Dear ___________,

Santa here again! Hoooooo Hoooooo Ho!!!

I know it's been awhile since I've written but I thought I'd drop you a line and ask a little favor from you.

You know the Easter Bunny right?

Well, see, he's a REALLY good friend of mine and he promised to make me some REALLY special Easter eggs this year. He's making me special Easter eggs because we're celebrating the anniversary of our friendship. It's the 500th year since we met!

That's right! 500 years ago, when he was just a teenie weenie little bunny we met for the very first time!

Now I know right now you're probably saying, "No way! A bunny can't live for 500 years!"

Hoooooooooooo Hooooooooooooo Hooooooooo!!!

But that's why I knew our meeting was very important! Here, let me tell you the WHOLE story!

It was the year 1503 AD and it was New Years Eve. I had met with Old Man Time to see the New Year come in. Jack Frost, and Mother Goose met us in the clouds above London, England as well. And thank goodness there was one other being hovering above the city with us. The Tooth Fairy!

That's right! The Tooth Fairy!

Right away I know you're going to start giggling and shriek, "The Tooth Fairy? Why was the Tooth Fairy so important?"

Hooooo Hooooo Ho!

Well first of all let me tell you the Tooth Fairy is a very important person! Did you know that when he slips quietly into your room in the night that any monsters under your bed or in your closet scatter away in fear? Sure! They have teeth! Big sharp teeth! And the Tooth Fairy loves to hunt the monsters and pull a few of their teeth for trophies!

More importantly though, he not only leaves you some money when he takes your old tooth from under your pillow, he also makes absolutely sure your adult tooth is going to grow. Otherwise you'd be toothless! Hooooo Hooooo Ho!

Anyway! That night it was a good thing he was there because while we were watching 1503, all old and tarnished leave and 1504 all young and brilliant come in the Tooth Fairy got a call!

Nooooooo! He didn't have a cell phone! Hooooooo Hooooo Hooo!!

As is the way with many of us magical beings a star began to blink in a particular rhythm so he knew the call was for him. So he waved his wand and the image of the Supreme Fairy appeared on the star's surface.

"Hey Toothy!", the Supreme Fairy quipped. "I hate to bother you on New Year's Eve but I've got one more visit for you to make tonight."

The Tooth Fairy replied, "No problem boss! That's my job. Give me the directions."

Much to all of our surprise the tooth Toothy had to pick up was that of a baby bunny's.

Surprised? Oh sure! Baby bunnies and other animals get visits from the Tooth Fairy too, but they get carrots, or cabbage or something they would like.

Well, I knew that Toothy wanted to get back in time to see the New Year come all the way in so I offered to give him a ride there and back on my sleigh. I mean, he's fast but nine reindeer are much faster! Hooooo Hooooo Ho!!!

But before we could leave much to our surprise, Old Man Time got a call from his office and was told he MUST go with us! His secretary informed him that the very same young bunny that had lost a baby tooth that day was to get a special gift! The gift of long life! The little bunny was going to become a magical being like the rest of us.

In a time when the world makes it easy for us to turn against other cultures, we are challenged to open our minds to a simple story of a boy with a good heart, a good friend, and a solid belief system that helps him to make his way to a life greater than he had ever imagined. The story of Salim, a young Arab boy, and his faithful companion, a smiling camel named Sandy Claws, teaches us that personal values, hard work, and perseverance are success qualities that cross all cultural boundaries.

This enjoyable journey takes us to a magical land cull of personal challenge, intriguing encounters, and enduring friendships. It teaches us to believe in something and to have faith in the path we have chosen.

The book is about Ken, a young man and his dog Spot. Spot is a six year old Border Collie. But a Collie with a difference, and that difference is he can talk to Ken.

They live in the Northeast of England where the story takes place. A place that is steeped in Roman History. With forts dating back to 100 A.D. A Roman wall built by the emperor Hadrian that runs right across the country from the East Coast to the West Coast, and as famous as the Great Wall of China.

Ken and Spot get on the trail of a gang that has cheated and threatened a local farmer out of his farm. After he accidentally found in one of his fields, a burial site for a famous Roman citizen who had come to take over the running of "Arbiea Fort" a Roman Garrison on the Lawe Top.

Ken suspectsthe gang is plundering two Roman ships that were wrecked just off the coast, of all their treasure.

His suspicions are aroused even further, when Spot discovers a secret cave that the gang is using as a base to dive on the wrecks.

      Prince Elwin goes on another quest in command of two new recruits. As they travel toward the Haunted Bridge they become lost in the mountains.
      Meanwhile, Filo the Fixer and his companion Buddie the Wortdog work to create a powered wagon, using the power of the great crystal in a smaller form.
      Elwin and his patrol meet a caravan on a lonely road. This caravan is traveling back home to Wind City after a trading trip. Elwin meets Ruckles Bisque and driver and his niece Lady Skylene. The caravan is attacked by a band of creatures called mudslingers. These creatures like to throw mudballs at caravans, to try to get them dirty. The creatures are driven off by one of the new recruites, who hits the mudballs back at the mudslingers. Elwin and his companions travel to the bridge, and overcome the old man, who disappears mysteriously, leaving in his place, all of the treasure that he has taken from past travelers. How can Elwin get this treasure to Squatland, so he can return the treasure to its rightful owners? Filo the Fixer arrives in the powered wagin and transports all to Squatland.

