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Meet Jeff Stone, author of Phoenix

Jeff Stone lives in the Midwest with his wife and two children and practices the martial arts daily.

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TIM BOWERS studied at the Columbus College of Art & Design and started his career in an advertising art studio before being recruited by Hallmark to design greeting cards. Since then, he has illustrated over thirty-five children’s books, including Pirate's Lullaby and the New York Times bestsellers Dream Big, Little Pig!, written by Kristi Yamaguchi, and Dinosaur Pet, written by Neil Sedaka and Marc Sedaka. His book illustrations have received many state and national awards. He and his wife live in Granville, Ohio. Learn more about Tim's work at timbowers.com.

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The Bravest of the Brave
Written by Shutta Crum
Illustrated by Tim Bowers
eBook

Late one day I hurried home,
Stepping through the wood alone.
It was deep and dim; I could barely see.
But I thought brave thoughts to comfort me.

A Young Skunk heads home through the woods—alone. Or maybe not…
Could there be robbers, or pirates, or ghosts, or trappers in the woods? And is our hero... Read More
 





Puss in Boots
Written by Lisa Findlay
Illustrated by Tim Bowers
Trade Paperback

Poor Puss. His lazy life at the mill has changed overnight. The miller’s son, Tom, is ready to abandon Puss in the woods. But Puss has a few ideas about his and Tom’s fate. He slips on a pair of boots, hoists a sack over his shoulder, and sets off to... Read More
 





Buddy's Bedtime Battery
Written by Christina Geist
Illustrated by Tim Bowers
eBook

It’s Buddy’s bedtime, but there’s just one problem—he’s decided that he’s a robot! His accommodating parents must now “power down” their little machine step by step, from his toes to his tushy. Tim Bowers’s bubbly illustrations capture Buddy’s energy and imagination, and parents and kids will enjoy adopting this new bedtime... Read More
 





Sorry, Grown-Ups, You Can't Go to School!
Written by Christina Geist
Illustrated by Tim Bowers
Hardcover

This fun role-reversal picture book will help reluctant students get excited for the start of school--no matter what that looks like!

It's just another school morning...until Mom, Dad, Grandma, and even Bow-wow the dog BEG the kids to let them come to school, too! Dad can tie his own shoes--why can't he... Read More
 





Sorry, Grown-Ups, You Can't Go to School!
Written by Christina Geist
Illustrated by Tim Bowers
eBook

This fun role-reversal picture book will help reluctant students get excited for the start of school--no matter what that looks like!

It's just another school morning...until Mom, Dad, Grandma, and even Bow-wow the dog BEG the kids to let them come to school, too! Dad can tie his own shoes--why can't he... Read More
 





Sorry, Grown-Ups, You Can't Go to School!
Written by Christina Geist
Illustrated by Tim Bowers
Hardcover Library Binding

This fun role-reversal picture book will help reluctant students get excited for the start of school--no matter what that looks like!

It's just another school morning...until Mom, Dad, Grandma, and even Bow-wow the dog BEG the kids to let them come to school, too! Dad can tie his own shoes--why can't he... Read More
 





Shampoodle
Written by Joan Holub
Illustrated by Tim Bowers
Trade Paperback

It's picture day at the dog park. But before the first photo can be taken, an exuberant pack of pups needs a bit of grooming. So they’re off to Shampoodle, the local pet salon, where the eager dogs simply cannot sit still. And when some curious cats stop by, things go... Read More
 





Shampoodle
Written by Joan Holub
Illustrated by Tim Bowers
eBook

It's picture day at the dog park. But before the first photo can be taken, an exuberant pack of pups needs a bit of grooming. So they’re off to Shampoodle, the local pet salon, where the eager dogs simply cannot sit still. And when some curious cats stop by, things go... Read More
 





Vampoodle
Written by Joan Holub
Illustrated by Tim Bowers
eBook

This early reader in verse entertains with silly dogs getting up to some Halloween hijinks.

The crazy dogs from Joan Holub’s Step 2 reader Shampoodle are back and as spirited as ever! There’s a puppy party in the backyard, but the scaredy-dogs skedaddle when "ghosts" and "ghouls" begin to arrive. What... Read More
 





Suppose You Meet a Dinosaur: A First Book of Manners
Written by Judy Sierra
Illustrated by Tim Bowers
eBook

A little girl is shopping in a grocery store when—surprise!—she meets a dinosaur. Don't worry. The dinosaur is very friendly. She's polite, too. In this funny story, told in lilting read-aloud rhyme, the girl has numerous opportunities to be helpful to the clumsy shopping dino and demonstrate when to say "thank... Read More
 





Suppose You Meet a Dinosaur: A First Book of Manners
Written by Judy Sierra
Illustrated by Tim Bowers
Trade Paperback

A little girl is shopping in a grocery store when—surprise!—she meets a dinosaur. Don't worry. The dinosaur is very friendly. She's polite, too. In this funny story, told in lilting read-aloud rhyme, the girl has numerous opportunities to be helpful to the clumsy shopping dino and demonstrate when to say "thank... Read More
 

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