In this series there are picture books about the amazing animals of the Amazon Rainforest and their relationship with Maria, JJ, and Cougar. For the Middle-Grade readers, Maria, JJ, and Cougar are in their teens.  These stories are a modern epic in that the Ceiba people have to  fight to save their home: the Amazon Rainforest.

New Release Now in Print!

GRANDMOTHER SLOTH HOW SHE GOT HER SMILE

A picture book…JJ and Maria were walking along the river when JJ saw the harpy eagle looking for prey on the path. They shouted and ran to protect Grandmother Sloth because she’s so slow. Grandmother looked up with a pleasant expression and told JJ and Maria a story about an ancient time when sloths were fast and had no smile.

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GRACIE THE GLASS TREE FROG

A picture book…After a fright, Gracie wishes she could be like other frogs in the canopy. JJ, her friend, consoles her and Gracie realizes she is happy to be Gracie, whom she was meant to be.

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SPIDY THE SPIDER MONKEY

A picture book…During a hunting trip, JJ rescues a young spider monkey. They play and JJ thought their fun would never end. One day, a family of spider monkeys appears in the canopy. JJ wonders, “Should I let Spidy go or keep him to be my friend?” Then in his heart, he knows what he must do.

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Coming in 2010

From Thomas Sandusky

THE FROGS STOPPED SINGING:

a Middle-Grade Thriller

An eerie quiet heightens the senses of JJ, a young Ceiba tribesman. The mission was to destroy an illegal oil drilling site on his reservation. It was routine until… the frogs stopped singing.

New Picture Books Coming Soon:

Peter the Poison Dart Frog; Thomas the Toucan and Charlotte the Macaw; Hummingbirds and Heliconias;

To be a Butterfly; The Smallest Farmers (leaf cutter ants); Rainforest Communities; Jack the Jaguar; and

The Mighty Amazon.