The Navy's Night Before Christmas: Read & Listen Edition
Written by Christine Ford and Trish Holland
Illustrated by John Manders
eBook

This story, written for military families, is about a visit from “the Santa of Sailors” to those who can’t be home for Christmas.
 
’Twas the night before Christmas, when way out to sea
Not a creature was stirring to windward or lee.
The sailors were nestled all snug in their... Read More
 

The Navy's Night Before Christmas
Written by Christine Ford and Trish Holland
Illustrated by John Manders
Hardcover

Inspired by the famous Christmas poem, "The Night Before Christmas," this sweet picture book about Christmas in the Navy the perfect holiday gift for children of military families and anyone with loved ones serving overseas. 
 
’Twas the night before Christmas, when way out to sea
Not a creature was stirring... Read More
 

Dear Tyrannosaurus Rex
Written by Lisa McClatchy
Illustrated by John Manders
eBook

Here is an epistolary picture book with a T. rex in a role similar to that of the mouse in If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.

A little girl is turning six in two weeks, and she's decided to invite a Tyrannosaurus rex to her birthday party! Her invitation entices the...

Lewis and Clark
Written by Shirley Raye Redmond
Illustrated by John Manders
Trade Paperback

In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sends Lewis and Clark out west to explore. He tells them to make maps. He tells them to draw pictures and collect plants. Most importantly, he tells them to send presents! What kind of present is good enough for a president? Beginning readers will truly enjoy... Read More
 

Cowboy Christmas
Written by Rob Sanders
Illustrated by John Manders
eBook

Three grizzled cowboys—Dwight, Darryl, and Dub—are stuck out on the range at Christmastime, roping steers and wrestling longhorns. Reminiscing about their childhood Christmases, they try to make the cowboy camp feel festive—and it's no surprise that a cactus decorated with tin cans, and cows dressed as reindeer, don't fill them with... Read More
 

Cowboy Christmas: Read & Listen Edition
Written by Rob Sanders
Illustrated by John Manders
eBook

Three grizzled cowboys—Dwight, Darryl, and Dub—are stuck out on the range at Christmastime, roping steers and wrestling longhorns. Reminiscing about their childhood Christmases, they try to make the cowboy camp feel festive—and it's no surprise that a cactus decorated with tin cans, and cows dressed as reindeer, don't fill them with...