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Roberta's Vacation

by Janis Ansell

Roberta is one bored puppy! Vacationing with Nanna and Gramps is not much fun. Roberta wants to go to the beach, but is confined to the house while her grandparents nap. When Roberta runs out of patience, she takes off on a solo trip to... Read More

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The Thistle Princess

by Janis Ansell

French, an experienced storyteller and re-teller of traditional tales, creates an original fairy tale with all the characteristics of a classic one. A childless, sad king and queen who lived so long ago that time was not yet “caught... Read More

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Sophie and Rose

by Janis Ansell

While exploring the attic, Sophie finds an old but charming doll that previously belonged to Sophie’s mother and grandmother. With Rose, who seems wise in the ways of little girls, Sophie enjoys a relationship of simple pleasures and... Read More

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Take a Bow Winky Blue!

by Janis Ansell

After winning a blue ribbon in the pet show, Winky Blue vanishes in a puff of smoke. Rosie’s feeling of pride in her pet’s achievement quickly turns to one of dismay when her parakeet does not reappear at the conclusion of a... Read More

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Commotion in the Ocean

by Janis Ansell

Continuing the poetic pattern of their collaboration Rumble in the Jungle, Andreae and Wojtowycz shift their setting from the jungle to the ocean in another collection of poems for young children, ages 3-7. The longer title poem... Read More

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