living things and to sort by category (farm animals). Children can learn to ask and answer questions, identify the author and illustrator, recall details, and re-tell a story.

Happy reading! I hope you enjoy the book! Thank you for your interest! Remember to look for the hidden duck on each page!

This book gives you the inside scoop on what a puppy is really feeling when he leaves his "Birth Mother" and siblings and begins a new life with his adoptive parents. Soon, Murphy catches on to the training procedures and the fun of being an important member of a loving family. Murphy tests his new parents at first, but he learns that they are all working together to make their lives a rewarding experience. It's all all about love.

In the next book (Murphy's Tale II) Murphy's heart is broken... Sister moves away! Murphy swims after ducks and chases geese. Murphy loves to "go bye bye in the car". Christmas excitement with family. A dachshund's life is good!

To purchase Murphy's Tale at a lower price including "Murphy's Signature" go to www.murphystale.com

This Koala is a picture book with a twist, featuring easy to read, rhyming text for young readers, plus fun factoids for the more experienced ones. These factoids are designed to not only encourage a shared reading experience, but to also satisfy a child's endless curiosity about the subject matter. Skip has created what's sure to be a new family favourite, with beautiful illustrations done the old-fashioned way.

Two cats came into the lives of a family that never had cats before. As they live and interact with the family, the personalities began to come through. It seems that love begins to grow between the cats and the family. And as a bonus, it seems as though a sense of humor develops between the cats and family.

Dear Friends of Animals,

Welcome to the wonderful world of cats. Coco & Buddy is a delightful children's book that will draw you into their world, have you thinking their thoughts and talking to these furry little Siamese friends. Coco & Buddy is 16 pages long and is beautifully illustrated with forty-three colour photographs of two wonderful pets and their interactions with people and each other. It's a great book or gift for animal lovers. Order the book from Trafford Publishing 1-888-232-4444 or online at orders@trafford.com

Sincerely,
George Simon

Joshua tells the story of a baby parrot and what happens to him as he grows and finds a new home. The books as color photos of Joshua and his brother in the early stages of development and as they grow their feathers. It is an educational as well as an entertaining book for both parents and children. This book is the first in a series telling the story of how a baby parrot grows, finds a home, learns to eat and share and grow.

The book Dinomike and Tzeasaura Find a Plesiosaur was originally written for my niece Tzeamara Goddard to describe how I discovered a plesiosaur fossil. The real fossil, named the "Baldwin Plesiosaur" was discovered near the town of Center, Nebraska one very cold December morning. At the time I was looking for fossils, but hardly thought I would find anything as big as a plesiosaur. Only a few miles away I had found sharks? teeth on an earlier hunt and would have been happy finding a few at this location. The plesiosaur vertebrae turned out to be the only fossils I found that day. Over the next year the location yielded many more fossils including belemnites, ammonites, fish, mosasuar bones and few mollusk shell. The Baldwin plesiosaur is only about 70 million years old, making it one of the earliest known discoveries of a long-necked plesiosaur. After writing this book, I visited my niece and we went fossil hunting together near Folkstone, England. She helped me find many belemnites and ammonite fossils. Alas, we did not find a plesiosaur.

The book, Dinomike and Tzeasaura Find a Plesiosaur educates children about what real fossils look like and describes how they are found. Dinomike explains to Tzeasaura about how the world must have been about 100 million years ago. The book is scientific from the standpoint that Dinomike uses evidence to describe the world a long time ago and all the fossils described could easily be found from that time period. Dinomike explains how fossils are good evidence that the world is always changing.

The illustrations represent what different fossil looks like. The fossil illustrations are followed by an illustration of what the animal might have looked like. As the story progresses, Paleobob enters the story. Paleobob is a paleontologist who explains to Tzeasaura more about fossils and answers some of her questions. As with all significant discoveries, when some one finds what appears to be a large vertebrate fossil, some one needs to call in the professional paleontologist.

The book includes a glossary at the end to help children with the long names. Drawings with the animals labeled are included so that children can match the fossil to the animal and the name with the picture. Adults and children will find Dinomike and Tzeasaura Find a Plesiosaur to be both entertaining and educational. Children who are interested in dinosaurs or fossils should really enjoy this book.

The unique pictures encourage the parent or teacher to help the child act out the book's concepts in a fun activity for everyone.

This book is an understanding on how Yoga was developed.

Babu is a darling little dog, very loving and fluffy. He loves to play hide and seek,with toys and with Balloons and loves to eat pizza and all kind of raw human food. He loves to rest and sleep in his crate. But best of all, he loves to stretch after a good nap. His stretches have names: "downward dog and upward dog."

And that is how the different Yoga poses where born, by observing how animals stretch and relax.

Yoga for children is a good way for them to stretch and relax while they pretend to be different animals. They will feel the difference afterwards by feeling more relaxed and centered. Teachers have told me that they really can feel the difference in the children after they had a Yoga class with me.

There will be a whole series of Babu the Yoga dog books after this first one, with more stories about Babu and more Yoga poses. There will also be more workbooks, Cd's and a video about Yoga for children.

This half-wild dog has many escapades trying to learn how to live in a completely strange environment while he gets comfortable with his new family. No longer does he forage for his own food in the garbage pit. No longer will he fear people. No longer must he endlessly scratch his flea bites. Of course, he can no longer run wild and free with other dogs, but he quickly bonds with his new family where he finds lots of love and care.

"Alaska's" first year of growing up in Malawi shows the Malawian lifestyle, culture and topography. His adventures include having his first bath, going to the veterinarian, slipping through the fence to play with a pretty girl dog, eating forbidden chicken, getting dipped for fleas and visiting Lake Malawi, the third largest lake in Africa.

Almost everyone loves animals. Queenie and Wobbles is the heartwarming true story of two animals who met by accident and became good friends. The story will teach children some important lessons like caring for each other and treating animals and humans with respect. The story has a wonderful happy ending that will make virtually every child happy.

Seldom do humans have the opportunity to witness how animals interact. The true story of Queenie and Wobbles is one such rare occasion. The book includes actual pictures taken during the brief , but important, encounter between these interesting animals. The children in your family will fall in love with Queenie and her little friend.

All of us are exposed to the wild side of the animal kingdom virtually every day on numerous television programs. Most of us question whether our younger children should be seeing all of this violence. The story of Queenie and Wobbles illustrates how animals can have true caring feelings for each other. The actual pictures show this without question.

The author originally wrote this book for his three granddaughters. However, when his family and friends began reading the story to their children, it was obvious that it should be shared with others. You and your family will enjoy this uplifting true life adventure.