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.

"How High How Far takes a look at the dimensions of imagination. From stacking pigs, sliding penguins, a fish with a wish, and other characters challenging the limits of height and distance."--Back cover

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?

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

"Pontolong and Duckie were famous in New Orleans. She and her duck traveled everywhere together. Today, Pontolong faces the reigning tennis princess--the devious and evil, Marie La Bohieme. Pontolong had no fear because Duckie was her good luck charm. When Duckie became lost, could Pontolong still win? Especially when Marie resorts to voodoo!"--Back cover

It happened the day I had to mow the yard...and so a boy has a job to do yard work for Mister McMichael McRobert McVee. All is going well until he comes upon a strange little plant. A surprise is in store for the boy as he tries and tries to get rid the yard of the stubborn plant.

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.