Joleen is a beautiful but sad little cloud. She longs to have friends. She has travelled around the world to many special places. But whenever she finds children playing, they shoo her away. Who wants a cloud hanging around when you just want to have fun? Joleen goes to her mother and father upset that she has no friends, but her father reminds her that clouds have a special purpose. Joleen needs to remember that and be proud of who she is. Thinking on her father’s words, Joleen comes to understand that it is more important to be who you are than spend time worrying about what others think of you. Just being yourself can make you stronger than you ever imagined!

Joleen is a beautiful but sad little cloud. She longs to have friends. She has travelled around the world to many special places. But whenever she finds children playing, they shoo her away. Who wants a cloud hanging around when you just want to have fun? Joleen goes to her mother and father upset that she has no friends, but her father reminds her that clouds have a special purpose. Joleen needs to remember that and be proud of who she is. Thinking on her father’s words, Joleen comes to understand that it is more important to be who you are than spend time worrying about what others think of you. Just being yourself can make you stronger than you ever imagined!

Adelaide Proctor is a young woman with her head in the clouds, longing for a real-life storybook hero to claim as her own. But when a husband-hunting debacle leaves her humiliated, she interviews for a staid governess position on a central Texas sheep ranch and vows to leave her romantic yearnings behind. When Gideon Westcott left his privileged life in England to make a name for himself in America's wool industry, he never expected to become a father overnight. And five-year-old Isabella hasn't uttered a word since she lost her mother. The unconventionality of the new governess concerns Gideon--and intrigues him at the same time. But he can't afford distractions. He has a ranch to run, a shearing to oversee, and a suspicious fence-cutting to investigate. When Isabella's uncle comes to claim the child--and her inheritance--Gideon and Adelaide must work together to protect Isabella from the man's evil schemes. And soon neither can deny their growing attraction. But after so many heartbreaks, will Adelaide be willing to get her head out of the clouds and put her heart on the line?

Have you ever wondered where Dragons came from and how they lived? What they are really like and if they are still around? Ever wonder if aliens have ever landed here? And if so, where are they now? Ever wonder why we are really here, what we are doing to ourselves, or where we are heading? Have you eaten fried chicken lately and wondered what it would be like to be the chicken? Ever wonder what would happen if the chicken had an equal say in the matter? Do you ever wonder what hides in the darkest places in our hearts that we don’t like to examine and never mention to anyone? Ever wonder what happens when love lies lost? Or what beauty lies before us every day? In this collection of short stories by author Eric W. Bishop, you can find the answers to the questions and more. It is an assortment of funny, sad, romantic, imaginative, horrific, beautiful, and sometimes even thought provoking stories that comes directly from his heart and his twisted imagination. So take the journey with him as he takes you from the depths of the human mind to the outer edges of the solar system, Follow the quest as it shadows the simple life of a butterfly, goes into the distant future and then back again into the legendary past. Relive your childhood in all its glory and pain. Tremble in fear as the past comes back to haunt you once more. And then, rejoice in the thrill of remembering the power that expands the world around you. Discovery many adventures along the way, including the Eighth and Final Voyage of Sinbad, a tale from The Thousand and One Tales of the Arabian Nights. A forgotten tale that has never before been made public. See together, how far we can let ourselves sink in despair or how high we can rise in glory, in this groundbreaking collection of stories. A collection you and your friends are sure to treasure for a long time... “Go ahead, plunge right in, and see if the water is warm or cold.” “And hopefully, I’ll see you on the other side.” E.W.B.

Unbeknownst to anyone in her small town, Isadora is a radio talk show host who gives advice on love and relationships even though she's never been on a date, but that may change now that a handsome stranger has moved in next door.

The attributes of 28 different lizards are revealed in this STEM nonfiction picture book, while the story provides a subtle message encouraging children to be true to their own nature. The actions of 28 lizard species--the flying dragon that swoops through the air, the shingleback that sticks out its blue tongue to scare predators, the basilisk that can race across the surface of water--invite readers to act like a lizard themselves. The text by noted author April Pulley Sayre asks: "Can you run like a lizard? Sun like a lizard? Bob your head like a lizard?" Featuring brilliantly colorful, textured artwork by illustrator Stephanie Laberis, the book also includes extensive back matter with further information about the featured lizard species--their size, geographical range, why they perform the various actions introduced in the text--as well as details about lizards in general.