The Sophia Baryluk Venechuk Family Story

Having lost her own mother during child birth, and her father dying shorty thereafter, Sophia's strength, faith, and determination saw her through a lifetime of hardships. While successfully raising eleven children, her gift of love and her strong will to succeed were two powerful forces used to overcome all adversities. Sophia's story of enduring illnesses, deaths, coal miners strike, poverty, and illiteracy is a lesson of perseverance and dedication to family.

Life can be challenging at times, and unpredictable, with ups and downs and all sorts of things we can’t control. It’s like driving a car on a bumpy road. We can’t wish the bumps away. We can’t control who travels those roads with us, or make the sun shine on our journey if it’s a rainy day. But we can control how we feel about it. We can let it make us angry or sad or scared, or we can stay calm, accept the challenges, and make good decisions. That’s what this story is all about. With Nini the bird as your special guide, you will take a driving journey in your imagination, a road trip in your mind, with you in the driver’s seat. You’ll learn how to face life’s obstacles and disappointments with healthy, positive “green thoughts”, and wait patiently for the rainbow that will surely follow the rain.

Talking about a sensitive subject to kids like the death of a family member can be challenging. In this epitaph book, Grandma is honoured in a way that she will never be forgotten. Keep Grandma’s memories alive in the little one’s heart and mind. This book could provide comfort to families during grieving process.

It is time for Emilia, Gianpaolo, and Liliana to go to bed. But when Mommy and Daddy go upstairs to help them get ready, the children are nowhere to be found. Instead, three squirrels are jumping on the bed, swinging from the chandelier, and putting on Mommy’s lipstick. Where did these squirrels come from? And where are Emilia, Gianpaolo, and Liliana? Mommy and Daddy look everywhere for the children—while trying to stop the three squirrels from going crazy and getting into all kinds of trouble—but there’s something familiar about the three squirrels. They remind Mommy and Daddy a lot of Emilia, Gianpaolo, and Liliana. Could it be? Could the children have GONE SQUIRRELLY? Gone Squirrelly is an imaginative story that will delight children and ring true with parents who know that bedtime routines with young children are usually anything but routine.

Ever wonder where that missing sock went? How about that last piece of a puzzle set? Are these items just lost? Maybe, or perhaps the Invisibles had something to do with it. The Invisibles are adorable, imaginative creatures that like to hide and cause a little trouble now and then. Children are the only ones to help keep them out of mischief. But children have been too busy on their screens lately. The Invisibles are bored, and chaos follows. Can children find time for both screens and the real world? Or will the Invisibles...be invisible...forever? Can you find them? If you’re not on a screen, maybe you’ll catch a glimpse of the Invisibles. Have a look inside to see what adventures await!

Have you ever felt like your family is different than other families? Lots of people feel this way. But you only have to look to the animal kingdom to realize that families come in all shapes and sizes. Some families are large, with lots of siblings. Some are small, with just a single parent and one child. Some have two mommies or two daddies, and some have parents who adopt children to call their own. But they all have one thing in common: Love. Every Family is Different will introduce you to nature’s families, in all their wonderful diversity, and show you that they are all natural and perfect, each in their own way. Just like yours!

Many people are finding that the gender in which they were raised is not the one that they are comfortable with. Whether they are changing from male to female or female to male, these changes affect everybody in the person's life. The changes are required in order for the person to live fully and completely as their true selves. How does one explain to a young child why their loved one is changing their gender? “Muffy was Fluffy” was written to show young children how a beloved pet, Fluffy, is not comfortable with the way she was born and in order to be truly happy, she must change into Muffy, the type of pet she was meant to be.

After fleeing Magnorium, the school for teenage Elementals, Alyssa, Amber, Zack, and Haven journey into the depths of the Amazon rainforest. It’s a race against time to defeat the Society – a group of evil Elementals working towards world domination. To defeat the Society, Alyssa and her friends must find the first of four magical crystals, necessary to create the Orb, a weapon of great power. As Alyssa makes new allies and faces enemies, she must tackle the natural and supernatural dangers in the Amazon. Tasked with battling Supernatural creatures and searching for a lost temple, Alyssa and her friends uncover dark secrets as they journey into the heart of the Amazon. Tensions run high as Alyssa questions the loyalties of those around her. After all, who can you trust when betrayal lurks in the shadows?