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Learning Through Stories: Educational Themes in Children’s Books by Writers Exchange E-Publishing

There is a question worth asking before a child is handed a book: what exactly are they receiving? The obvious answer is a story. The more interesting answer is that they are receiving a way of understanding the world. Children's books have always done more than entertain. At their best, they are the first sustained encounter a young person has with ideas that matter: moral complexity, social difference, the consequences of choice, the reality of other people's inner lives. The…
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Crabbo and Clever Crabbo by Wendy Nichols

Crabbo: Ten-year-old Mark would rather be at home with his computer than holidaying at the beach. He certainly wouldn't admit he'd be pretty lonely doing that either. But everything changes when he meets Crabbo, a talking crab. Together they take on the camping ground bullies and turn his holiday into the best Mark's ever had. Clever Crabbo: Mark, Ellie and Crabbo, the talking crab, are on holiday at the beach where the Cripps are very unhappy. Fred and his mean…
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A Bernie Bolton Book: Bernie Bolton’s Book by S. B. Sturdevant

    Continue the series:   WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 28   I got this book today and I'll explain all about that in a minute, but I have to tell ya' that I think it's really freaky trying to talk to a pencil and a spiral notebook. I didn't even get the color I wanted, which was red. Instead I wound up with white! Can you imagine anything in my house being white and staying that way for three months? I'm…
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A Bernie Bolton Book: Bernie Bolton’s Brother by S. B. Sturdevant

(ebooks are available from all sites, and print is available from Amazon and Barnes and Noble) Continue the series:   THE END   Just because Bernie Bolton turned ten that summer, don't get the idea it was a great summer for her...because it wasn't. In fact, it was probably the most awful summer of her whole life, so far. But, don't get the idea it was a hideous summer either, because it wasn't. What it was, was the summer she…
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A Bernie Bolton Book: Bernie Bolton’s Big Apple Christmas by S. B. Sturdevant

Bernice Blossom Bolton--Bernie--is a nine-and-a-half-year-old force to be reckoned with as she charges head-first into the 21st century. Feisty and fun, liberated and opinionated, she's ready to take on the world.   (ebooks are available from all sites, and print is available from Amazon and Barnes and Noble) Continue the series:   CHAPTER 1 THE ULTIMATE WORST   If you asked any kid in the whole entire world to make a list of the worst possible things that could happen,…
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Wohali and the Little People by Winona Rasheed

    [wp_social_ninja id="216015" platform="reviews"]     Wohali and the Little People   "The great one!" shouted Wohali. He leaped from the white, plastic pail he was sitting on and began to struggle with the long, bamboo stick. "You will not get away this time," he screeched when he saw the size of the enormous catfish at the end of his fishing line. He waded barefoot out into the murky lake. The water rose higher and higher, and his feet…
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The Wingless Fairy Series Book 8: Rebecca and the Dragon by Margaret Pearce

Rebecca used to be a fairy princess. Now she's a mortal child living in the human world--and her life has never been more exciting! From battling wicked witches and mischievous leprechauns to uncovering ancient secrets, Rebecca and her friends face magical threats that spill into their quiet countryside. With the help of house goblins, talking owls, and the occasional bridge troll, she proves that a brave heart and clever mind are more powerful than any spell.   Full of whimsy,…
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The Wingless Fairy Series Book 7: Rebecca and the Flying Horse Problem by Margaret Pearce

Rebecca used to be a fairy princess. Now she's a mortal child living in the human world--and her life has never been more exciting! From battling wicked witches and mischievous leprechauns to uncovering ancient secrets, Rebecca and her friends face magical threats that spill into their quiet countryside. With the help of house goblins, talking owls, and the occasional bridge troll, she proves that a brave heart and clever mind are more powerful than any spell.   Full of whimsy,…
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The Wingless Fairy Series Book 6: Rebecca and the Evil Leprechaun by Margaret Pearce

