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Coloring Pages, Alphabet Forest FREE | by Dawn Maria Brady Jan. 23, 2012 | Free! | 132 words | Sample 50% |
| FREE coloring pages for the ebook, Alphabet Forest. Your family can color these pages and make your own version of the ebook. Children can color their favorites scenes from the story. Don't forget to hang your children's artwork around the house and display them proudly. It encourages them. Save the pictures onto your computer, enlarge if neccessary, and print. Have fun! Color with your children! | |||||
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The M and M Who Lost His Way | by Valerie Schmack May 08, 2011 | Free! | 330 words | Read a sample |
| this is a children's book, parent splease explain to your children this will never happen in real life. m and m findes a little freind to play ball with. m and m meeting people. | |||||
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Shep Dreams of Home | by Jason Matthews June 24, 2011 | Free! | 1558 words | Read a sample |
| It's a bedtime story and a children's story for all of us. Shep, an unwanted puppy with a big head and long teeth, is rejected by his owners for accidentally bumping into things, including them. All he wants is a good and loving home. Instead, he finds himself out on his own in a dangerous world. | |||||
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Lion on the Loose | by Winifred Sadlier July 21, 2011 | Free! | 1173 words | Read a sample |
| Mitchell is on a family outing to the zoo when a lion escapes. The lion takes an interest in Mitchell's toy cars. | |||||
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Slug: The Reluctant Butterfly | by Steve Copland Aug. 05, 2011 | Free! | 15821 words | Read a sample |
| Slug wants to fly, but only on his terms. Becoming a butterfly requires transformation, but Slug is afraid. He rebels. Grunt, a crow, is flying with the wrong crowd. Slug learns to trust his Creator and is 'born again', Grunt finds redemption and forgiveness. This book teaches children (5-10yrs) to grasp and rely on God's will for their lives. | |||||
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Wicked Chief Squirrel | by Carine Marius Aug. 18, 2011 | Free! | 5818 words | Read a sample |
| The Wicked Chief Squirrel of the Nutty Kingdom is in charge of the storage of the nut reserve for the winter. She has worker squirrels, including orphans, doing all the hard work for her in the Nutty Kingdom. They work very hard and the Wicked Chief Squirrel treats them with great wickedness. Who will save them from the Wicked Chief Squirrel or is it the Wicked Chief Squirrel who will change? | |||||
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Bongo's Life | by Audrey Chin Oct. 23, 2011 | Free! | 26 words | Read a sample |
| Bongo is a small monkey who cannot climb trees but can read, write, and count. When his parents die, Bongo must find a way to survive in this world of many dangers. | |||||
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How High Is The Water Momma! | by Betty Fasig Nov. 30, 2011 | Free! | 974 words | Read a sample |
| 26. A Tale Of Wooffer's Woods - The frogs were in trouble. It had not rained for such a long time that the ditch they lived in was dried up until it was just a small mud puddle under some trees in the middle. This small spot of water was left to the tadpoles … and to fate. | |||||
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Luke's cubby House | by Mark Stewart Jan. 21, 2011 | Free! | 1576 words | Read a sample |
| Luke doesn't see himself as a hero. Then the river floods. | |||||
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Little Comics for Little Readers: Miss Pat | by Gloria Lapin June 14, 2011 | Free! | 50 words | Read a sample |
| Miss Pat is a short colorful comic that provides practice for beginning readers with simple short vowel words. The antics of Miss Pat, her cat, and her cat's friend will bring a chuckle to the reader, while the bright colors will delight the eye. | |||||
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Gilbert Gilroy Grackle-schnauzer's Dog Eats His Couch! | by David A. Duke Aug. 10, 2011 | Free! | 11202 words | Read a sample |
| Gilbert Gilroy Grackle-schnauzer's dog is worried that his master's brain will rot away inside his head, because Gilbert Gilroy spends all his spare time slouching on The Couch and staring into The Magic Window. After getting into serious trouble for breaking The Magic Window, he decides his only option is to get rid of The Couch. Thus begins an epic battle between the dog and The Monstrous Couch | |||||
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The Blue Girl | by Dottie Randazzo Aug. 24, 2011 | Free! | 1529 words | Sample 20% |
| A fairy tale for anyone who has ever thought about being something other than themselves. Everyone from the age of 3 to 103 will love the message in the story about the blue girl. | |||||
