Before Stella's father comes in to tell her a bedtime story, Stella takes a little trip in a spaceship.

Before Stella's father comes in to tell her a bedtime story, Stella takes a little trip in a spaceship.

"Dad says it's time for bed but Stella has other ideas ... She climbs into her spaceship and goes zooming through the galaxy in search of adventure. But what is happening back on Earth?"--Back cover.

Born on the 17th of February 1971 in Perth, Western Australia. She teaches Yoga in the process of rehabilitating her own crippling case of double Rotoscoliois (abnormal rotating curvatures of the lumbar and thoracic spine). Karren’s passion has always been to read and write while experiencing the adventures of world travels for the purpose of furthering her Yogic knowledge. In 2009 she began to write her father’s biography which was completed days before he passed away in September 2011. It was intended that he would have the honour of giving family and friends a copy but instead Karren presented the copies at his funeral. The biography which is titled The 7 Footer Crays ‘n’ Crazy Tales has received high praise for its well written presentation of a wild man’s unusual life story. Karren has a life time of rich worldly experience to draw upon and intends to reach readers of different genres in different ways. Currently she is focussing on writing children’s books that are designed to remind children and their parents the ways in which we can bond through sharing our experiences and positive qualities. She is also a wife and mother to two very happy, well natured children who are the inspiration for furthering her topics in children’s writing.

Did you know that Jupiter is eleven times the size of Earth? The solar system is an incredible place that is still mostly unexplored. So, when Stella and her family move to a new town—where Stella has no friends except for her dog Steve—she goes exploring. In this educational book, travel across the solar system with Stella and Steve as Stella looks for a new home on another planet and imagines what life would be like on another world, from Mercury to Pluto. But along the way Stella learns that Venus has acid rain and Neptune is made entirely of gas, and she begins to wonder whether Earth might actually be the perfect home for her after all. Featuring a fun and informational story from author James Duffett-Smith, and bold, comic book style illustrations by Bethany Straker, Stella and Steve Travel Through Space shows just how great the Earth is (while providing young children with an early science lesson) in a twist on “there’s no place like home.” A quirky but education book on the solar system (with slight undertones of conserving the Earth), this book for children ages 3 to 6 is sure to find a home in preschool and Kindergarten classrooms as well as home across the globe. Parents will love the science information throughout and kids will instantly connect with Stella and her suave pug Steve. Children will learn the basics about the solar system, the various planets, and why we are able to live on Earth so well. Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Her name is Stella. She loves sunshine and fresh bagels, and absolutely hates space travel. She's a rookie cop, making her way in a 25th Century world complicated by Universal Legal Care and automation taxes. Cornered by a villainous conspiracy, she is trapped aboard an antique star-liner mockingly called the City of One. There she finds new friends, intrigue, and the fight of her life. Cyborg warriors from a long-forgotten colony threaten her, the ship, and civilized space. Is this the end of everything? Not if Stella can help it!