Ms. Windy's Books

It's The Way That I Am!

Duffy is a little turtle who lives in the forest with many animal friends.  He wonders "why" he's so slow, when all the other animals seem to be able to get where they're going so much faster than he can.  There's a picnic tomorrow down by the Big Lake, and Duffy decides to ask all his animal friends, The bear, the bird, the monkey, the great lion, and the fish, if they could teach him a faster way to get the the picnic on time!  Duffy feels that moving so slow, will surely cause him to be late!  Since the animals all move in different ways, each one explains to Duffy why he cannot move like they can.  Well, Duffy decides to approach his problem in a different way!

Another story by Ms. Windy that shows us that "different is very good too!"

You Should See Under Here!

This is a children's picture book story, with a very "timely" subject.  The story is about a fish named Hubert O'Henry who lives under the sea, which is full of "people- trash and pollution."  The fish all have a meeting, and decide it's time for alarm! - and they must talk to the people - - Who do the most harm!  Hubert swims thru the story with different friends, talking to all of us about the trash in the water, and the problems it causes for all the sea animals (they bump into things, can't see the sun - plants have stopped growing - things are all slippery and icky) and he also lets us know about the problems caused by other pollution to the air, and the waters rising, etc.   It's a wonderful, kid-friendly story that in the end, tells children what they can do to help (taking trash away from beaches, recycling cans and bottles, talking to their parents and neighbors and friends, writing to their leaders) etc. so that in a delightful and cheerful way, he " starts a conversation" with the children about how important our waters are to all of us.  

Illustrated by Megan Newcomer 

                          Can be purchased for Kindle and Paperback!

Flowers Don't Fly

This is about a little viola named, Violet, growing by the roadside, standing all the day blowing and bending and bowing in the wind, among lots of bigger and different flowers than she.  She sees flowers on the other side of the roadside and wishes she could go there, wishes she could fly - and just then a big truck comes by and the wind uproots her into the air, where she runs into some bees, birds and butterflies and then the wind stops and she's lowered down.  She lands on a pickup full of hay, and her roots get stuck into the hay, and the farmer drives her to the farm that night.  Next morning she's loaded into the wagon, with a donkey pulling it, the farmer spots Violet and places her in the donkey's hat.  They're off to town, where she's spotted as being so different and beautiful, she lands in several different situations, and a lady finally ends up planting her in her flower garden.  The Ladies Garden Club has a contest, and when the judging was over, she of course is so different and beautiful, she wins first prize.

Illustrated by Shannon Noah

                                            Can be purchased at Amazon for kindle and paperback. 

Benjamin Blue Can Tie His Shoes

This is a delightful picture book.  It's the story of Benjamin Blue, who can do everything little boys normally do, but "when it comes right down to it, he just can't tie his shoes."  One day outside his house, he spies a large mouse by his rainspout, who had been rummaging through the trash cans, and has Ben's old shoes (which had been thrown out) on his feet, but they're tied!!  What a delightful story as Ben follows directions from the mouse, who teaches him how to tie his shoes!!!

Illustrated by Megan Newcomer

Can be purchased at Amazon for kindle and paperback.

Christmas For Cats . . . now how about that!

This story is about SKATTZ, a cat who behaves, cleans up his room, listens and so on, but can't understand "why Cats don't have Christmas presents".  SO, he decides to take an exciting trip, all the way to the North Pole, to ask Santa personally, to have Christmas for Cats too!  They decide to take a VOTE, from kids everywhere!  Why ... that only seems fair!  What a wonderful lesson in keep trying -- never give up ...!  And, it teaches the children to LOVE their pets too, and be sure they get Christmas presents also.  You'll LOVE the read!   (Picturebook in Rhyme)  ages 3-5 yrs.

Illustrated by Mark Quesenberry

Can be purchased at Amazon for kindle and a paperback!

Dottz Go To School

Dottz is a little girl frog, who sees a back pack laying near the pond where children are playing- waiting for the school bus.  She hops inside the backpack to "explore" and when the bus comes, the backpack is picked up and taken onto the bus, and to school, where she spends the day, again finding all the differences  in the world (what we wear, eat, play, learn etc.) and she Loves  all the differences!!  At the end of the school day, she has made many new friends, with the children, and they agree to "pick her up for vacation" when school ends for the summer.   (Picturebook in Rhyme) ages 4-7 +yrs.

Illustrated by Spencer Buchness.

                     

Can be purchased at Amazon for kindle and paperback.

  A Frog Named Flop Who Just Couldn't Hop

"A FROG NAMED FLOP  who just couldn't hop..." is a story (in rhyme)  of a little frog who feels that being different is the reason he cannot hop like all the other frogs in his pond.  The other frogs become his friend, and insist on encouraging and teaching him how to hop.  When Flop finally learns to hop, the others not only LOVE the way he hops, but his differences are what make him hop and do tricks they have never seen!  In the end, Flop ends up encouraging and teaching all the other frogs in the pond, to hop the way he does, so they can do tricks too!  This teaches them that "different is very good too!"

                    Illustrated by Tracey Taylor Arvidson

Can be purchased at Barnes and Noble,  Smashwords, Kobo, Oyster Books and blio

Also available at Amazon for kindle and paperback.