Hilda was a sweet little witch. She let the bad influences of prejudice mislead her. Thank goodness for the friendly old man. He reminds her that good and kind people still exist in the world. He saves her just in time. Hilda is very generous in granting his wish. What an awesome way to be remembered.

Only the child tends her flower properly, and in doing so, she learns the secret to happiness, love and a heart that's whole. And that is, that in the end we can only hope to possess what we give away.

As the candy maker's daughter announces her engagement to Nicholas, her father makes her a beautiful candy bonnet to count down the days to her wedding. One piece of candy is to be eaten daily until all that is left are the ribbons and bows. The bonnet shall then be worn as she rehearses her wedding vows. Each day Anna opens the cedar chest where the bonnet is kept and eats one piec candy. When she opens the chest one day, she discovers the bonnet is missing. With great sadness, the engagement is called off. As the candy maker is so troubled by his daughter's sadness, he stops making the candy and closes the shop. Read on to discover what happened to the bonnet. Who is the mystery man that Anna will meet in the story? Will the candy shop ever reopen?

The Bird and the Magic Ring: the discovery of a magic ring leads two boys to an unexpected adventure.

Mr. Moon: a charming fable about why the Moon changes shape.

The Day the Sun Stayed in Bed: find out what the sun does on a cloud-filled rainy day!

Why Anansi Never Fails! features 10 fun and exciting animal stories to help students overcome obstacles to learning. Issues such as a fear of failure, “I can’tism”, not asking for help, distraction, and others often hinder students from reaching their full learning potential. This book helps kids identify and address issues that hinder them.

Along with identifying obstacles and their consequences, each story also offers ideas for students to unlock the treasures learning offers. It helps kids learn how to use their goals, pay attention, ask for help, learn with a team, and many other skills important to learning. With a Master’s degree in Education from the University of Illinois and over 20 years' experience as a teacher and professional storyteller, author James Culver’s personal and professional experiences with students taught him that many learning obstacles students experience come from within. “When students get past ideas and attitudes that get in the way, they can be the great learners they are naturally and overcome obstacles outside of themselves as well,” Culver says.

This volume of 10 stories highlights Anansi the Spider and animals from around the world. Students are challenged to answer questions about geography, math and about the animals involved in the stories. “The questions give readers the chance to flex their learning muscles,” says Culver.

In a faraway land there exists the village kingdom of Squatland. The people of Squatland are short and plump. The Great Crystal, that powers the Kingdom is growing dim. King Grunnion secures the help of a gnome living under the castle. This gnome called Filo the Fixer and his companion Buddie the Wortdog create a machine to rotate the crystal back to life. But no one in Squatland is big enough to operate the machine. King Grunnion sends his son on a quest to find a giant.

Guinevere is a young girl whose mother teaches medieval history and has told Guinevere many stories about knights in shinning armor, Camelot and the beautiful women of those times. Guinevere has gotten enthralled with these ideas about medieval life, and starts thinking more and more, "I would love to go back there, to that gorgeous time!"

One day she hears about machines that will take you back to medieval times. She has a playhouse, and inside it she goes to work, getting all kinds of strange things that she thinks would be useful in the time machine such as an old radio, a washtub and various wires and knobs. Guinevere is someone who when things don't go well, she gets angry, she swears. Her mother said she could not swear, but one day Guinevere heard a friend of her mother's say, "Oh, Fudge!" When Guinevere heard that she asked her mother if "Oh, Fudge!" would be all right to say when she gets angry. Her mother said that would be fine, so now she says, "Oh, Fudge!" whenever she gets upset.

Her friend Freddie comes into her playhouse when she is trying to use her time machine. He comes in all excited because his father is a magician and he just got a book on magic from him that he wants to show her. In the book is a magic horse, named "Fudge." When she chases Freddie out of her playhouse and tries her time machine, it doesn't work, and she gets angry and stamps her foot three times and says, "Oh, Fudge!" and in that conjures up he magic horse, Fudge - and that is when her adventure begins!

The Adventures of Cherokee is the second in a three-volume series about horses and Indians in the mid 1850s and tells the story of two young horses who are part of a wild horse herd in Eastern Tennessee. We find out in the story that they have a uno ligo so, a special friendship. Cherokee, the young stallion seeks the answer to a vision given to him in the first book, Grandfather, The Education of Cerokee. He takes his special friend, Sunee along with him on this journey. Along the way they save the life of a child, make new friends, cross the Misissippi River.

Follow the young horses as they learn honesty, caring, respect and obedience, as well as other life lessons from Grandfather, their parents and others in the group. Experience their adventures with humans and animals as they travel west through Tennessee, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Watch for the third and final volume, Cherokee, Skin Walker, in 2006.