This book is the first in a series called Grandpa and Grandma. Both will deal with their grandchildren, their involvements in their lives and the love they have for their grandchildren. There is Toby who is 7 years old and the apple in the Grandfathers eyes. Grandpa enjoys his company and loves to take him on adventurous outings. In this first book, Toby is going on a fishing trip with Grandpa. Toby loves to ride in Grandpa's Red Pickup truck and loves it when Grandpa blows the horn, it goes TOOT- TOOT. And off course you will hear about the big one that got away and how Toby gets a surprised splashing in the river. So read on to the adventure of Toby as Grandpa takes him on a fishing excursion. Watch for book 2, Grandma's Birthday Present to 6 year old Martha, Toby's little sister. Grandma has a big surprise for Martha on her special day. Other titles to follow in the Grandpa series. Grandpa Shows Me the Farm; Grandpa and I go Camping; Grandpa, Daddy and Me; Grandpa and I Garden; Grandpa's Bird House; Grandpa and I play Soccer; Grandpa in the Parade; Grandpa Takes me to School. In the Grandma series: Grandma and I bake Cookies; Grandma Helps Me with Homework; Grandma, Mommy and I go on a Trip; Grandma and I go Shopping; Sleep Over at Grandma's;Grandma takes me on a Picnic; Grandma and I work her Flower Garden; Grandma and I milk the Cow and Grandma Knits my puppy some Booties. Hope you get to enjoy reading this series with your grandchildren or your grandchildren reading to you or to Mommy and Daddy even to their friends, as Grandma and Grandpa share in the lives of their grandchildren. John G. Desroches

Thanks Grandpa For Taking Me Fishing By: Vannetta Groeteke The bond between a grandchild and a grandparent is a very special one. This story involving a girl and her grandfather sharing the experience of fishing reminds us to cherish the memories we share with grandparents. This short story reminds all of us that being kind to others, no matter how small the action, can make such an impact on someone's life.

Sometimes you have to sin a little to find heaven on earth.... As a private investigator, Melina Dimitris had seen more than her share of relationships gone bad. But that didn’t keep her from believing that Mr. Right was out there. And she thought she’d found him in a tall, ruggedly handsome adventurer with a pair of magic hands. So when he dumped her without so much as an explanation, Melina hid her devastation by throwing herself into her work. Little did she expect that three runaway children from the small town of Bethlehem would bring him back into her life. Sebastian Knight knew that if anyone could find his missing daughter, it was the brash P.I. with a passion for kung fu and tight red dresses. Their affair had been brief, white-hot, and clearly heading for something more serious. Until Sebastian ended it rather than risk getting burned again. Only now that it was too late did he realize the mistake he’d made. But with a trio of eccentric helpers watching over them — and the children — Sebastian and Melina would soon discover that in Bethlehem it was never too late for a miracle.

He and Him is an autobiography dealing with both psychology and archaeology in the author's life. He was born during the Great Depression. His parents were an Ohio .farmerette and a man from the Tennessee mountains who had become an alcoholic on moonshine whiskey. It was a dysfunctional family from the start. The mom soon developed very serious emotional problems apparently because she wasn't satisfied with the man whom she had married. When the author was a six-year-old boy she told him that she planned to take him and leave his dad. However, she did the exact opposite and had more kids. Upon adding more offspring to the household; the author, then seven years old, became the victim of terrible physical and emotional abuse, as well as complete neglect. From the age of seven the author had to essentially raise himself. He tried to avoid his parents as much as possible by spending his days in the fields and meadows by himself collecting butterflies, pretty rocks, and looking for prehistoric Indian arrowheads. After finding a few Indian arrowheads on farms in Ohio he started a collection of Indian arrowheads and other artifacts at a very young age. His collection eventually turned into a very renowned private museum as he got a little older. When the author was almost thirteen years old his parents quit farming and started operating their own country store in a different community. Chapter 3 in this book describes life in country stores in Ohio during the 1940s and 1950s. The author lived in such a country store environment until he turned eighteen and went away to college. He was the first of any of his relatives to ever go away to college. His mother furnished him money to attend college, but he did it completely on his own with absolutely no family encouragement or support to get a degree. From "the time that the author started getting educated his mom refused to ever call him by his given name. She only referred to him as either "He or Him." Others in the family soon became full of covetousness towards him because they perceived that he had advantages which they didn't have. Competitive jealousy of others in the household mounted, their believinq that they had to try to outdo the educated member of the family. A long, drawn-out, bitter family war against the author ensued. Disrespect for the author's higher education continued in later years by not only the third generation, but also by in-laws who didn't even know the author when he was in college! After receiving both a BS degree and an MA degree in geology, with a master's thesis dealing with archaeology of Archaic Indian sites near his hometown, the author took a temporary summer job as a national park ranger at Canyon de Chelly National Monument at Chinle, Arizona. Canyon de Chelly is located in the center of the vast Navajo Indian Reservation. Getting to live and work in such a beautiful natural area was like a dream come true. That first summers work at Canyon de Chelly motivated the author to eventually work as a seasonal park ranger in six other national parks and monuments. After working at Canyon de Chelly for one summer , the author ended up going back to Arizona where he lived for ten more years. He married a woman in Kansas who he hardly even knew, then he went to the University of Arizona where he spent two years working towards a PhD degree. After that, he and his wife spent eight more years back on the Navajo Indian Reservation. During those years on the reservation he taught Navajo Indian children on a substitute teaching certificate. It was a full-time job in the winter. Almost all of his students were Navajo Indians. He taught all grade levels from kindergarten through high school. Chapters 6, 7, and 8 of this book are devoted to stories about life in remote areas of the reservation in the 1960s and 1970s. At that time the author's doctor and grocery stores were 145 miles from where he lived. There we

This adorable prayer book for 3-6-year-olds will make youngsters realize that they can talk to God about anything at any time. PRAYERS FOR LITTLE BOYS includes prayers on topics such as birthdays, grandma and grandpa, being naughty, and saying sorry.

Rhyming text celebrates all the fun things that children do with their grandfathers, including sharing treats, going fishing, and reading books together.