The Little Woods

YOU'RE NOT AFRAID TO COME PLAY IN THE WOODS ARE YOU...? IT'S THE SUMMER OF '77 A group of boyhood friends in an idyllic rural neighborhood. An annual rite of passage in a dark and alluring Pennsylvania wood. The invocation of an ancient Presence. And a childhood game gone terribly wrong.... EIGHTEEN YEARS LATER Two brothers haunted by the unspeakable memory they would do anything to forget. An appealing tavern proprietress & psychic intuitive from New Orleans with an enigmatic past. An ancient apocryphal prophesy fulfilled. And a journey into a harrowing new reality haunted by something far more dangerous than a memory.... A thought-provoking, emotionally charged tapestry, the suspense builds to near unbearable levels as each story simultaneously unfolds in alternating chapters between the chilling events of 1977 and 1995. When Light and Dark converge in a spiritually charged climax of biblical proportions, the result is a taut and twisted supernatural thriller certain to leave you as satisfyingly on edge as you are shocked. Sweetly Nostalgic & Brutally Terrifying, THE LITTLE WOODS is a Grainy and Riveting Supernatural Suspense to the Very Last Page!

Entering St. Bede's Academy halfway through her junior year, Cally Wood is thrust into the complex social world of the upper echelon, but she is more interested in Iris, a girl whose recent disappearance is similar to that of Cally's own sister ten years earlier.

Little Woods Runner is a delightful, true story of a little girl from the city who discovers her love of nature on her weekly visits to her grandparents' home in the country. Author Colleen Barksdale is a retired teacher and grandmother who lives on wooded acreage in northern Minnesota. Nestled on the wooded property is a tailor-made trail she cleared, with unique markers for each of her four grandchildren. On Colleen's 25 year teaching journey, some of the most rewarding experiences have been the thoughtful and heartfelt cards, drawings, hugs and inspiration from both parents and students. It is Colleen's hope that children who have never experienced the beauty of nature will be inspired by her granddaughter, Dajahnae in the story, Little Woods Runner. Illustrator Andra Guzzo is a practicing artist and teacher in South Dakota. She grew up in the suburbs of Memphis before moving to study fine art at Austana University. Since graduating with a BA in art and education, she teaches middle and high school art classes in Canton. Andra has shown work in galleries and shows around Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In collaboration with Colleen Barksdale, Little Woods Runner is her first book illustration."

"Little House on the Prairie" is an autobiographical children's novel by Laura Ingalls Wilder, published in 1935] It was the third novel published in the Little House series, continuing the story of the first, Little House in the Big Woods (1932), but not directly related to the second, Farmer Boy (1933). It chronicles the months the Ingalls spent on the Kansas prairie around the town of Independence.

This stunningly beautiful picture book from New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Eliza Wheeler is based on her grandmother's childhood and pays homage to a family's fortitude as they discover the meaning of home. Eliza Wheeler's gorgeously illustrated book tells the story of what happens when six-year-old Marvel, her seven siblings, and their mom must start all over again after their father has died. Deep in the woods of Wisconsin they find a tar-paper shack. It doesn't seem like much of a home, but they soon start seeing what it could be. During their first year it's a struggle to maintain the shack and make sure they have enough to eat. But each season also brings its own delights and blessings--and the children always find a way to have fun. Most importantly, the family finds immense joy in being together, surrounded by nature. And slowly, their little shack starts feeling like a true home--warm, bright, and filled up with love.

Their childhood was dominated by pain and fear. They escaped the darkness at first chance, but darkness is a beast that doesn't let go easily, and now it's found them. It will be a battle that will threaten their lives and souls. The time to fight is almost at hand and this time, they can't run. Fear. That's the first word that came to mind when she thought of her childhood.She ran away from home to escape an abusive father, and to protect her unborn child, leaving everything behind except for memories of the boy in the barn and childhood dreams that could never come true. Twenty years passed and she is now a woman. A woman who learned to put the past and her dark secrets behind her, to stand on her own and build a life for her and her son. But the past and those dark secrets have returned and she's about to discover if she has the strength to face the horrors of the past. Once again, it's flight or fight and this time, she'd won't run. It's a fight to the death and one she is not at all sure she can

Young Laura Ingalls and her family come to life in a familiar tale, adapted for the youngest reader, of how Laura, her Ma, and her Pa prepare the little house for the snowy days ahead. Reprint.