Böcker utgivna av David O'Boyle

Santa's workshop gets all the credit...It shouldn't. The North Pole is the focal point for all things Christmas...It isn't. Elves act alone in the production and distribution of Christmas presents...They don't. Another creature plays a key role in the process...Giants. And those giants are fed up with how they've been treated. Until this treatment changes, the elves must either compromise or hire other staff capable of making presents. Ogres anyone? Trolls? Read on. The gifts you want under your tree depend on it. David O'Boyle is the author of children's books, novels, and short stories. Illustrator Tan Ngo specializes in concept art for various media. David and Tan have worked together on multiple children's books before. Notably, this is their second holiday book. Before Giants, they celebrated St. Patrick's Day with The Leprechaun Who Wore Other Hats.

When in trouble, call for help. Friends far and near will answer. And when they do, the best of them will advise that your light is within, even if you're a lighthouse. Trust them- they know. They know because in earlier days, when the tables were turned, they received the same advice from you.

Tiny. Tilted. Freezing. Faraway.Pluto is the subject of much description. The constant in those descriptions was their reference to Pluto as a planet. Since 2004, this is no longer the case. After nearly 75 years of planethood status, the former ninth planet in our solar system has been reclassified.Initially Pluto meets reclassification with resistance. He does this by asserting the defense of mistake, first to his (former) fellow planets, and then to the Sun. Some of his arguments start to stick, but in pleading his case, the flaw in his efforts is revealed within. Pluto sees that he is too focused on how others see him, and not focused enough on how he sees himself.Realizing this, the Sun's final ruling on his planethood status reduces in value. Regardless of whether Pluto is a planet, a dwarf planet, a space object or whatever else, Pluto will always be Pluto. And that is enough.David O'Boyle is the author of children's books, novels, and short stories.Illustrator Tan Ngo specializes in concept art for various media.This is David and Tan's fourth children's book together. The other three are In Defense of Sock Monsters, Finboy and The Leprechaun Who Wore Other Hats.

The gruff caw of a crow. The shriek of a seagull. A woodpecker's mechanical hammering against a tree. An abnormal chirp from a cricket. Alone, these noises are aggravating sounds of the forest, tolerated by the other animals, but loathed, and certainly not anything for the audience to be subjected to at Eastern Hemlock Songfest. Acts on stage are reserved for tunes that are conventionally kind to the ears- the uniform buzz of a group of grasshoppers, the unvaried trill from a chorus of Warblers.But together, these aggravating sounds of the forest can be harnessed, fused in just the right way, and transformed into pure pleasure. All it takes is some practice, a teacher willing to share the secrets of jazz music alongside students ready to learn, and a band's belief that the whole group is greater than the sum of its parts. After that, it's only a matter of time before Cricket's Quartet has not only jazz on their side, but the audience at Songfest too. Hopefully they brought their dancing shoes.

Jake likes the back of the classroom. Amongst desks, diverse faces and decorated walls, he can blend in, at least on most days. But today is not most days. Today is presentation day, and on presentation day, even the frightened face the spotlight. Those like Jake, who are not only shy, but have something to hide, proceed with caution. The slightest misstep could reveal big secrets. For Jake, that big secret is his fin, which he tapes down beneath his shirt to avoid embarrassment. Yet despite the planning, missteps occur, and when they do, Jake must stand small or stand tall. By standing tall, he learns that confronting your insecurities shapes you more than a fin ever could. It also inspires others.