Rebecca used to be a fairy princess. Now she's a mortal child living in the human world--and her life has never been more exciting! From battling wicked witches and mischievous leprechauns to uncovering ancient secrets, Rebecca and her friends face magical threats that spill into their quiet countryside. With the help of house goblins, talking owls, and the occasional bridge troll, she proves that a brave heart and clever mind are more powerful than any spell.   Full of whimsy,…
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The Wingless Fairy Series Book 5: Rebecca and the Horror Harvest by Margaret Pearce

Rebecca used to be a fairy princess. Now she's a mortal child living in the human world--and her life has never been more exciting! From battling wicked witches and mischievous leprechauns to uncovering ancient secrets, Rebecca and her friends face magical threats that spill into their quiet countryside. With the help of house goblins, talking owls, and the occasional bridge troll, she proves that a brave heart and clever mind are more powerful than any spell.   Full of whimsy,…
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The Wingless Fairy Series Book 4: Rebecca and the Missing Heir by Margaret Pearce

Rebecca used to be a fairy princess. Now she's a mortal child living in the human world--and her life has never been more exciting! From battling wicked witches and mischievous leprechauns to uncovering ancient secrets, Rebecca and her friends face magical threats that spill into their quiet countryside. With the help of house goblins, talking owls, and the occasional bridge troll, she proves that a brave heart and clever mind are more powerful than any spell.   Full of whimsy,…
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The Wingless Fairy Series Book 3: Rebecca and the Wicked Witch by Margaret Pearce

Rebecca used to be a fairy princess. Now she's a mortal child living in the human world--and her life has never been more exciting! From battling wicked witches and mischievous leprechauns to uncovering ancient secrets, Rebecca and her friends face magical threats that spill into their quiet countryside. With the help of house goblins, talking owls, and the occasional bridge troll, she proves that a brave heart and clever mind are more powerful than any spell.   Full of whimsy,…
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The Wingless Fairy Series Book 2: Rebecca and the Hobgoblin Invasion by Margaret Pearce

Rebecca used to be a fairy princess. Now she's a mortal child living in the human world--and her life has never been more exciting! From battling wicked witches and mischievous leprechauns to uncovering ancient secrets, Rebecca and her friends face magical threats that spill into their quiet countryside. With the help of house goblins, talking owls, and the occasional bridge troll, she proves that a brave heart and clever mind are more powerful than any spell.   Full of whimsy,…
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The Wingless Fairy Series Book 1: Rebecca and the Changeling by Margaret Pearce

Rebecca used to be a fairy princess. Now she's a mortal child living in the human world--and her life has never been more exciting! From battling wicked witches and mischievous leprechauns to uncovering ancient secrets, Rebecca and her friends face magical threats that spill into their quiet countryside. With the help of house goblins, talking owls, and the occasional bridge troll, she proves that a brave heart and clever mind are more powerful than any spell.   Full of whimsy,…
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Free Short Story: Bus Ride by Margaret Pearce [Children’s]

Bus Ride By Margaret Pearce   "We've missed our bus," Amy said. "Little brothers are the worst pests in the world." "The biggest pests in the world," Melissa corrected. Their little brothers were found squatted by the overflowing rubbish bins. "We've missed our bus again," Amy scolded her brother Paul. "You are supposed to wait in front of the junior school," Melissa yelled at her brother Gerry. "Drop that rubbish." "This guy threw an unopened parcel in the bin." Gerry…
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The Wingless Fairy Series by Margaret Pearce

Rebecca used to be a fairy princess. Now she's a mortal child living in the human world--and her life has never been more exciting! From battling wicked witches and mischievous leprechauns to uncovering ancient secrets, Rebecca and her friends face magical threats that spill into their quiet countryside. With the help of house goblins, talking owls, and the occasional bridge troll, she proves that a brave heart and clever mind are more powerful than any spell.   Full of whimsy,…