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Laetitia, the little mermaid - Laetitia, la petite sirène | by Patrick Huet July 08, 2009 | You set the price! | 3014 words | Sample 50% |
| Nothing differentiated Laetitia from the other little girls of her age. Nothing, absolutely nothing. Yet, the river is her friend and at its contact a very strange metamorphosis takes place. Will that power be enough to save Iridelle, a green-haired sylphid ? That's maybe what Laetitia wonders by dashing, brisker than a flash, in the blue turquoise of the river. | |||||
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Virginia Slaphappy, Fairy Godmother in Training, Volume VI | by Norah Murphy Nov. 21, 2009 | Free! | 628 words | Read a sample |
| Charlotte continues to help Virginia practice, and Charlotte overhears a conversation between Melanie and her friends. | |||||
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Goldilocks and the Gummi Bears | by Brennan Haley March 18, 2010 | Free! | 1193 words | Read a sample |
| Goldilocks has a sweet tooth for trouble and might have met her match in the Gummi Bears. This is a children's story that four out of five dentists would definitely recommend. Just be sure to brush afterwards. | |||||
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Future Boy. | by Clark Merchant Jan. 28, 2011 | Free! | 704 words | Read a sample |
| A Very short story about a boys travels through time. Inspired by some of my favourite films and places. | |||||
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Nathan | by Clark Merchant Feb. 11, 2011 | Free! | 4897 words | Read a sample |
| Kelly,Steph and Bella are trapped in an epic battle between vampires and giant spiders. Nathan is the next chapter in the adventure series The forgotten Children of Tartarus. | |||||
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Patch Pirates Mermaid | by Dean Derkson May 03, 2011 | Free! | 1263 words | Read a sample |
| Swab feels outcast because has met someone the crew does not believe in. He has to stand up for his rights and have the pirate code read out for his shipmates. | |||||
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Nellie Green the Jelly Bean | by .EF Clark June 04, 2011 | Free! | 1141 words | Read a sample |
| AGE 5-10 All the other Jelly Beans in Jelly Bean Village were happy, until NELLIE GREEN the JELLY BEAN came along. With its colorful words and sweet poetic pace, kids will love the story of "Nellie Green the Jelly Bean," and parents will appreciate the lesson of accepting those that may be just a little bit different. BOOK #1 in the series written & illustrated by .EF Clark | |||||
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The Animals I See When I Start to Dream | by Casey Crayne July 05, 2011 | Free! | 47 words | Read a sample |
| The Animals I See When I Start to Dream was created to be a calming rhythmic bedtime story. It is a simple story told by a little creature, he tells about the different animals he imagines and dreams about. I wrote and illustrated this book in one night as kind of a promotional thing, so I am giving it away for free. | |||||
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The Portal in the Park | by Cricket Casey Sep. 24, 2011 | Free! | 17341 words | Read a sample |
| Children’s fictional fantasy with lyrics to seven inspirational songs woven into the character’s dialogue. Meet Angrooid, Fearoid and Graboid as the boy-hero falls into a portal on an eye-opening transformational journey to overcome his fears. Returns to the real world, a changed boy with healthier values, and a happier attitude. | |||||
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The Witches of Lewthan Mountain | by Ross McLeod Dec. 17, 2011 | Free! | 27882 words | Read a sample |
| The first in the series of novels about the magical adventures of the 11-year old English schoolboy, Charlie Braithwaite. | |||||
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The Witch and the Sunflower Girl | by Erik C Dec. 28, 2011 | Free! | 7319 words | Read a sample |
| The Witch and the Sunflower Girl is a unique fairy tale with a timeless enchanting story of how kindness and karma can overcome tyranny, and free will can overcome fate. | |||||
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T'Aragam | by Craig A. Hart Aug. 02, 2009 | You set the price! | 57602 words | Sample 50% |
| Young Max Ransome watched his father die, killed by marauding phantors as they swept through T'Aragam at the bidding of the evil wizard Zadok. Barely escaping with his own life, Max is thrust into a whirlwind journey as he races against time to save T'Aragam, the world he loves, from a dark dominion. Can Max overcome the horror of his father's death and save T'Aragam from its enemies? | |||||
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Loner in Space | by Steve Simons Oct. 11, 2009 | Free! | 53415 words | Read a sample |
