Böcker av Amanda Baker

'The Guy from Galilee' is a packed, barely contained treasure trove of faith-inspired treats. It's a modern anthology of faith, fun and life-inspired poems, deeply moving expression and quirky anecdotes plus verse stories; an accessible spiritual resource for all ages.The Guy from Galilee is part spiritual witness and part exposition of being a Christian in the modern day.With its assortment of contemporary perspective, humour, inspiration and challenging insights, this little volume is the perfect bite-size offering for sharing in a fast moving, uncertain world.A good read and a perfect little gift.

Eco-warriors come in all shapes and sizes.Performed in The Scottish Parliament (2017), Casey & the Surfmen is an environmental story for all ages, written in verse and originally a spoken word piece. This contemporary fable hovers somewhere between The Rime of Ancient Mariner and Avatar. Magic, menace and mystical creatures take the reader into the expanse of a child's imagination, on to a dreamscape apocalypse and back to the shore of humanity's original promise.This whimsical parable is afloat on ocean rhythms, ebbing and flowing with the cadence of tides; swelling on storms, resounding on wave-washed rocks and rippling over surf-kissed shorelines.As well as enjoying the print version, you can buy an audio download or listen for free to Casey & the Surfmen, read by the author, by going to the bandcamp website.

In our second book concerning the adventures of Eleanor Catherine - long-limbed green-eyed dragon slayer, Time itself is dangerously warped. Eleanor's nemesis, Vemenshaar the Dragon Witch, inspired by the Queen in Snow White, aims to bend time to her will. She conspires to steal the unborn child who is to become Eleanor's father. Mayhem and magic, dust and dragons, heroes, humour and high jinks battle for space on the page as Eleanor battles the evil of the universe. If she fails, she will die. If she succeeds but at the wrong time - she will die. Hmmm.

Sweet and funny, Humorous Verse for Parents is a wryly observed collection of sharply drawn anecdotes. This delightfully entertaining poetry gift book is a must-read for parents new or experienced. Light-hearted in style but heart-felt, HV4P is a touching anthology that does not paint parenting as an ongoing horror story or, like the dreaded parenting manual, hint at the perfect life you could have if only you were a better parent. Humorous Verse for Parents simply serves up the realities; exhausting and exhilarating, funny, fabulous and weird, that sum up life as a parent - plus a bonus short story. A perfect book for sharing, even a tired parent could manage it. The author, Amanda Baker has made best use of her experience as a mother, grandmother, poet, author, comedy writer and performer to create this neat, unique little offering.

'A little treasure of poetry fun with Granny Amanda as seen on You Tube' There is nothing nicer for young children, developing written and spoken language, than simple rhyming verse. Playing with words and sounds is a great way to build language confidence and reading humorous verse to children is both entertaining and rewarding. This bite-size collection of 20 verse-style poems is fun-packed with characters, word-play, nonsense rhymes, animal themes and anecdotes, appealing to primary ages and pre-school. At the time of publishing, all the pieces are available on YouTube so your little one can pick their favourite, watch and follow or just sit back and enjoy with Granny Amanda.

The final Eleanor legend occurs 13 years after our hero last battled dragons and saved Moreth. Her exploits are a dusty memory. Unexpectedly, Eleanor is catapulted across time to a degraded world where the slayers are depleted and an old adversary has become a deadly and formidable power, threatening her people. What role will the strange girl Nirenvar play or the street urchin and dragon-tamer Echinka? New dragons, old enemies and a breath-taking finale.

Ella & the Knot Fairies is a whimsical, contemporary, afro-hairy fairy story written in verse. This fun picture book with simple, original hand drawn illustrations, celebrates the magical relationship between mothers, daughters, hair and growing up in a mixed-race family.

Real books for Real girls? Check out The Legends of Eleanor Catherine, long-limbed green eyed dragon slayer. The Eleanor Trilogy - in this 2017 edition - is packed with fast and fabulous fun, sentient dragons, danger, heroism, weird Enquates, time travel - oh and did I mention DRAGONS. Eleanor is clever and brave and skilled in ways she didn't even know until this enormous adventure swept her up in its clutches. If your young reader is bored of books where the girl only gets to be the side-kick or the one who spoils the fun (if they get to be in the adventure at all) this quirky series is for you. It's literally out of this world.