Joanna H. Kraus • Author
Joanna H. Kraus is an award-winning playwright of twenty Theatre for Young Audiences produced/published plays, among them The Ice Wolf (Dramatic Publishing) and Remember My Name (Samuel French) both produced off-off Broadway. Picture books include Tall Boy’s Journey (Carolrhoda/Lerner), A Night of Tamales and Roses (Shenanigan Books) Blue Toboggan (Mascot Books), Bravo, Benny (Mirror Publishing), and Oh Little Ham of Buffalo, a Korean Adoption Memoir done with her son, Tim. (Mirror Publishing.) She’s written numerous media articles and for the past two decades reviewed children’s books for the Bay Area News Group. Kraus is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), the California Writers Club, the Dramatists Guild and is Professor Emerita of Theatre and former Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Arts for Children program at the College at Brockport State University of New York....
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The Blue Jeans Rebellion • An Early Readers Novel
by Joanna H. Kraus The story is set in 1877 in Orderville, Utah, a planned Mormon community. Many of the families who volunteer to live there had been starving before they came and so they willingly agree to all the rules and regulations. One specifies that until the clothing you wear is worn out you must not apply for anything new. Eleven-year old Gideon wonders why everyone has to dress in the same drab gray clothes and annoyed that though his pants are too short, his application is denied. He’d heard about the new transcontinental railroad that went clear across the country. As silver pours from the earth and the railroad flashes its glitter across the continent, brand new products arrive in the west. One day making a delivery of sheep’s wool to the General Mercantile Store he sees, for the...
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You Are The Gift — Gift Book
by Jett Atwood & Stephen Carter A wordless parable about spiritual transformation through service. Meant as a gift book for someone who has blessed your life. Based on Matthew 25:34-40. PRODUCT DETAILS: List Price: $9.99 6″ x 6″ (15.24 x 15.24 cm) Black & White Bleed on White paper 80 pages ISBN-13: 978-1537247083 ISBN-10: 1537247085 BISAC: Religion / Christian Life / Spiritual Growth Published on August 24, 2016 BACK OF BOOK: ORDERING: This site through our PayPal Shopping Cart for the price of $8.99 plus shipping and Maine sales tax. Click on the ‘Add To Cart’ button below: (It will ship directly to you from our offices.) NO KINDLE version is planned Bookstores and Resellers Contact us for availability and discount information through email or phone (801-550-7741) Your store will be listed above...
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The Headless Ghost Boy of Little Geronimo
by Shelley Bingham Husk inspired by the story “The Boy” which originally appeared in short story form in Ghost Stories of Texas by Ed Syers Now a novel for young people and their parents to read together (or separately) on a dark and stormy night! After so many requests to investigate the unexplainable, following their solution to the Ghost of Little Elm Lake mystery the previous summer, Paxton and Carter founded a ghost hunting society. Along with Carter’s little brother, Dalton, the boys have been busy with new mysteries throughout the school year. Now that it’s summer again, Paxton and Carter are into it neck deep. Dylan, Paxton’s female cousin, still living in Texas, has called with news of a new ghost — but it’s not just a story. This particular ghost comes into Dylan’s house and touches her...
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Esther: The Musical Schpiel — The Original Cast Album CD
Book, Music and Lyrics by Lori Jacobs The classic Biblical story with a twist. With a score made up of original songs based in the styles of Kletzmer Songs, Rap, Showtunes and even a little Country and Pop, this show is a rapid, surefire, farcical, tongue-in-cheek-retelling of the rise of Esther and her salvation of the Jews in Persia. And — oh, that Act One Finale! Gripping! As produced by Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids. PRODUCT DETAILS 74minutes 21 tracks UPC — 636160243126 Lori Jacobs List Price: $15.99 Available Now! SONG LIST Drink, Drink, Drink (3:10) We’re Having A Party (2:06) I’m The Queen (1:59) : Exalted King (3:19) The Decree (2:59) Mordecai’s Lament (3:23) The Visit (4:09) Beauty Contest / Wedding (7:04) The Plot (2:10) Power (3:25): We Don’t Bow Down (3:25) The Rally (2:51) Shema...
