While America was at war in another country, a war was going on in her life. Taking place in the 1960's a single mother desperate to provide for her children sought employment with one of Las Vegas well known wealthy business men. She applied for a job, but ended up receiving unwarranted benefits. Life will never be the same for this single mother, after her employer begins sexually abusing her pre-teen daughter and resulting in a hidden pregnancy. They are forced to protect his identity. This haunting secrete will lie doormat for 40 years until the child, now a man, ask the forbidden question. "Who is my father?" Through God's merciful love, see how 40 years of "shame", "suffering", "tears" and "pain" are finally dealt with once and for all. The mom SOLD, the man BOUGHT, but the daughter PAID. "He Lives to take Away My Shame" is a must read for all

This brightly illustrated picture book, ideally suited to young children (aged 2-7) who are living in foster care, is the latest instalment in the Dennis the Duckling series. When their mum and dad struggled to look after them and keep them safe, Dennis and his sister Donna went to live with a family of foster ducks on a nearby river. All the grown-up ducks in the family come together to discuss what's best and, helped by a wise owl, they decide that Dennis and his sister should go to live with their Grandma and Grandpa.

The story of Dennis Duckling has been used by carers and childcare professionals for over 25 years. This newly illustrated edition is ideal for very young children who are leaving their birth families for the first time to be cared for by foster carers. Dennis is sad because his parents can no longer look after him. He goes to live on a river where he makes new friends and is cared for by other grown-up ducks. Through Dennis' story, this colourful picture book allows children to express some of the emotions they are feeling when faced with upsetting and confusing events.

"People who'd read Mrs. Parsley Makes a Delivery demanded more stories," author Julian Padowicz explains. Mrs. Parsley is a good witch. Only a tiny percentage of witches are actually evil, she says, but they, unfortunately, get most of the publicity. She, herself, uses her limited magical powers to help Santa, the Tooth Fairy, and the various fairy godmothers, when they get overloaded. But, because her magical powers are limited, and she can't fly in and out through closed windows, turn pumpkins into coaches, or work her "smart phone," Mrs. Parsley is often forced to improvise. As reviews of the first book will attest, the resulting adventures are of interest and amusement to adults as well as children. Stories included in this collection: Mrs. Parsley Did This Snowballs Mrs. Parsley Helps on Valentine's Day Mrs. Parsley Talks to Zeke Mrs. Parsley and the Hunter Mrs. Parsley Pulls a Code Red Mrs. Parsley and Patti Schroeder The Cat on the Mantle Mrs. Parsley Attends Benny's Birthday Party Mrs. Parsley and the Squirrel Mrs. Parsley Visits the Bergs Mrs. Parsley and the House Without Doors Mrs. Parsley Meets the Sandman

A number of years ago now as one of my grandsons first birthday approached I thought about what to give a one year old. There are a million things that will be played with for a short while then either broken or ignored. I wanted to give something special, something lasting, something that even when older he might still enjoy. Then it struck me, since he likes the silly little stories I tell him upon his request, that maybe I could write some cute little short stories, with a moral as well, just for him (and any of my other grandchildren as well when shared). Thats all it took to get me started. Since then each year I write a little story that somehow relates to something in his life. When another grandchild came along he also was added to the list of recipients of original stories. When I got to thinking about it I decided there may be other grandparents that would like to spend time with their grandchild reading a little story. Now a few years down the pike and I have enough for a book. And so herein I offer my readers a chance to share the joy of time spent reading to a child. That is why my stories were written in the first place. Children go through phases as with my grandchildren there were the dinosaurs, whales, (especially the blue whale), hedge hogs, puppies and gold fish. Im sure you get my drift. All of these fed my imagination and help to produce stories that have a connection and personal touch for both the child and me. These stories are not written for children to read, but rather for a loving adult to sit down with child on their lap or side by side on a shared sofa and be read to. I recommend using funny voices and lots of emphasis and maybe a tickle or two at just the right moment to add flavor and a garnish to each story. The giggles, like sparklers on the 4th of July, will shower joy in all directions and warm the heart of the one reading the story and those close by. Do not be concerned about the content all the stories contained in this book are rated PG - (to be read by Parent or Grandparent). I hope you will enjoy these short stories even more that I did writing them.

From the outback of a childhood disaster that exiles him across the Great Pond to England and then to the remote interior of Brazil, all within the span of his childhood, follow the advantage with Ryan as he encounters exciting trails and fantasies that move him into his young adulthood. As a child of the 60s, he becomes as big as life with the movement and the politics of that era, from the college protest rallies of the Vietnam War through the hippie movement at Haight/Ashbury in San Francisco. Having a father who was working as a CIA convert and a mother who was a conservative born out of the Church of England, the situations of being at the wrong place at the wrong time seem to occur more than not. Down on Backwards Trail sets an atmosphere of breaking the boundaries and allowing you to go home.

This brightly illustrated picture book, sequel to our popular Dennis Duckling, follows Dennis as his care story continues and important decisions are made about where he should live and who with.