These humorous plays were created by a classroom teacher/literacy specialist to motivate children to read and improve fluency.  This resource is divided into the following three sections: The Jungle Critters...

Children discover what is needed in cutting down a tall, oak tree.  Real, actual photos are used in creating this book for children.

Sharon Oberne was nicknamed, "Pied Piper of Reading," by Andy Fox, a television reporter for WAVY TV 10, for starting the Buddy Reading Club. At that time. she was a literacy specialist and wanted to...

I have considered myself to be fortunate to have had two parents who cared for me, a younger brother who had been my best friend, as well as others, not family members, who've inspired to persevere, despite...

Luke and his mother pick apples in the fall.  Mom makes applesauce and Luke loves it!

This short-read about Thomas Creekmore, begins with a story, loosely-based on facts, about a young Thomas growing up during the Great Depression and winning the first barefoot contest given by Miss Lucy...

Morris and Gib are best friends.  Together, they enter their school's barefoot contest sponsored by the school principal.  The setting of the story takes place in Norfolk, Virginia at a local beach near...

This book was written by a classroom teacher/reading specialist with 40 years of classroom experience. The lessons in this book (focusing on one letter at a time) use action poems, tactile stimulation,...

Is it raining acorns?  Lizzie Lou and Marmalade Moo wonder if that's even possible when they see acorns everywhere.

The Jungle Critters is a set of four humorous plays that are engaging as well as entertaining.  This is a wonderful resource was created by a literacy specialist with classroom experience.  These plays...

What is our connection to God?  How did we come into existence?  What came before us?  Those are good questions and are answered in this book.

Human beings went through stages in their development.  We would never have become the intelligent beings we are today if it had not been the life carriers, who planted the seed on Earth.  And as such,...

I always believed in the power of prayer.  And when I prayed, I prayed to God.  I couldn't understand why church-goers prayed to Jesus. Personally, I felt more comfortable praying to the Divine. There's...

In Book Four, the reader discovers how Michael's childhood is very simliar compared to children being raised today.  The only difference is that Michael had private conversations with his heavenly father....

The story of Michael continues as he takes on more responsibility. He advances from childhood to adult, as he takes on more family responsibility, after Joseph dies from an unfortunate accident.

Lexie was different right from birth.  Everyone believed she was strange, since she was struck by lightning, right after she was born.  But lightning had nothing to do with Lexie being different... nothing...

Lexie travels to the Swamp of the Dead and teams up with a white alligator, who is really a shapeshifter.  Working together, they are able to help the walking dead leave the swamp and enter a new dimension.

Blue Eyes is disappointed with Lexie.  Will she ever become the warrior he wants?  As punishment, Blue Eyes sends his daughter to the Kingdom of the Dragons, where she must defeat the Queen Dragon in...

Miss Lucy Mason Holt was a famous educator in Norfolk, Virginia, during the Great Depression.  This book contains her description about Norfolk, Virginia around the turn of the century.  A must-read for...

Nothing could be worse for Joey than for him to be nicknamed, "Pee Pee Pants."  He was teased and bullied for smelling like pee.  But all that changed when a one-eyed dog entered his life. 

This book is dedicated to Thomas Creekmore Sr.  It is a fictional account, but very close to accurate, as stated by Thomas Creekmore Sr before his passing.  Thomas lived in Willoughby Spit as child growing...