From the author of The Tales of Tiptoes Lightly and twelve other children's books comes a collection of forty-two stories for children. Inside you'll find nature tales, riddle tales, fables, fairy tales, poems, and creation myths both serious and sanguine. With scores of illustrations and drawings, this book is a must-have for family reading whenever a story is needed - which is at least once a day! Suitable for children from kindergarten through grade four.

"In a well-crafted debut, Smith-Blum provides the reader a ringside seat to the birth of the nuclear age...a beautifully written, important story...Tangles packs a punch and hits close to home." -Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author of The Tracy Crosswhite Series Oppenheimer was just the beginning. When a harpooned whale offers proof the Hanford Nuclear Reservation is endangering all life in the Columbia River Basin, Luke Hinson, a brash young scientist, seizes the chance to avenge his father's death but a thyroid cancer diagnosis derails Luke's research. Between treatments, he dives back in, making enemies at every turn. On an overnight trek, Luke discovers evidence that Mary, his former neighbor, embarked on the same treacherous trail, and her disappearance, a decade prior, may be tied to Hanford's harmful practices mired in government-mandated secrecy. A love story wrapped in a mystery, this stunning Cold War home-front tale reveals the devastating costs of the birth of the nuclear age, and celebrates the quiet courage of wronged women, the fierce determination of fatherless sons, and the limitless power of the individual. Tangles is a genre-defying must-read for our time.

The mischievous tangle fairy explains to Jaya why she must make her hair so tangly during the night.

Searching for a comprehensive collection of tangle patterns in one source? Looking for patterns that fall into the genres of traditional, organic, grid, steampunk, gem settings or fantasy tangling? Want to learn how to design - or deconstruct - your own patterns? This will become your go-to book and it is the right size to carry on the go! 2020 has been quite the year and the idea of Life in Tangles grew from the 2020 complications and restrictions. Life in Tangles gives you 500+ original tangle patterns from 92 tangle artists from 18 different countries. A vast compilation of talent and technique in the palm of your hand! No matter your drawing skill from beginner to advanced, this book holds all the patterns you need. Basic tangle instructions are included to get you started. Life in Tangles is a reference guide, not a workbook. Paper and pen are all the additional supplies you will need. Book 8 in the Tangle Starts, Artangleology Series.

With the help of her fintastic friends, Echo investigates whether or not fairies really DO exist in this sparkling Mermaid Tales adventure. Echo is excited when her Aunt Crabella and Uncle Leopold visit, especially since Aunt Crabella always has amazing stories about all of her many ocean travels. But when Aunt Crabella tells Echo about the Hairy Fairy—a fairy that visits mermaids while they sleep and purposely tangles their hair—Echo is all set to catch the fairy in the act. Shelly and Kiki tell Echo that fairies aren’t real, but Aunt Crabella says she believes they are. And what’s the harm in believing? When Echo can’t seem to catch the Hairy Fairy, she becomes determined to figure out if fairies really do exist! She teams up with Shelly and Kiki and makes “Fairy Juice” (via a recipe from Rocky Ridge) in order to go on a fairy hunt on Trident City’s majestic Sperm Whale Mountain. But what will they find on their fairy hunt? Will all of Echo’s magical fairy dreams come true?

Rapunzel has spent her life locked in a tower, but that's not her only secret. Her long, golden hair has magical powers--all 70 feet of it! When the kingdom's most-wanted bandit unexpectedly stumbles into Rapunzel's tower, the pair embark on a fantastic journey that will uncover more than they ever expected. This storybook includes beautiful, full color art inthe style of the beloved film, Tangled.