The Maker created Monday Egg for a very important reason. Monday just doesn’t understand it yet. Being an egg with arms and legs has its advantages. Monday can run like the wind and climb trees easily, but he is an egg. What happens when he cracks?The Cracking of Monday Egg is the story of a cranky crow, a sick little girl, a kind squirrel and Monday’s struggle to deal with his own crackability.

Barry Gibson is desperate for something exciting to happen to him like in his comic books. His twin sister, Megan is sick of listening to his wild theories. When they find a ring of green stones in the forest, Barry and Megan come between a dangerous alien ship and its evil plans for the human race. They must overcome their fears and find a way to save the city from the attacking UFO before everything they love is destroyed.

When Monday Egg visits the Eggs of Thorn Dome, he discovers they are in grave danger. The pain-inducing thorns that protect the Eggs have attracted a desperate man, who is going to dig up the vines and sell them.Monday struggles to convince the Eggs to leave the only safe place they have ever known before it is destroyed.

Daily survival is a battle for Raykin Smythe, a fifteen-year-old cabin boy aboard a Sardonian slave ship. For years, he has learned to stay a second or two ahead of trouble. When the ten-ship armada raids the island of Rocky Cove for slaves, they are decimated by a little, pale girl named Minty Nothingmore. The Captain and the crew are now dead!Raykin flees for his life with a handful of the surviving raiders. They must sail The Last Red Ship to Sardonia and tell the king of a weap...

52 Surprising Lessons from a Year That Refused to Be QuietLife Never Fails to Teach is a witty, soulful, and sharply insightful guide to life. B.T. Higgins-husband, father, thinker, and storyteller-presents short, powerful reflections drawn from the messy, hilarious, painful, and redemptive moments of a single year.From the unexpected wisdom of a refrigerator box to the heartbreaking sting of failure, these stories tap into the real conversations of modern life:

This book is for fathers. Most of us are not doing a great job and the world has noticed. We've garnered a bad reputation. Spend ten minutes around a group of wives and you are likely to hear a handful of criticisms about some guy's fathering skills.Being a good father is not easy. It doesn't come naturally. Why should dads bother trying? Why are kids important? Why are fathers a necessary part of their lives? Why should we prioritize our kids over our hobbies and work? Is there so...

Those who neglect to teach their children well condemn their grandchildren to slavery of one sort or another.There is a lot of noise around the subject of educational reform these days. Everyone has a sense that something is deeply wrong with our public school system but no one can agree on what it is and how to fix it.Fixing Education: One Dad's Quest to Unclog the Bathroom Sink, Redesign School, and Save the World cuts ...

Life on the homestead is hard work. Danielle helps the family grow food, chop firewood, and entertain busloads of tourists on their way to Denali National Park. Her not-so-ordinary life is turned upside down when she discovers an air creature is living in their wood pile. These newly discovered creatures can only be seen by dusting powdered sugar over their bodies. They gobble up the sugar, but for a moment, you can see them. The creature that lives in her wood pile is acting strangely, ev...

Granny is sick and getting weaker every day. When ten strangely dressed men from Sardonia arrive and begin buying in the marketplace, Minty knows that Granny's premonition has come true. The defilers have arrived, but what can she do about it? She's not yet thirteen years old. Having magic and knowing how to wield it are two different things. Will Granny be able to handle this new threat in her weakened position, or will Minty be left to fight alone?Raykin Smythe has led the Magici...