Violeta Honasan – illustratör

Myiahs Rainbow Dress is based on a true story of the narrator as she provides the reader with a detail memoir of her grandmother who was once a seamstress on the Island of North Caicos.Myiahs Rainbow Dress is the story told through the eyes of a little girl who lived in the Turks & Caicos Islands during the pivotal ending era of the Salt Industry. As she profoundly displays her national sense of pride, the reader learns about the iconic objects that each of the individual islands have to share in its uniqueness, and its historical implications that is projected through the basic tapered colours on the National Dress of the Turks & Caicos Islands.In Myiahs Rainbow Dress, the reader is exquisitely exposed to the wider Turks & Caicos and the other various outer islands that make up the graceful archipelago of the Turks & Caicos. The narrator highlights some of the countrys iconic symbols, historic sites and features that symbolizes her dress. The story wonderfully contextualizes the splendor and beauty of the tiny Caribbean island through the jolly brilliant flamboyant colours of the Turks & Caicos Islands National Dress.

Kays parents are going out for the evening, and Granny cant come over to babysit, so Granddad is left in charge of Kay and her baby brother. Granddad has never babysat before, but how hard could it be? When faced with dirty diapers and a howling baby, Granddad finds he must depend on Kays guidance to get through the ordeal. And Kay is surprised to find that Granddad has a few good babysitting ideas of his own.

This book is great for the classroom! The book follows a penny that has been owned by several of Americas influential people, such as; Babe Ruth, Albert Einstein, Ronald Regan and more! The book also includes a lesson plan by a National Board Certified Teacher.

In the world of round, there is someone who does not fit. Flash, the main character, is a shy and sensitive football. Flash meets others that are round, and each friend tries to ease his dilemma by expressing their personalities. Finally, a tennis ball named Althea shows him that he is not different, that he does belong.

The wind howled in the tall pine trees as Johnno wentto feed his pet calf.Johnno lived on a farm with his mother, father and two older sisters. Beth was 16 and Mandy 13. Johnno was born 18 months after Mandy.

4 Keys to Unlock a Sad Heart, A childhood loss set the stage for this book. The author experienced a household fire at five years old. The oldest sister was six and youngest was three years old at the same time of the fire. It was a traumatic time for the family but they grew stronger from the losses they experienced. Grandpa, in the book, instructs us on how to unlock our sad hearts (grieve our losses) with the 4 keys. The 4 keys teach us how to Think about our memories. Then we Write out our thoughts and feelings, and what we are thankful for. The next key teaches us to Talk to safe friends about our losses. The last Key is to Weep or cry. It has a very cleansing effect. The book also teaches us to make an appointment with grief so it doesnt overwhelm us. A happy and successful life often follows the grief process.

First Day, Kindergarten Butterflies, is about a five year old boy named Terry, who has been anxiously waiting to start kindergarten, but he spends the night before his first day worrying about all kinds of things that could go wrong. Once Terry actually meets his teacher, explores the classroom and sees his new classmates his worries are replaced with excitement about his first day of kindergarten. This is a great book for parents and teachers to read to children who have worries or fears about transitioning from a home or preschool setting into the big new world of Kindergarten.

These stories are about the little girls who live in the little yellow house at the top of the hill on a very busy road and about what goes on in their garden at night. The plants and flowers come to life at night, after the neighbourhood has settled down for the night. There is one particular flower that has a wish to be transformed into a little girl, just like Stephanie and Olivia. Does this happen?

I Am So SmallI Am Not Afraid to Walk NowA picture book by Stephanie Carter Harleaux

Beginning something new is always a challenge, especially for young children. In this story you will follow in the footsteps of a character who is experiencing some jitters as she prepares for her first day of school.

Upon waking to a dreary morning I thought my day was going to be boring, but answering a timid knock on my door changed all of that. Seeing a crashed spaceship, a walking piece of shag carpet, and a rock boy named Franklin made my daymore eventful than I could have imagined.

The story high lights the unusual friendship shared by a lonely old man and a young girl. Every day the young girl visits the old man on her way back from school. Her daily visits bring cheer to his lonely life. Therefore the old man shares a secret with his young friend who takes them both on an unexpected roller coaster adventure full of fun, mystery and joy.