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Children's Fiction And Fantasy

Explore a collection of captivating children's books written by our talented author. Each book takes you on a journey of imagination and inspiration. Discover the unique stories and characters that have captivated readers worldwide.

James And Cash Books

Little Brother is the first book in the series The Adventures Of James And Cash. James is a four year old adventurous boy who is his parents only child. He tells through illustrations how he spends time and plays with his grandfather and granny. His adventures include playing at the park, riding his jeep, and swimming. But he's often thought how nice it would be to have a little brother to play with too. He is surprised one day when his parents introduce him to Cash, his new baby brother. Cash becomes James's best friend, and together they begin new adventures in subsequent The Adventures Of James And Cash books.

The Magic Pumpkin Patch is book two in the series The Adventures Of James And Cash. Autumn has finally arrived, and James and Cash decide to take a ride in their adventure vehicle to search for two special pumpkins to display on their front porch. They didn't know, however, that a little faerie by the name of Maeve was up in a tree in their front yard listening to them. She decides to follow them as they travel down country roads looking for a pumpkin patch, although they are unaware of it. They stop and ask various animals along the way, but nobody seems to know where to find a pumpkin patch. As darkness sets in, they eventually get lost after they are tricked by a scary-looking scarecrow. But Maeve comes to their rescue. She leads them to a magic pumpkin patch where they find two pumpkins that come to life with the help of a little faerie magic.

Thanksgiving With The Pilgrims is book three in the series The Adventures Of James And Cash. It's almost Thanksgiving, and James and Cash decide to pretend to be time travelers and have a Thanksgiving feast with the Pilgrims and Indians on a picnic table in their backyard. Afterward, however, their faerie friend, Maeve, asks them if they would like to be real time travelers and visit real-life Pilgrims and Indians. Without hesitation, the boys excitedly jump into their adventure vehicle and soon find themselves on a very different kind of adventure. With a little faerie magic, Maeve opens up a time tunnel that takes them back to the year 1620 where they learn all about the Pilgrims and the very first Thanksgiving they spent with the Indians.

A Sleigh Ride For Christmas is book four in the series The Adventures Of James And Cash. It's now December, two days before Christmas, and James and Cash decide to build a snowman after a heavy snowfall. To the boys' surprise, their snowman comes alive with the help of a little faerie magic. While the boys are playing with their snowman, whom they name Ned, their faerie friend, Maeve, looks up into the sky and sees a Christmas package falling from an elf sleigh on its way to the North Pole. As fate would have it, the boys end up helping Santa's elves deliver some Christmas packages to the North Pole in their adventure vehicle. While at the North Pole, the boys meet Santa Claus who tells them about the birth of Jesus and the true story of Christmas. Although Santa gives the boys a sleigh ride for Christmas before taking off from the North Pole to deliver his presents, he visits the boys later that night and puts a special gift under their Christmas tree to remember their visit to the North Pole.

This hardcover book contains a collection of three adventure stories, which are also available separately in paperback. In The Magic Pumpkin Patch, James and Cash decide to take a ride in their adventure vehicle to search for two special pumpkins. They didn't know, however, that a little faerie by the name of Maeve was up in a tree in their front yard listening to them, and she ends up leading them to a magic pumpkin patch where they find two pumpkins that come to life with the help of a little faerie magic.

In Thanksgiving With The Pilgrims, James and Cash decide to pretend to be time travelers and have a Thanksgiving feast with the Pilgrims and Indians on a picnic table in their backyard. However, with a little faerie magic, Maeve opens up a time tunnel that takes them back to 1620 where they learn all about the Pilgrims and the very first Thanksgiving they spent with the Indians.

In A Sleigh Ride For Christmas, James and Cash decide to build a snowman that comes to life with the help of a little faerie magic. The boys end up helping Santa Claus's elves deliver some Christmas packages to the North Pole in their adventure vehicle. While at the North Pole, Santa gives the boys a sleigh ride for Christmas and tells them about the birth of Jesus and the true story of Christmas.

A Trip To The Moon is book five in the series The Adventures Of James And Cash. School has just let out, and with the summer days ahead of them, James and Cash were now able to play outside as long as they wanted and have some summer adventures. While the boys are outside playing, Cash decides to take a break to look at his astronomy book about the planets in our solar system. Later that evening when it becomes dark, the boys go back outside and begin exploring the night sky with James’s new telescope. The bright, full Moon especially catches their interest, which leads them on a magical space trip to the Moon with the help of their faerie friend, Maeve.

A Tour Of The Solar System is book six in the series The Adventures Of James And Cash and the sequel to A Trip To The Moon. After returning home from their adventure to the Moon, the boys decide to go outside later that evening to look through James’s telescope once again. The night sky was full of bright, shining stars, and the boys were anxious to learn all about them as they had learned about the Moon. So, while Cash was looking through his astronomy book to read more about the planets in our solar system, James focuses his telescope on a couple of the brightest planets that light up the evening sky. Jupiter and Venus especially catch their interest, which leads them on a magical space trip to visit all the planets in our solar system with the help of their faerie friend, Maeve.

