​It’s just an ordinary night at the bowling alley until Alena asks Larry to try the crazy purple grape juice. What happens when Larry comes home with the purple bottle? What do Alena and Neptune find inside the fortune cookie? What does the genie ask her to do? Follow Alena in her mad dash to help Larry solve his problem. 

Alena Hansen’s page-turning plot and Kathrina Iris’s dreamlike illustrations will make any young reader crave for more. As a surprise special treat, this picture book includes some drawing and coloring pages.
What happens at Zoobooloo when the gates are closed at night? Do all the animals sleep or do they have a ball with all the visitors gone? Discover what Monkey advises Giraffe, Crocodile, Elephant, Lion, Zebra, Polar Bear, and Flamingo, and find out if the GRAND SWITCH-A-ROO was a disaster or a raging success. This book for ages 4-8 includes some drawing and coloring pages. 

Ano ang nagaganap sa Zoobooloo kapag sarado na ang tarangkahan pagsapit ng gabi? Natutulog ba ang mga hayop o nagtitipon ba sila kapag wala na ang mga bisita? Alamin kung ano ang payo ni Matsing kina Dyirap, Buwaya, Elepante, Leon, Zebra, Osong Polar, Plamengko, at Sisne at kung ang ENGRANDENG SWITCH-A-ROO ay nagdala ng kapahamakan o isang malaking tagumpay. Ang aklat na eto para sa 4 hanggang 8 taong gulang ay may kasamang pahina na guguhitan at kukulayan.

Awards
First place, Children's Books, Northern California Publishers and Authors Book Awards Competition 2019
First place, Cover and Design, Northern California Publishers and Authors Book Awards Competition 2019
​Ms. Waterfowl, their substitute teacher, introduces Cassandra and her classmates to a strange and wonderful bird—the blue-footed booby—found only in a few places around the world. Discover how Cassandra learns first-hand about the boobies' unusual mating habits, their beautiful blue feet, and some very surprising behavior!
An incredible adventure begins as three children enter the world of Pittsburgh’s Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens! Enjoy the beautiful illustrations, the easy-to-read story snippets, and the little haiku poems keeping them company along the way!

                                                                                                          snow descending . . .
                                                                                                          the child reaches up
​                                                                                                          to break their fall
 
                                                                                                                     –Alan Summers
Awards
Honorable Mention, Picture Book Six and Older, Royal Dragonfly Book Award contest 2022
Honorable Mention, Children's Poetry Book, Royal Dragonfly Book Award contest 2022
​“Will you still love me if I love to chew? Will you still love me if I stick to you like glue?” Unlike other I love you picture books, in this bedtime story, an adorable puppy who’s always up to playful antics, questions a little girl’s love for her. Each question is paired with a delightful haiku.

​This tale about unconditional love and friendship comes full circle, spring to spring, yet is timeless, featuring charming illustrations and playful text. The book has a wonderful introduction about how to write haiku and an additional section comprising of more puppy haiku.

Awards
Silver Award, Children's Book, Northern California Book Awards Competition 2020
Silver Award, Cover and Inner Layout, Northern California Book Awards Competition 2020
​Johnny has a thing for ants. He admires them for their hard work, their discipline, their organizational skills, and their fascinating social network. During summer vacation, while other children play on the swings or throw frisbees, Johnny spends hours watching the ants at work and even feeds them jellybeans! When Johnny makes friends with an ant named Frankie, he has a summer he will never forget!
 
Michael H. Lester’s hilarious story about an unlikely friendship between a young boy, named Johnny, and a friendly ant, named Frankie, will have children of all ages laughing along with their parents and grandparents as they go from page to fun-filled page and back again.
​One morning, Lorenzo finds out that there is no Christmas lantern by the window. Grandpa makes a different one every year, but he has gone back to his hometown in the Philippines for a short vacation. Who is going to make one now? Will Lorenzo help in making a Christmas lantern this Christmas? Come and celebrate the Christmas season with Lorenzo and his Filipino-American family as they reveal a precious Filipino Christmas tradition passed down from generation to generation. This book for ages 4-8 includes an introduction about the Filipino Christmas lantern and instructions on how to make a simple one.

