Chip's Absolutely Awesome Birthday Wish is the first in a series of books dealing with the way children live in different countries. An adventure story about a secret wish Chip has, and how his wish becomes reality. In each book of the series the primary character illustrates, in humorous animal characters, how he or she lives, goes to school, sports and games they like, and secret wishes they have. Before the story ends that character will meet the character of the next book. Each book will have a website including songs, money denominations, common phrases in the language of that country, a photo album of real pictures from that country and recipes of simple common foods loved by the children there. Children will also be able to email characters in the books and get responses.

Two young South African village children become detectives to solve the mystery of the missing honey from the local store and help return the honey thief safely to the wild. The illustrated story is written in Tswana and English.

"The Bold Eagle" is an exceptional little book telling the story of NINE ELEVEN. This historic story is told in a sensitive tone while revealing the events that did surround the national tragedy in the United States of America. Written in the form of a children's book, this political satire recounts the events of 9/11. While the story unfolds so to do the tears of nations in remembrance of those who lost their lives that fall morning and those who continue to uphold the fight for freedom; in both life and death. The story, as told through the lives of fictional characters, recounts the realism of the tragic events that occurred on September 11, 2001. Unraveled in a gentle teaching tone "The Bold Eagle" offers a unique method of reaching children and adults alike in coming to terms with the flood of unanswered questions and hunger for emotional comfort needed in our post NINE ELEVEN era. It is the hope of the author to inspire generations and nations to hold fast to what is good and always set the strength of love far beyond the strength of hate.

God Bless Democracy

Lattie's doctor parents have taken her across the world to Transkei, South Africa for the summer. This land is full of people who speak a rhythmic language very different from her own. She's lonely and doesn't think there is anything for her to do until she goes on her "run of discovery" and finds a rich world, full of new and exciting things.

Even though Salvador is mayor of the town, he still has to go to school. This day he is grumpy and hungry.

In adventures at school, Salvador rescues a baby chick and brings it home.

Then he has a good idea!

After all, he is mayor of Salvadorro. He can declare whatever he wants. At a big meeting, Salvador declares a chicken must be in every yard for laying eggs.

Then boys and girls could have egg sopapillas with honey for breakfast before school.

People of Salvadorro love his idea. Children would no longer be hungry.

One day a total stranger enters her life. He is a European businessman that has befriended Duangkaew's aunt. He makes a great impression during a brief visit to Duangkaew's school when he visits all the English foreign language classes. Then he is drawn into a scheme to start a shrimp farm. In his own way he tries to assist Duangkaew in expanding her world beyond the local village.

There is a major flood that occurs and the families in the village suffer great losses. The shrimp farm is washed away. The American businessman returns to the village to find his investment is literally in the ocean. He takes a dramatic step to assist Duangkaew and her family and give the young girl hope for the future.

The text includes approximately 30 commonly used words that are always displayed in the Thai language.

Uncle Ole's Party is the story of a large, eccentric family who travel deep into the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia to a remote fishing camp in an effort to cheer up a cowboy Uncle who's wife has just died. Uncle Ole has forgotten how to smile, and he throws himself an unorthodox party in an effort to remember how it feels to have fun.

The Perfect Gift tells the story of two cats home alone on Christmas Eve who receive a visit from God. During this visit, one of the cats, Sam, is completely humbled by God's presence and soon realizes that he himself is not the king of kings as previously thought. In exchange for his hardened heart, Sam receives the gift of a new one along with a desire to live the way God had intended for him all along. The transformation in Sam is so extraordinary and complete that he is never the same after that night. He immediately begins a new life of joy and freedom through serving others.

Funny Bone Books are meant to entertain and educate children from ages three to six years old. We want to give the highlights of each state, through the travels of Alfred, an elephant, and his good friend Mr. Monocle. They experience different geographical phenomena, historical landmarks and they witness different cultures. our goal is to show the greatness of this nation through words and illustrations.

Other books in the series:

Alfred Visits New York City

Alfred Visits South Dakota

This is a delightful story about a young girl in Burkina Faso, West Africa, whose village doesn't have water. Her village debates the merits of making an earthen dam and later decides to build one together. Aminata and her friends work on the dam and experience the challenges and joys of working with the village. Later, a crocodile comes to live in their pond because it has become a viable water source. The illustrations for this book were done by a young man, Michel Tioye, who lives in an area similar to that of the story. They are realistic illustrations, representing houses, villages and dress of the Lobi people of Burkina Faso. The author, Carol Shenk Bornman, and her husband enjoyed living in this region of Burkina Faso for three years while working in water resource development.