The Tales of Tiptoes Lightly

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The Tales of Tiptoes Lightly
The Bee who lost his Buzz
Pumpkin Crow
Lucy Goose and the Half-egg

Follow the adventures of Tiptoes Lightly, a fairy who lives in an acorn high up in the branches of a Great Oak Tree. Her tree sits on a knoll overlooking Running River, and she and her friends have a host of adventures. First they help the bee who lost his buzz - snagged on a thorn belonging to grumpy Mr. Cactus!

Then they visit the house of Pine Cone and Pepper Pot and sail down to the sea to untangle Octopus - he's too young to count his legs properly and gets them mixed up!

They journey up to Snowy Mountain to hear from Jack Frost himself what kind of being he really is - and Jack tells the dramatic tale of how he came to be. Finally, after too many adventures to list here, they find out who the real mother of the half-egg is - one that Lucy Goose found in the mud and is determined to hatch along with her own eggs.

Lavishly illustrated by the author-artist, these are simple, innocent and magical tales set in nature. Humorous, reverent, sanguine and droll, they are suitable for reading to young children (kindergarten to grade 3) or for young children to read (grades 1 - 4). Soft cover; 104 pages

$14.95

The Festival of Stones

The Festival of Stones
The Christmas Star

Join Tiptoes Lightly and her friends as they celebrate the best of the autumn festivals: Michaelmas, Halloween, Martinmas, Advent and Christmas. Many adventures are had and festival tales told: at Michaelmas Farmer John recounts 'The Most Beautiful Dragon in the Whole World' to his children, Tom Nutcracker and June Berry, and on Christmas day he reads them 'The Burden Bull of Scotland'.

Tiptoes also tells tales - her favorites being 'The Myth of Ella-jah' which recounts how the animals were created, and the story of 'The Sun-child and the Birds' which she tells on Christmas eve.

On the way, Jeremy Mouse meets Olivia who lives inside an olive tree, is frightened at Halloween (by a You-know-what!), and almost drowns in Soggy Mire because the ice is too thin for sliding on - luckily he is saved by Mr. Owl the Vegetarian! Finally, Tiptoes and Jeremy Mouse build the first, and finest, snow-mouse the world has ever seen.

Capturing the inner mood of nature during autumn and winter, these lavishly illustrated tales are reverent, humorous and sacred. Suitable for reading to children (late kindergarten to grade 3 or 4) or for young children to read (grades 2 to 4). Soft cover; 100 pages.

$14.95

Big-Stamp Two-Toes the Barefoot Giant

Ompliant's Owie
Big-Stamp Two-Toes the Barefoot Giant

Accompany Tiptoes Lightly and her many friends as they journey through springtime. Ompliant the Elephant gets to see Jemima Mouse's babies (he just can't believe they are pink with no fur!), but not before his leg has been thoroughly, and humorously, pulled by Chit-Chat the Chipmunk.

However, Ompliant's feet are big, and the very next day Tom Nutcracker bravely follows the giant footprints deep into the forest - only to get himself hopelessly treed (luckily you-know-who helps him down in the end).

Other adventures are had too; such as when Tiptoes meets Spinner the Dolphin and shows him his very first flowers, and Pine Cone and Pepper Pot the gnomes sail down Running River to Pixie Island and hear how the little blue and yellow Forget-me-not got its name. Later, while visiting 'The Rock', they are told how this huge boulder came to be sitting in the middle of the forest - because of Big-Stamp Two-Toes the Barefoot Giant, of course!

Extensively illustrated by the author, these are magical, humorous and reverent tales set in nature. Suitable for reading to children (late kindergarten to grade 3 or 4) or for young children to read (grades 1 - 4). Soft cover; 100 pages

$14.95

The Tomten and the Fox

Adapted by Astrid Lindgren
Illustrated by Harald Wiberg

In the moonlight, the fox sneaks towards the farm, hoping to steal a chilcken to two. But he's forgotten about the old Tomten who guards the farm . . .

$17.95

Pico the Gnome

A Tale Illustrated by Martina Müller

While Pico the Gnome is asleep in the forest, a giant comes from behind the mountains and frightens all the animals and birds. Pico wakes up and decides to take action.

$15.95

The Beejum Book

Alice O. Howell

This book is destined to become a classic.

- James Redfield, author The Celestine Prophecy

The Beejum Book is full of values and philosophical content related to self esteem, kindness, respect, trust, tolerance, self discipline, courage, etc.  It can be read aloud to children (ages 5 on up) as an imaginative adventure story about the life of a young girl who travels in Europe between two world wars with her busy preoccupied parents.  In her dreams she finds herself on the train to Beejumstan where she meets all sorts of quirky animal characters who teach her about life (and help her deal with her loneliness).  Older children and adults will read this on a different level, appreciating the wisdom and lessons told so creatively through Teak's fantastical adventures.

$24.95