FILIPINO TRANSLATION:
​Isang umaga, natuklasan ni Lorenzo na walang parol sa bintana. Iba-iba ang ginagawa ni Lolo taun-taon, ngunit bumalik na siya sa bayan niya upang saglit na magbakasyon. Sino ang gagawa ngayon? Tutulong ba si Lorenzo sa paggawa ng parol ngayong Pasko? Halika at ipagdiwang ang kapaskuhan kasama si Lorenzo at ang kanyang Filipino-Amerikanong pamilya sa kanilang pagpapakita ng mahalagang tradisyong Pasko ng Filipino na ipinamana mula pa sa iba’t ibang henerasyon. Ang aklat na eto para sa 4 hanggang 8 taong gulang ay may kasamang panimula tungkol sa parol at instruksiyon kung pano gumawa nito.

Awards
Honorable Mention, Cultural Diversity, Purple Dragonfly Book Awards 2022

The Naughty Angel is a story presented in haibun-style, in which each chapter begins with a haiku. A little angel, pretty as can be, slides down a moonbeam and lands in someone’s backyard, here on earth during COVID-19 times. There are many things that she does not understand and finds puzzling at first, but she will soon learn a lot from her encounter with a boy named Gabriel.

Award
​Honorable Mention, Picture Book 6 and older, Purple Dragonfly Book Awards 2023 
​Benny is always hungry, tired, and wet in the rain until New Beginnings rescues him. Feeling safe and well taken care of, he turns into a happy dog, but he thinks something else is missing. He needs a family he can call his own. One day, Danny comes over to the shelter, and their eyes meet. Will Danny’s parents allow him to take Benny home? This charming tale about new beginnings will capture your heart!
One day, a mermaid, who likes to solve problems, hears from her shell phone that someone stole the rainbow swirly seashell from the museum. Her parents say that it is dangerous to help find the seashell. Will the mermaid still find a way to solve the problem? What danger awaits her? Follow her exciting adventures and discover this special secret—a magical spell to become a mermaid and the list of all the things you need to make it come true!
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Watch the interview with the author here. 
Watch the book reading and review here. 

Awards
Winner, First Time Author, Story Monster Approved contest 2021
Special "Young Writer" Award, Children's Fiction, Northern California Publishers and Book Awards 2022​
     When Sue and Stu Stick Bug move in with Tony, they are only expecting fresh food and a quiet break from the classroom. But when terrarium clean-up is interrupted by a basketball game, the Sticks suddenly find themselves on top of a compost pile and wondering how to get back to their summer home. On their subsequent trek across the garden, the Sticks meet several of their neighbors and learn about what they do or don’t.
Benny’s dream of being a part of a family came true, but whenever Danny leaves for school and his parents go to work, he is all alone. He feels lonely. Danny tries to find ways to cheer him up. He asks his mom to take Benny to her workplace. Will it work? Will Benny make new friends?
Adults and children will surely enjoy this heartwarming tale about friendship!
​​Princess Prudence claims a beautiful, nameless tree as hers alone. She visits the tree every day to escape piano practice. Gaylord, the dragon, also claims the beautiful, nameless tree as his alone. He visits the tree every day to escape from the other dragons. Who will end up owning the tree?
​This story of the princess and the dragon learning a lesson about sharing will put a smile on your face and hope in your heart!
​​No dog likes to lose a good treat. So, when Taffy’s very tasty homemade cheesy biscuit goes missing, she promptly recruits her fellow dachshund, Frank, to help find it. Follow the dogs as they sniff out clues around the house to solve this clever canine mystery. Then, follow the bonus recipe to make your own cheesy biscuits! 

Award
Honorable Mention, Picture Book Six and Older, Royal Dragonfly Book Award contest 2022​
​​​Benny’s life is everything he had wished for. Danny, however, has bigger plans in store for Benny. Before he can make his plan a reality, he’ll need the cooperation of adults in his life. Will they support Danny’s plan? Will Benny’s purpose be realized?
A Pan for Christmas is presented in haibun style. Each chapter is introduced by a haiku. The boy Gabriel from The Naughty Angel is back. Before the pandemic, he had asked his dad for a steel pan for Christmas. What does Gabriel have to do to make his Christmas wish come true?
Follow Gabriel’s new normal during the lockdown and his conversations with his dad about the steel pan.
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