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Grandma’s Christmas Wish — Fiction
by Shelley Bingham Husk It would take the knowledge of her impending death, for Grandma’s Christmas wish to come true. The Cavanaugh’s are a young family torn apart by tragedy, reunited by a wish. All Grandma ever wanted for Christmas was to have her family together. Twenty-nine-year-old Claire eloped to escape the memories of her parents, believing that her grandmother was responsible for their deaths. Twenty-seven-year-old Jack rarely comes home, having bought into Claire’s memories of the tragic night their parents were killed. Twenty-year-old Darby was only six when her parents died, ten when Claire ran away, and twelve when Jack left the house. Darby stayed home to take care of the grandmother who raised her. The kitchen at the Cavanaugh’s has always been the heart of the home. As Darby says, “Grandma always said, ‘You miss all the...
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The Ghost of Little Elm Lake — True Ghost Story
by Shelley Bingham Husk Book One of the Apparitions of America Series Young Adult-Juvenile Paranormal / Ghost Story / True “They say in the woods by the Little Elm Lake, when the harvest moon is no more than a sliver, if you listen very carefully, you might hear it.” So begins the true story of a ghost, and a lake, and the people who became the legend, as well as the discoverers of the truth behind the tale of unexplained deaths, hauntings, whisperings, and spectres: two ten-year-old boys, Paxton, and his best friend, Carter. This ghost is real. This ghost wants something. Others have died for the secret the ghost is trying to expose. Reading Level 4th Grade + PRODUCT DETAILS: (Buy from the Purchasing Section, below) PAPERBACK EDITION 106 pages 5″ x 8″ (12.7 x 20.32 cm)...
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Shelley Bingham Husk
Shelley Bingham Husk was born and raised in Southern California, where her love for words began at the age of four. Her poetry and libretti have been commissioned by the California State PTA, composer Brent Pierce, artist Alan McMurtrey and novelist Michael Jensen. Shelley recently received the Filmed in Utah Award for her screenplay “The Last Straw” starring Corbin Bernsen. Shelley currently resides in Utah with her husband Dale, where she continues to write and produce films; is working on books two and three of the “American Apparitions Trilogy”; and is on the board of directors for the Park City International Film Festival. Visit Shelley’s Facebook page. Visit Shelley’s webpage. Visit Shelley’s IMDB page. You can also visit Shelley’s Amazon Author page. Books In Print: The Ghost of Little Elm Lake — Book One of the Apparitions of...
Read MoreRuth Santos — Illustrator
RUTH SANTOS — grew up in the beautiful Pacific Northwest in Vancouver, Washington. She studied Illustration and Fine Art at Brigham Young University-Idaho and has always been exposed to and influenced by art. She loves to make colorful, fun digital art that all ages can enjoy. Some of Ruth’s other interests are hiking with her sister and biking with her husband. Illustrations Let Me Come In (Fully Illustrated) Cover Art Get That Gold! (Zion...
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Let Me Come In — An Illustrated Storybook for Christmas
by Richard Bugg illustrated by Ruth Santos Have you ever wondered where Christ went in our celebration of Christmas? During not only the frantic rush of the modern Christmas season, but in the hurry and complexity of everyday life, the true meaning and origin of Christmas can get lost, or temporarily mislaid. In the tradition of Clement Moore’s classic “Twas The Night Before Christmas”, the authors hope to elicit you to invite the Saviour back into your celebration of this special time of year. Let’s put the “Christ” back in Christmas as we are told of a special Christmas Eve encountered by one man who was worried and haggard and drawn by all the secular trappings that have been laid on top of this holiday; and how he found release from his worries. PRODUCT DETAILS: List Price: $13.99 8.25″...
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The Popcorn Wreath • A Circle of Christmas Love
by Shirlee Hurst Shields Illustrated by Melita Lee Price: $7.99 (+ shipping and Maine Sales Tax) The warm memories of childhood Christmases long ago, spent with the family we love and remember, tend to return to us over and over again. Each remembering brings some new flavor, or aroma or sight — some indelible memory — that kindles or re-lights those warm feelings of the season. Each time the memory is made fresh, some new detail, or little delight springs back fully blown. Author, Shirlee Shields, and Illustrator, Melita Lee, have created just such a memory for us in The Popcorn Wreath. This magnificent lesson of the real meaning of Christmas began with a simple kernel of corn… More of the work of the cover artist and illustrator, Melita Lee, can be seen HERE. Product Details: Retail Price: $8.99...
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L. T. Downing — Author
L.T. Downing loves to frighten children. She resides in Heath, Texas with her family and keeps an attic full of the kind of creepy things that make her house a hit every Halloween. An award-winning author, Downing received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University and a Master of Arts degree from Texas A&M University – Commerce. She has worked as a fiction editor, book editor, writing instructor, and substitute teacher, which is the scariest job of all. She tolerates cats, likes dogs, and loves kids. Titles in Print with LBB: Island of the Stone Boy (YA Ghost Story) Titles with Zion BookWorks: Get That Gold! (Book ONE in the Adventures of the Restorations SERIES) The Pilfered Papers (Book TWO in the Adventures of the Restorations SERIES) Learn more about Lisa at her own site: http://lisatorcassodowning.com ...
