The Corn Whisperer

Children's Books

Houser, Sue

Biographies

Irie Books

Amelia and the Magic Ponies was inspired by the story of Tío Vivo, an antique carousel in Taos, New Mexico. This charming carousel is a star attraction at the Fiestas de Santiago y Santa Ana held every July in Taos, New Mexico. Sue Houser's captivating tale tells what happens to the wooden horses after a terrible storm. Beautifully illustrated picture book.

Amelia and the Magic Ponies

The Corn Whisperer by Sue Houser, illustrated by Ramon Shiloh is a trio of stories about the ancient healing ways of the Southwest. Centered on life at various pueblos, the book opens with young Charlie who tells his single mom he is worried about staying with her father, Grandfather Joe, the storyteller. In time Grandfather Joe teaches Charlie how to live by using the stories he learned as a boy. With each visit to the Pueblo, Charlie grows more confident and closer to his grandfather. This is a touching story about the art of storytelling and its role in today's changing world.

Written for children and adults alike, Hot Foot Teddy contains the true history of Smokey Bear. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Smokey Bear Forest Fire Prevention Program. Photographs, illustrations and antique images of Smokey Bear are included.

Hot Foot Teddy: The True Story of Smokey Bear

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Mt Pub Company Inc

Twelve-year-old Walter plans to spend the summer of 1927 watching his beloved Chicago Cubs play baseball. Instead, his life is upended when his mother is diagnosed with tuberculosis. Walter leaves his father and his friends to accompany his mother by train to Albuquerque, New Mexico?a place he has never been to live with relatives he has never met. To help with expenses, Walter gets a paper route. But the situation gets worse. His mother is admitted to a tuberculosis sanatorium and needs expensive surgery. Walter wrecks his cousin' s bicycle, and they get into a fistfight. What else could go wrong? Walter has a chance encounter with the gangster, Al " Scarface" Capone. Walter reluctantly becomes his errand boy. When Walter learns Capone plans to pay for his mother' s surgery, he faces a difficult decision. Should he accept Capone' s help if his family will be indebted to a gangster?

Walter Steps Up to the Plate

Literature & Fiction

Kinkajou Press

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The Corn Whisperer

Amelia and the Magic Ponies

The Corn Whisperer

Hot Foot Teddy: The True Story of Smokey Bear

Walter Steps Up to the Plate