The Rylie Girl and the Enchanted Forest is a story about a girl who discovers many magical truths from the forest life. Because Rylie has an open heart the various plants, animals, and even the wind communicate with her. Rylie discovers that there is a profound healing energy that is given freely from the trees and from the earth herself. A special tree fills Rylie's body with healing light. The tree also teaches her life lessons. A buck deer becomes a spirit guide for Rylie. He teaches her the importance of taking time to pause, be still and feel what the heart has to say. When Rylie closes her eyes and places her hand on her heart, she feels love there. When she thinks about her family and friends her heart expands with a warm happy love. She realizes that the more people she thinks about in a loving way the better she feels herself. The messages from the enchanted forest are to quiet your mind, listen with your heart. earth is a living mother that brings healing energy when you connect with her.

A collection of stories from published children's books written by Daria Kathleen Sherman PhD are featured in these pages.Each story addresses life situations that most children will encounter. Guidance and comfort is provided in topics such as divorce, death, bullying, connecting with nature, second child, and managing feelings. Many stories are magical, inspirational, and empower the child by reminding them how beautiful and powerful they are. Children are reminded to connect with the inner light that knows. The Rylie Girl series includes the original writings from my daughter Erika at the age of 12. Zebra Tales was inspired from the musings of my son Paul when he was 8 years old.The messages in each story empowers a child to self-love, and acceptance. Tools are given to assist a child in dealing with their emotions, and life challenges. A deeper context is revealed regarding the nature of Divinity yet described using simple words, and ideas.

Meet a brave little mermaid searching for a very special treasure in this heart-warming and gorgeously illustrated celebration of friendship, creativity and digging deep for determination! Meet Oona. She's a little mermaid who loves special treasure and big adventures - and often ends up in big trouble! But with her best friend Otto by her side, Oona is on the hunt for the grandest treasure of all - and she's about to find out it's not what she thought it was... A wonderfully watery tale of friendship, creativity and digging deep for determination, Oona is about to be your new best friend! From the New York Times bestselling author Kelly DiPucchio and featuring the extraordinary illustrative talents of Raissa Figueroa.

In this fantasy adventure graphic novel, a shy goblin must play the role of hero. They say no one returns from the Enchanted Forest—but that won’t discourage Pella. Earthquakes are destroying her village, and worst of all, they’ve caused the Midsummer Festival to be canceled. According to legend, the Earth Queen is to blame for these violent quakes—and the Earth Queen’s tower lies at the heart of the Enchanted Forest. Late one night, Pella sneaks away to find the Earth Queen and give her a piece of her mind. But she’s not afraid—she’s never afraid. It’s Bix, Pella’s sister, who does the worrying for both of them. She’s the one, after all, who was tasked with keeping her sister safe after they lost their parents. But despite her fears and the very real dangers that lie ahead, Bix will do anything to protect her little sister—even walk into the Enchanted Forest with only a ball of yarn to guide them home. They say no one returns from the Enchanted Forest. Will Bix and Pella be the first?

A haunting, star-crossed Young Adult romance. Once there was a girl with a heart as black as night... Or so legend goes. But I know better. Grown in the Night Witch's garden and tasked with softening the souls of men, the dream spells I spin keep the women of earth safe. Without it, they would be as miserable (and damaged) as my mother. Let the humans call me names—banshee, nightmare, monster—I sleep deep and dreamless. Until the day I’m rescued from the sea by a forbidden boy. Until the night we break all the magical rules and the kiss that changes…everything. Until the moment I realize Mother’s the one who’s been spinning lies. Now I must choose—between love and duty. Between life and something worth living for. Between the boy who owns my heart and a legacy as wicked as a witch’s curse.

“Little Miss Grumpy Shaylee” Shaylee is a girl who gets angry at almost everything. She is known as “Little Miss Grumpy Shaylee” by everyone in the village and doesn’t seem to care about whose feelings she hurts. In an enchanted forest, she bumps into a dwarf who grants her a wish but this comes with a price. Her whole life then turned topsy-turvy! Find out what Shaylee has to go through in order for her wish to come true. “The Evil Sorcerer in the Forest” A young girl named Piper gets lost in the same enchanted forest. However, in this forest, she goes on a quest to look for her mother who has been missing for quite some time. Here, Piper has to fight for her life against numerous dangerous mythical creatures including an evil sorcerer! Will she be able to survive and reunite with her mother once more? Every child will go through a transition phase in life as they grow older. Hence, this change requires them to handle multiple emotions at once. The characters in these two stories externalizes their internal conflicts, whereas the enchanted forest acts as a metaphor of the outside world that is challenging and unfamiliar for children.

For every athlete or sports fanatic who knows she's just as good as the guys. This is for fans of The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen, Grace, Gold, and Glory by Gabrielle Douglass and Breakaway: Beyond the Goal by Alex Morgan. The summer before Caleb and Tessa enter high school, friendship has blossomed into a relationship . . . and their playful sports days are coming to an end. Caleb is getting ready to try out for the football team, and Tessa is training for cross-country. But all their structured plans derail in the final flag game when they lose. Tessa doesn’t want to end her career as a loser. She really enjoys playing, and if she’s being honest, she likes it even more than running cross-country. So what if she decided to play football instead? What would happen between her and Caleb? Or between her two best friends, who are counting on her to try out for cross-country with them? And will her parents be upset that she’s decided to take her hobby to the next level? This summer Caleb and Tessa figure out just what it means to be a boyfriend, girlfriend, teammate, best friend, and someone worth cheering for. “A great next choice for readers who have enjoyed Catherine Gilbert Murdock’s Dairy Queen and Miranda Kenneally’s Catching Jordan.”—SLJ “Fast-paced football action, realistic family drama, and sweet romance…[will have] readers looking for girl-powered sports stories…find[ing] plenty to like.”—Booklist “Tessa's ferocious competitiveness is appealing.”—Kirkus Reviews “[The Football Girl] serve[s] to illuminate the appropriately complicated emotions both of a young romance and of pursuing a dream. Heldring writes with insight and restraint.”—The Horn Book

Until Flynn’s neighbor in North Carolina offered him one, he had never considered whether he wanted a peacock. His family became the owners of not one but three charming yet fickle birds: Carl, Ethel, and Mr. Pickle. Here he chronicles their first year as peacock owners, from struggling to build a pen to assisting the local bird doctor in surgery to triumphantly watching a peahen lay her first egg. He also examines the history of peacocks, from their appearance in the Garden of Eden. And Flynn travels across the globe to learn more about the birds firsthand. His book offers surprising lessons about love, grief, fatherhood, and family. -- adapted from jacket.

A mysterious voice is calling to Elsa. Could it hold the answer to why she has magical powers? Read along as Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff, and Sven travel to the Enchanted Forest in search of the truth. Relive the epic journey from Disney's Frozen 2 in this book, featuring thrilling sound effects, word-for-word narration, and original character voices from the movie.

The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope is an unconventional and passionately romantic love story that is as breathtaking and wondrous as The Time Traveler’s Wife and The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. During WWII, teenager Evelyn Roe is sent to manage the family farm in rural North Carolina, where she finds what she takes to be a badly burned soldier on their property. She rescues him, and it quickly becomes clear he is not a man…and not one of us. The rescued body recovers at an unnatural speed, and just as fast, Evelyn and Adam fall deeply in love. In The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope, Rhonda Riley reveals the exhilarating, terrifying mystery inherent in all relationships: No matter how deeply we love someone, and no matter how much we will sacrifice for them, we can only know them so well…