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Shirlee H. Shields — Author
Shirlee H. Shields is the recipient of a B.S. Speech, a M.F.A., Theatre, U of U, and a Ph.D., Theatre, Speech and Cinema, BYU. She has given speech communication seminars to thousands of participants. Private students include political candidates, professionals, business executives, church and community leaders. She also is a playwright, director, and choreographer. She has written published manuals and magazine articles on the subjects of Speech, Theatre, and Dance, plus three produced plays and six readers’s theatre scripts. Her work has been seen and heard at BYU, BYU Hawaii, Babcock Theatre, U of U, Promised Valley Playhouse, Assembly Hall, Palm Canyon Theatre, Palm Springs, CA, and numerous local stages in the S.L. Valley. Additional studies at USC. Married to attorney Jed W. Shields, she is the mother of two sons, and two daughters. Non-Fiction Titles Change Your Voice, Change Your...
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Cinderabbit! DVD
(DVD — of the 1978 PBS Broadcast) (Now Available) Script and Lyrics by Mimi Bean Music by C. Michael Perry Puppets by Ronnie Burkett A wonderful musical adapted from the classic Cinderella story with animal characters. Prince Richard–the Rabbit-Hearted, Princess Tabitha of the Blue Mountain Grove; they are the center of this adaptation. It seems that when the Grove burned down years ago, Tabitha’s parents left her on the doorsteps of the Bugmerks, a family of toads on the edge of the Great, Grey Swamp. After the death of Mr. Bugmerk, Emilia and her daughters Merklene and Bogelda made life miserable for our Tabitha. So much so that she remembers none of her past, hence they call her “Cinderabbit.” Life is made bearable for her by her close friend and confidant, Mercedes, a mouse living in the Bugmerk’s dwelling. ...
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Cinderabbit! Original TV Cast Album CD
Book and Lyrics by MIMI BEAN Music by C. MICHAEL PERRY with Puppets by RONNIE BURKETT A wonderful musical adapted from the classic Cinderella story with animal characters. Prince Richard– the Rabbit-Hearted, Princess Tabitha of the Blue Mountain Grove; they are the center of this adaptation. It seems that when the Grove burned down years ago, Tabitha’s parents left her on the doorsteps of the Bugmerks, a family of toads on the edge of the Great, Grey Swamp. After the death of Mr. Bugmerk, Emilia and her daughters Merklene and Bogelda made life miserable for our Tabitha. So much so that she remembers none of her past, hence they call her “Cinderabbit.” Life is made bearable for her by her close friend and confidant, Mercedes, a mouse living in the Bugmerk’s dwelling. Well, the night of the Ball comes....
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Change Your Voice – Change Your Image – Change Your Life!
by Shirlee H. Shields (B.S., M.F.A., Ph. D.) List Price: $19.95 Are you a prince to look at… but a frog to listen to? A tiger to see… but a mouse to hear? An elegant princess to view… but a screeching witch to listen to? Is your voice whiny? Nasal? Are you a whisper-talker? A mumbler? Do you mispronounce words? Do you draw out words like taffy or speak with all the interest of a monotonous dripping faucet? Do your speech “tics” drive a listener away? The techniques and theories contained in this new approach to speech training will teach you to: Change the ten major speech faults Improve your self image Control Nervousness Listen and respond to others Be positive and assertive Use visual aids and a microphone Find your true vocal tone Liberate your natural voice No...
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Island of the Stone Boy
A Young Adult/Juvenile Ghost Story by L. T. Downing IT’S HERE! Recommended for Middle Grades 4-8 and up. (Student Readers ages 9-13 and up, their parents and siblings) Is death the only way off McGraw Island? “There he was. In the window … His hair was red, his face pale. Sickly white. Ghostly white. Staring down. Watching me. Watching Mom. Then he began pounding his hand against the glass, but I couldn’t hear any sound. His lips, a moldy green, moved. Opened, closed. Open, closed. What word? What syllable? I strained to understand … And then I got it. ‘Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom’.” Bret Carver has been through a lot lately. First, his big sister died. Then his parents began fighting non-stop. His life couldn’t get any worse. At least, that’s what he thought before his mother won a vacation to a private...
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