The Empty Easter Egg is book seven in the series The Adventures Of James And Cash. With Easter marking the beginning of spring, James and Cash are excited about having an Easter egg hunt on the lawn surrounding their house. However, this year’s Easter egg hunt soon develops into an exciting journey in their adventure vehicle. Their adventure begins with a visit from Edgar, a talking bunny, who solicits their help in delivering Easter egg baskets to an orphanage, a supermarket, and a shopping mall. Along the way, Edgar tells the boys about the history of Easter. On the way back home, they visit a place where Edgar shows the boys something very special, and with the help of their faerie friend, Maeve, they discover the true meaning of Easter.

A St. Patrick’s Day Mystery is book eight in the series The Adventures Of James And Cash. It’s St. Patrick’s Day, and James and Cash come home from church to discover a wee little visitor in their back yard with their faerie friend, Maeve. Maeve introduces the visitor to the boys as Inspector Rory MacGregor, a leprechaun who has just begun to investigate the theft of a pot of gold coins from another leprechaun in his village. Rory solicits Maeve and the boys to help him solve the mystery of the stolen gold coins. During the investigation, they discover who the culprit is along with the history of St. Patrick’s Day.

Children's Fiction And Fantasy

Explore a collection of captivating children's books written by our talented author. Each book takes you on a journey of imagination and inspiration. Discover the unique stories and characters that have captivated readers worldwide.

Ivy Books

Ivy is a mare who lives on a farm with her animal friends. One day her owner, Kristina, gave her a lucky horseshoe charm for her birthday, which she hung around Ivy's neck. Ivy liked her lucky charm very much and wore it all the time around the farm. One day, however, one of Ivy's friends notices that she isn't wearing her lucky charm. Ivy soon realizes that she has lost her lucky charm. She decides to ask her other animal friends if they have seen it, but no one can tell her where it might be. After diligently searching all over the farm to no avail, it begins to rain, so Ivy sadly returns to her stall. But to her surprise, she ends up finding her lucky charm in a most unusual way and discovers her real lucky charm is her best friend, Kristina.

Ivy Saves Christmas is book two in the Ivy book series. It’s now December, the day before Christmas, and a new blanket of snow had fallen during the night. Kristina arose early that morning before the rising sun to bake some holiday pies and cookies. After she finished wrapping all her presents, she suddenly realizes that she had forgotten to get a Christmas tree. She calls her friend, Bea, at the tree farm who puts a tree aside for her, but Kristina has to drive through the deep snow to the farm to get it in her snow-covered pickup truck. She finally makes it to the farm before closing time, but after loading the tree into the back of her truck, she can’t get it to start up again. However, to Kristina’s surprise, Ivy her horse had followed her to the tree farm. Bea lends Kristina one of her sleighs to which Ivy is harnessed, and they make it back home before dark. Kristina now has a tree to complete her holiday decorations, and she is very grateful to Ivy for saving Christmas day.

Children's Fiction And Fantasy

Explore a collection of captivating children's books written by our talented author. Each book takes you on a journey of imagination and inspiration. Discover the unique stories and characters that have captivated readers worldwide.

Other Books

Once upon a time a handsome young swordsmith fell in love with a beautiful faerie princess. The couple wanted to wed, but the faerie king forbad it because the swordsmith wasn't a prince. But the king and queen liked the swordsmith very much because he was an excellent swordsmith and made many beautiful and well-crafted swords and armor for the royal family and the king's army. The king knew the swordsmith would make a fine son-in-law, for he was very kind and courageous, but rules were rules, and so the swordsmith and the princess had to remain just friends. But when an evil magician threatens to take over the Faery Kingdom, a strange turn of events convinces the king to take a second look at the swordsmith's worth.

Faery Kingdom is a spin-off of the Spires Castle Trilogy illustrated and written for children and young adults. This version was customized for Joseph and Kelly Szabo.

Once upon a time a handsome young swordsmith fell in love with a beautiful faerie princess. The couple wanted to wed, but the faerie king forbad it because the swordsmith wasn't a prince. But the king and queen liked the swordsmith very much because he was an excellent swordsmith and made many beautiful and well-crafted swords and armor for the royal family and the king's army. The king knew the swordsmith would make a fine son-in-law, for he was very kind and courageous, but rules were rules, and so the swordsmith and the princess had to remain just friends. But when an evil magician threatens to take over the Faery Kingdom, a strange turn of events convinces the king to take a second look at the swordsmith's worth.

Faery Kingdom is a spin-off of the Spires Castle Trilogy illustrated and written for children and young adults. This version was customized for Bradley and Lauren Sikes.