Speckle The Annoying Freckle

Beware books with blue commas, green question marks, orange exclamation marks, yellow dashes, and most especially red dots. Grace is a lovely girl who loves to read. One night in bed she attempts reading three books. She falls asleep with the books opened on her face when reading last page of the last book. The next morning a mysterious talking freckle named Speckle appears on her face. Grace tries again and again to rid herself of the pesky freckle. Maybe pickle juice will do the trick or a kitty licking her face.

Galid was the last occupant of Old Poplar House. The little mouse laments his Christmas is lonely and that his holiday tree is teeny tiny and he only gets one tiny present for Christmas. Things change dramatically when a young couple buys the old house and moves in right before Christmas. They have an enormous tree with dozens of presents. Galid begins to wonder if the young couple would miss one present. His plans to steal a present results in a misadventure that is both funny but thought provoking.

"Pontolong and Duckie were famous in New Orleans. She and her duck traveled everywhere together. Today, Pontolong faces the reigning tennis princess--the devious and evil, Marie La Bohieme. Pontolong had no fear because Duckie was her good luck charm. When Duckie became lost, could Pontolong still win? Especially when Marie resorts to voodoo!"--Back cover

"How High How Far takes a look at the dimensions of imagination. From stacking pigs, sliding penguins, a fish with a wish, and other characters challenging the limits of height and distance."--Back cover

It's Christmas Day. For six month old baby Luca it is his very first Christmas. There are presents for family and friends. There are presents for the cat, the chef, the pie maker, the penguin, the snowman, mom and dad, grandpa and grandma -but what about baby Luca? Did they forget? How could they forget? Will a search of the house find the missing present? And who is it knocking at the door?

For Zac Zap, a boy with spina bifida the wacky adventures continue. In this second book, adventure finds Zac Zap. His bustling city introduces the trolley and with the help of the friendly trolley driver, Mr. Wes, Zac and his wheel chair explore like never before. When he and Mr. Wes foil a robbery, the local head of Acme Trolley fire Mr. Wes in spite of his heroics. The replacements trolley drivers are indifferent to Zac�s condition and incompetent. Zac becomes a loss boy when he is mistakenly put in a mail car and sent west hundreds of miles. A series of mishaps has him working for the rail company, driving a bus, and arriving in the town of Smartinville on the bayou Teche just in time to help his friend Amy participate in the Great Big Canoe Race. Amy, who has Down syndrome and Zac must out-paddle and outwit the competition, bears, a swamp monster, hidden traps, and villains galore.