For Zac Zap, a boy with spina bifida the wacky adventures continue. In this second book, adventure finds Zac Zap. His bustling city introduces the trolley and with the help of the friendly trolley driver, Mr. Wes, Zac and his wheel chair explore like never before. When he and Mr. Wes foil a robbery, the local head of Acme Trolley fire Mr. Wes in spite of his heroics. The replacements trolley drivers are indifferent to Zac�s condition and incompetent. Zac becomes a loss boy when he is mistakenly put in a mail car and sent west hundreds of miles. A series of mishaps has him working for the rail company, driving a bus, and arriving in the town of Smartinville on the bayou Teche just in time to help his friend Amy participate in the Great Big Canoe Race. Amy, who has Down syndrome and Zac must out-paddle and outwit the competition, bears, a swamp monster, hidden traps, and villains galore.

Zac Zap was born with spina bifidia which robbed him of the use of his legs and impaired his speech. This does not stop him from sharing joy as he goes about town in his wheelchair visiting the shops and exploring the unusual streets and forgotten pathways. His some special talent is his hugs. Zac gives the best hugs in the world. One day he learns there will be a great big race of machines. Zac has a bicycle designed especially to be pedaled by hand. He enters the race vowing not to quit. But can he out race a motorcycle girl, an airplane, a bulldozer, an ice cream truck, a pie wagon, and an evil boy on a pogo stick? First one to reach the Old Light House is the winner. Religious themes.

Galid was the last occupant of Old Poplar House. The little mouse laments his Christmas is lonely and that his holiday tree is teeny tiny and he only gets one tiny present for Christmas. Things change dramatically when a young couple buys the old house and moves in right before Christmas. They have an enormous tree with dozens of presents. Galid begins to wonder if the young couple would miss one present. His plans to steal a present results in a misadventure that is both funny but thought provoking.

It's Christmas Day. For six month old baby Luca it is his very first Christmas. There are presents for family and friends. There are presents for the cat, the chef, the pie maker, the penguin, the snowman, mom and dad, grandpa and grandma -but what about baby Luca? Did they forget? How could they forget? Will a search of the house find the missing present? And who is it knocking at the door?

"The prettiest girl on Planet X and her pruiple [purple] puppy, Knuffelen have an adventerous [adventurous] life among the stars and planets and the friendly sun and moon."--Back cover

Beware books with blue commas, green question marks, orange exclamation marks, yellow dashes, and most especially red dots. Grace is a lovely girl who loves to read. One night in bed she attempts reading three books. She falls asleep with the books opened on her face when reading last page of the last book. The next morning a mysterious talking freckle named Speckle appears on her face. Grace tries again and again to rid herself of the pesky freckle. Maybe pickle juice will do the trick or a kitty licking her face.

During late autumn 2017 an rare snowfall blanketed most of Louisiana. The photos chronicle the rare beauty of a snow cover south.

Springtime in northern England, the hamlet of Akeld nestled in the Cheviot Hills is a bucolic resort of Tolkien cottages and natural beauty that rivals any spot on the planet. On the north western side of Northumberland the ancient land holds onto local traditions for hundreds of years.