| This FREE book tells the story of a boy who is a bit of a loner at school and in life. His home life is also a bit in tatters since his mum died. The book takes up the story when he discovers something in the woods, near where he lives, little does he know where his discovery will take him, but the title of the book gives you an idea, what will he find there? Will he still be alone? | |||||
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Tiddlywink the Mouse | by Tom Lichtenberg Jan. 26, 2010 | Free! | 4906 words | Read a sample |
| A collection of oddly surreal stories for unusual children, featuring a mouse and his friends - a squirrel, an elephant, a limpet and a fish - along with an assortment of mischievous clouds and cowardly mushrooms. | |||||
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Little Roberto's Lesson | by George Baldillez July 19, 2010 | You set the price! | 1177 words | Sample 50% |
| In just wanting to be grown up, Little Roberto stumbles upon a wallet. A wallet belonging to someone else, his mother teaches him the valuable lesson of honesty. | |||||
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The Adventure of the Willamax | by Gregory Hankins March 26, 2011 | Free! | 15281 words | Read a sample |
| The adventures of Erin, Bryn, and Sean, as they race to retrieve the Friender’s Lamp from the wicked Willamax. | |||||
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Dreamworlds: Footprints and Pawprints | by Victory Low April 17, 2011 | Free! | 25166 words | Read a sample |
| One boy’s footprints strayed into a stray Gate and walked a forbidden path. Then he was brought to a new Dreamworld, there to begin a Journey new. One wolfcat’s pawprints stepped out for the first time to guide the steps of a lost boy, to stand in the way of all that may harm him, to keep him from walking into trouble... or at least, to try. (Cover by Caleb A. Tan) | |||||
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Patch Pirates Bilge | by Dean Derkson April 28, 2011 | Free! | 1012 words | Read a sample |
| The Captain has an important job for someone but ends up it in a game of hide and seek. Someone's gotta do this job and it isn't going to be him. | |||||
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Alicia Saves The Day | by Bonita Herold May 17, 2011 | Free! | 1768 words | Read a sample |
| Bi-Lingual Spanish/English. Alicia the porcupine and her friends, Linda the skunk and Carlos the raccoon, think the cave on the side of the hill is very scary! What could possibly make Alicia go inside one day? | |||||
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A Time to Dance: a drabble | by Megan Payne May 30, 2011 | Free! | 384 words | Read a sample |
| A granddaughter learns what it means to dance. A story in 100 words. | |||||
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Sweet Dreams, Not! | by Skye Lotus Oct. 25, 2011 | Free! | 6612 words | Read a sample |
| Sweet Dreams, Not! is the first in the Starry Wings Series by a new young author, Skye Lotus. This book begins a new adventure for 5 young pixies who are about to discover more about themselves than they had expected. | |||||
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The Match - Stage 1 | by Ian Mitch Nov. 05, 2011 | You set the price! | 229 words | Sample 50% |
| This picture book is the first reading stage.These books are aimed at helping you teach your child how to read leading on to using phonics.This is a collection of simple picture books to discuss with your child. The author was dyslectic and wishes all parents worldwide to be able to teach their child how to read. Using phonics gives them a head start for life. | |||||
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Dylan's Circle of Palms | by Valarie Vine Nov. 12, 2011 | Free! | 2854 words | Read a sample |
| Dylan first discovered the beautiful Circle of Palms near the beach when he was 6 years old. His beloved grandmother would walk with him and teach him about the seasons and years of life by referring to the 88 palm trees that encircled the park as if they were friends at different stages in life. Dylan would never forget the Circle of Palms or the joy for life his grandmother so lovingly shared. | |||||
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Early Phonics 1 Worksheets | by Ian Mitch Nov. 18, 2011 | Free! | 28 words | Read a sample |
| Stage 3 of Reading4Children reading programme. These books and worksheets are aimed at helping you teach your child how to read using phonics.This is a book focuses on the simple sounds of letters. | |||||
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Dakota Dragon's New Friends - Part 1 | by Gavin Coleman Jan. 03, 2012 | Free! | 832 words | Read a sample |
| Dakota Dragon is looking for his mother and along the way finds several new friends. He learns the importance of friendship and being nice to others on his journey. | |||||
