In this full collection of Read-Aloud
Stories with Fred, we have included all six stories from volumes 1 and 2, a
bonus story "Looking Inside" by Margo L. Dill (only available in this
collection), and a foreword by Margo also. Each story has an illustration to
start the story along with a question for children to consider while the story
is being read aloud to them (or older children can read to themselves). These
stories are perfect for parents and grandparents to read to the children in
their lives.
The stories are:
"Looking Inside" Join
a kindergarten class as they learn about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and how
he believed all people were the same on the inside.
"Ben and the Terrible Red
Card" Ben is always getting in trouble at school,
but he feels his teacher just misunderstands him. He's trying!
"The Hobbling Hermit" The
hermit's feet hurt, and he takes out his grumpiness on his new housemate, a
small, smart mouse.
"Sammy and the Cross-eyed
Crow" Sammy lives in the jungle and talks to
animals! What happens when he meets a crow who can't fly straight?
"Ben and the Bully, Billy Bob" Here's
another Ben story, and this time, Ben's in front of the principal's office for
a run-in with Billy Bob the Bully!
"The Cheerless Chairmaker" Fred
Olds has written a new fairy tale with a poor, sweet chairmaker and a smart, savvy
princess!
"Sammy and the Royal Rabbit" Sammy
is back in the jungle with Jonathan the crow, and this time, he is visited by a
rabbit who thinks he's a king!
This is a very special collection of short stories
by two experienced children's authors. Don't miss out on getting this
collection today!
Purchase Read-Aloud Stories with
Fred Collection on Amazon and Barnes
and Noble. Be sure to also add this to
your GoodReads
reading list.
About the Author, Fred Olds
Fred Olds has crafted dozens of stories over the years and has been involved with various writing and critique groups. At the age of 92, he is a devoted husband and proud father and grandfather living in Central Illinois. After retirement from the Postal Service as an electronic technician, he finally has time to concentrate on writing. A true storyteller at heart, his first love is writing children’s books with an occasional murder mystery thrown in for a change of pace. Check out his kids’ short story books, Read-Aloud Stories with Fred, Vol. 1 and then Vol. 2, and his first book for adults, The Hobo Who Wasn’t, an exciting detective story. He's also the author of The Dog and the Flea: A Tale of Two Opposites and The Cat, the Mouse, and the Neighbors' Dog, two books of the Perky Pet Problems picture book series.
Book Summary of Only My Horses Know
Life on a Montana horse ranch has always
been the best for twelve-year-old Kylie Hannigan. She bonds with the horses,
rides them with her friend Joey, and helps her mom train them. Plus she barrel
races her favorite horse, Kiwi, and with plenty of practice and grit, they will
definitely beat her rival Olivia this year.
But then, something starts happening
with Kylie’s mom. She sleeps all the time, and Kylie has to do the chores, the
training, and all the care for the horses--and it’s too much! At least it’s
summer, so she doesn’t have to worry about school, and she can spend time
talking to her favorite animals. One day, a strange-behaving horse with an even
stranger name shows up for
training but is only ignored by Kylie’s
mom. Training a difficult horse used to be a fun challenge Kylie could share
with her mom, but that’s not even happening now.
Then her mom changes again, and she’s up
doing everything—including cooking and cleaning in the middle of the night.
Kylie still gets no rest because Mom thinks Kylie should be able to do it all,
too. So when school starts and Mom’s behavior goes back and forth and back and
forth, and then embarrasses Kylie in front of Joey more times than she can
count, Kylie decides the only thing she can do is hide everything from
everyone—accept her horses.
Kylie’s life spins out of control along
with her mom’s. She can’t train for the barrel races with Kiwi or keep up with
homework or talk to her best friend. What will it take to get her life back to
the way it used to be? Or is that even possible?
Purchase Only My
Horses Know on Amazon and Barnes
and Noble. Be sure to add this to
your reading
list on GoodReads.
About the Author, Cinda Jo Bauman
Cinda Jo Bauman lives in Central Illinois with her husband and dogs. During her high school years, she took every art class offered along with every child development class. After a class where she spent part of the day at a daycare, child development won out over art. Years of story time led to a love of children’s picture-books, which made her wish she had stuck with art.
Flash forward to today, and she still loves children’s books! After researching and much study; learning about writing and illustrating children’s books, she joined the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and found her passion. Besides writing children’s picture books and middle-grade novels, Cinda also creates with cut paper sculptures and paints in oil and acrylic. She loves iris flowers and the color purple.
Only My Horses Know is her debut middle-grade novel.
Find out more about Cinda:
Cinda's website is: https://kidsillio.com/
Cinda's YouTube Channel is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spQ7Vyc-4ZA
About
the Author & Publisher, Margo L. Dill
Margo L.
Dill is the CEO and owner of Editor-911 Books in St. Louis, MO. She is also the
author of the American Civil War Adventure Series with two books, Anna
and the Baking Championship and Finding My Place: One Girl's
Strength at Vicksburg, for middle-grade readers. Her other books are That's
the Way It Always Happened and Maggie Mae, Detective
Extraordinaire: The Case of the Missing Cookies, which are illustrated
picture books, and she has a short story about kids learning about Martin
Luther King Jr.'s teachings in Fred Olds's collection of short stories, Read-Aloud
Stories with Fred Vols. 1 and 2. Her next book is for teachers and parents and
is out in June 2021, It's Not Just Academics: A Guide To Teach Kids'
Health, Communication, and Social Emotional Skills. She lives in St. Louis
with her tween daughter and lively rescue dog, Sudsi.
Find out more at:
Her website: www.margoldill.com
Editor-911 Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/MargoDill.author.editor
Editor-911 website: https://editor-911.com/editor-911-books-1
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