Cheeky Charlie: "Have you ever wondered where ponies came from long ago? How they coped in the ice ages? When people became friends with ponies and why? How the different breeds started? Lettie, an ice age pony, will tell you all about it." David James Smith is an investigator, historian, breeder, and natural horseman, with national style and performance competitor success. He helps Lettie write for boys and girls in an interactive style to inspire their search for knowledge using the compass, geography, history, challenges, and useful illustrations.

Cheeky Charlie: "Have you ever wondered where ponies came from long ago? How they grew from the size of a dog? How they coped in the ice ages? When people became friends with ponies and why? How the different breeds started? Lettie, the ice age pony, will tell you all about it." David James Smith is an investigator, historian, breeder, and natural horseman, with national style and performance competitor success. He helps Lettie write for children in an interactive style inspiring their search for knowledge using the compass, world geography, history, challenges, and useful illustrations.

Lettie My great aunt left me these vacation cottages when she passed. I was going to sell them, but now I think they might be my saving grace. They’re all the way across the country in a small town called Tyler Creek and I haven’t laid eyes on them since I was a kid, but what else am I going to do now that I’ve lost the only job I’ve ever had? Stay in my hometown living the same-old, same-old life? Nah. My best friend Maryann won’t let me. She’s already created an epic playlist for my road trip and given me orders to have a magical middle-aged adventure. Bonus points if I can kick-start my non-existent love life with the handsome cowboy who lives next door. The car’s packed and I’m ready to head out. Cross your fingers this adventure won’t be a disaster, because my heart and my bank account can’t take another hit.

Beautiful Litchfield County, Connecticut in the 1960’s. A rural, small New England town where Ellen and her teenage son, Mark are adjusting to life after the untimely death of her beloved husband and Mark’s father, John Rutledge. Doc Elliott is a country veterinarian and old friend of Mark’s parents whose concern, loyalty and love for them is evident from the beginning. This is a good read for all whose four legged friends are an integral part of their lives. The many touching and often amusing interactions of animals with humans are intelligently and compassionately told. Doc Elliott has a significant impact on the lives of his animal patients, their human companions and most importantly Ellen’s and Mark’s lives. The angst and tragedy swirling around them only solidifies their strength and faith in each other. Their inherent goodness appears naïve in contrast to the bold faced cruelty and evilness of Frank Biddle. Into the quiet lives of this group of friends and family he appears. A calculating man who has come seeking revenge and retribution. The growing sinister presence of a man who has learned to carefully script his speech and actions to avoid causing suspicion, culminates in a spiraling tension of action and nerves.

Friday, 12th February, 1993. Two outwardly unremarkable ten-year-old boys began the day by playing truant and ended it running an errand for the local video shop. In between they abducted and killed a two-year-old boy, James Bulger. In search of an explanation, award-winning journalist David James Smith looks behind the misinformation, misunderstanding and sensational reporting to an exact account of the events of that day. A sensitive and definitive account, The Sleep of Reason achieves a unique understanding of the James Bulger case, and comes as close as may ever be possible to explaining how two ten-year-olds could kill.