Introducing Jack’s Garage, the first of a new series by 13-year old kid author Jack Scudder. Since Jack was a very young boy, he was obsessed with the maintenance and care of a wide variety of vehicles – cars, trucks, tractors, scooters, and even boats! – and he’s passionate about teaching other children how to understand and appreciate the inner workings of these “things that go”.

In Jack’s Garage: Tire Maintenance for Kids, Jack will walk children through the step-by-step processes of maintaining vehicle tires for optimal safety. This book is not meant to be a manual, rather a child-friendly guideline to help kids learn basic terminology and steps so they can expand upon their interests and knowledge as they grow older and gain more independence. The images are bright and colorful, and the book includes a basic list of terms to aid with vocabulary development.

Available online and at: Amazon – Barnes & Noble – Walmart

A grandmother and her granddaughter explore the secrets of nature and forge a bond that will live out forever in With a Butterfly’sWings. Her grandmother taught her to listen to the song of the birds. Through her grandmother’s eyes, she learned to contemplate those little birds and to perceive what made them so special. Together, both the grandmother and granddaughter hear the blackbird sing among the rumble of the city that was slowly awakening, trying to guess where the bird was. Her grandmother was her best teacher: she taught herald the secrets of nature, the magic of flowers,and the spirit of monarch butterflies. Even though the grandmother is now gone,the granddaughter will now honor her with the song of nature.

Award-winning Cuento de Luz was founded in 2010 by writer and humanitarian Ana Eulate in her home garage. Still based in Madrid, Spain, Cuento de Luz holds an international outlook specializing in children’s literature printing books in both English and Spanish, with accolades fromThe New York Timesand theNew York Public Library. Each story takes their readers’ imagination on a journey, helps to care for the planet, encourages universal values and promotes peace. As a certified B Corporation, Cuento de Luz iscommitted to preserve the environment through the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance and public transparency, which includes the integration of sustainable materials in its books such as using stone paper as of January 2017. For more on Cuento de Luz, please visit www.cuentodeluz.com.

Available online at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/8418302577/

Moving to a new city can be a heartbreaking experience, but also an opportunity to grow. This Birch Tree will realize that even in the darkest spots, one can shine brighter than ever.

The day they took me out of my home and loaded me onto a truck changed everything. I went from living surrounded by nature, with my brothers, to ending up girdled by towering buildings in a polluted, noisy city. I was homesick. Accepting that change was extremely difficult, but then I started to realize that the city was not that bad after all. A friendly gardener took care of me. He watered my soil, gave me fertilizer, and trimmed my dry branches so that a pair of finches could nest in them. I began to feel very useful, as I gave people my shade, my oxygen, and my gently-flavored seeds. I soon understood that hope and love could manifest anywhere in the world, so I decided to put down roots. A story that invites us to see adversities as opportunities, and to trust that changes, despite surprising us, can help us grow.

Award-winning Cuento de Luz was founded in 2010 by writer and humanitarian Ana Eulate in her home garage. Still based in Madrid, Spain, Cuento de Luz holds an international outlook specializing in children’s literature printing books in both English and Spanish, with accolades from The New York Times and the New York Public Library. Each story takes their readers’ imagination on a journey, helps to care for the planet, encourages universal values and promotes peace. As a certified B Corporation, Cuento de Luz is committed to preserve the environment through the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance and public transparency, which includes the integration of sustainable materials in its books such as using stone paper as of January 2017. For more on Cuento de Luz, please visit www.cuentodeluz.com.

Available online at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/8418302542/

An anti-bullying children’s book:

All Bluey the violin wants …is to be played. So, why won’t the children play Bluey?

Is it because he looks different?

From the Grammy-awarded violinist and educator Eileen Ivers, known for her unique musical style and blue violin, comes this uplifting story of standing up for yourself.

Eileen’s Music School is a magical place. When the children go home, the instruments speak.

Why do Drake the drum, Finn the flute and the other instruments tease and bully Bluey?

Find out how his only true friend, Priscilla the piano, helps Bluey gain the confidence to show them how special he is …how we are all unique.

Will they all learn to be kind and respectful?

Join Bluey, the children and the other instruments at Eileen’s music school and see how they ultimately celebrate that …our differences are often our strengths.

Will Someone Play Bluey? is a playful picture book perfect for:
– Ages 4-10
– Discussions on self-confidence, standing up for yourself
– Discussions on anti-bullying, diversity and being kind
– Parents, libraries, classroom story times, music rooms
– Reading over and over again, written in rhyme and rhythm.

SAMPLE:
…
The violins get played,
But Bluey’s dismayed
That still no one picks up the blue violin!

“That’s it!” Bluey shouts,
“I’ve all I can take!
No kid wants to play me, I’ve such a heartache!”

“I’m different, I know,
So I’ll have to show
I’m worthy, be kind to the blue violin!”
…

Available online in hardcover, paperback and e-book at: www.amazon.com – www.barnesandnoble.com