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Winner of the Leicester Our Best Picture Book Award, and the West Sussex Picture Book Award. A hilarious and original story about a little mouse with big ideas! The bold little mouse declares "I am a tiger." and manages to convince a raccoon, a fox, a snake and a bird not only that this is true, but that they are not what they think they are. When a real tiger turns up, can the persuasive and fearless little rodent manage to persuade the tiger that he is a mouse! With vibrant artwork by award-winning illustrator Ross Collins, and delightful characters created by rising star Karl Newson, I am a Tiger is a story that will amuse and entertain everyone, from the smallest mouse to the biggest tiger.
Explore the lives of 83 of the most talented children's authors writing today. Told in the authors' own words, these lively biographies describe the creative process, and offer advice to today's young writers. Learn how they crate wonderful books, where they get their ideas, what their desks look like, and what their favourite books were when they were growing up.
The Vacation is a fictional story that is filled with drama about a young family that goes on vacation for the first time. The Father [Collins] works, and his wife [Lanette] is a stay-at-home Mom,who watches over their grammar school age daughter [Cassey],and son[ Sam]. While on the road to their destination,tragedy strikes the Family,and their whole world is turned upside down.
This is the true story of an Army wife's experience during the year of her husband's deployment to Iraq. Though names have been changed, the characters in this story are real. As the wife of a company commander, who is responsible for lives during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Annie has duties to the military families left at home. Through narrative passages, tape recordings and written correspondence, the story of her faith and service unfolds. She battles fear, loneliness, parenting and marriage issues, leadership concerns, exhaustion and insecurity. Through it all, Annie discovers strongholds in times of suffering. This story takes a personal look at deployment through the eyes of a soldier and his wife and children. Readers will laugh and cry as they come to understand how a soldier's family serves as silent warriors during deployment.
This illustrated A-Z guide covers more than 700 country music artists, groups, and bands. Articles also cover specific genres within country music as well as instruments used. Written in a lively, engaging style, the entries not only outline the careers of country music's greatest artists, they provide an understanding of the artist's importance or failings, and a feeling for his or her style. Select discographies are provided at the end of each entry, while a bibliography and indexes by instrument, musical style, genre, and song title round out the work. For a full list of entries, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the Country Music: A Biographical Dictionary website.
Offers an up-to-date listing of national competitions available for students and families seeking scholarship money and national recognition for abilities in the arts, leadership, academics, and community involvement.
Includes essays tracing Country's growth from hand-me-down folk to a major American industry; concise biographies; critical album reviews, from the earliest commercial recordings of the 1920s through the mulitplatinum artists of today; and vintage album jackets and previously unpublished photographs.
EBONY is the flagship magazine of Johnson Publishing. Founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, it still maintains the highest global circulation of any African American-focused magazine.