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Attack of the Sugar Plum Fairies, A Story for Demented Children | by John H. Carroll Oct. 21, 2011 | Free! | 6703 words | Read a sample |
| The Sugar Plum Fairies are tired of dancing for nothing. To make matters worse, the North Pole is freezing, they have to wear skimpy outfits and their poor little legs get worn out quickly. When the Elvin Labor Union was formed, the poor little fairies were left out of any sort of fair bargaining agreement. The time has come for all of that to change. | |||||
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Grey City | by Bob Muller Dec. 01, 2011 | Free! | 1282 words | Read a sample |
| When one man shakes up a small town with his wild art installations he offends the city officials, but how does everyone really feel when he packs up and moves away? | |||||
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Chuff The Steam Train Meets The Race Cars | by Peter Dempster Aug. 17, 2011 | Free! | 137 words | Read a sample |
| A car race comes to town and CHUFF helps out , but what happens when it gets dark? | |||||
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Shannon and Ally Love Christmas | by Kate Everson Jan. 26, 2012 | Free! | 1078 words | Read a sample |
| Shannon and Ally have a wonderful Christmas with their family in Ottawa and Renfrew, enjoying the snowy season and their new dog. | |||||
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Millennium's Children: The First Wave - Sanctuary | by Austin Carroll Feb. 03, 2012 | Free! | 86314 words | Read a sample |
| What would you do if everything you knew was changing? If you were changing? What if you could suddenly do things you couldn’t do before? Things ordinary people can’t do. Who would you trust? Twelve year old Ronan's search for answers makes him realise he isn’t alone – there are others like him. But Ronan isn't the only one looking for them. Will he find them before it's too late? | |||||
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Short Bedtime Stories | by Tom Greenwood April 25, 2010 | Free! | 5225 words | Read a sample |
| These are several short stories I used to tell my daughters at bedtime. They are not quite as I told them as it was several years ago. Feel free to read to your children or adapt them. Let me know if they enjoyed any of them. Warning - contains the word 'poo'. | |||||
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A Story for Morrie | by Sarah Quelland Feb. 02, 2011 | Free! | 2294 words | Read a sample |
| Morrie doesn't like children and Mrs. Aster doesn't like lizards. Or so they think. Morrie is a classroom pet who feels pestered by the students and looks forward to peace and quiet. That is, until the kids go on summer break. Morrie feels lonely before Mrs. Aster shows up. At first, she's fearful of the lizard, but she develops an affection for him when she learns they have something in common. | |||||
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Fowl Friends | by Linda M. Pyles Feb. 20, 2011 | Free! | 1089 words | Read a sample |
| A children's book about friendship. Written to be read aloud. | |||||
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9 Lives: Stories for Cat Lovers | by A. Kale June 25, 2011 | Free! | 4227 words | Read a sample |
| Let Dr. Rex Chartreaux, a mysterious professor and raconteur, take you on a journey through 9 stories of wonder, adventure, mystery, and terror, with cats playing a major role in each story. A must for fans of Lillian Jackson Braun, Rita Mae Brown, Agatha Christie and Frances Hodgson Burnett. | |||||
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Izard the Lizard | by Jeanine Long Aug. 05, 2011 | Free! | 588 words | Read a sample |
| A young boy learns about lizards and about fathers and sons. | |||||
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The Witch's Dog | by Stephanie Dagg Oct. 07, 2011 | Free! | 3562 words | Sample 20% |
| Cackling Carol must be the only witch in the world who hates cats! So she decides to get a dog instead. Together with her faithful and very clever Broom, she visits a dogs' home and finds Big Roddy, the biggest and shaggiest dog you could imagine. All Cackling Carol's witchy friends fall about laughing when they see him. But just who is it that saves them all from the wicked Wizard Egbert? | |||||
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The Lonely Tadpole | by The Author Nov. 13, 2011 | Free! | 2394 words | Read a sample |
| A coming of age story about a tadpole who's undecided about her dream of becoming a frog... | |||||
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The Exotics: Tigerlilly (A Short Story) | by De Kenyon Dec. 21, 2011 | Free! | 5478 words | Read a sample |
| After Rachael’s friend doesn’t return on the first day of second grade, she asks her mother to find her new address so they can be pen pals. But Rachael’s mother can’t find Brenna’s family anywhere: it’s like they were erased. | |||||