In a seaside village, two boys meet. When the older boy reveals he is dying, the younger one announces, “Then we should do something fun today.” Making a kite is fun, but first they’ll need supplies, and the money to buy them, and they’ll have to get around all the grown-ups who might stand in their way. And so this never-to-be-forgotten day begins. This is a story of friendship, of first loss, and of seizing the day. Free on Kindle.
Free: A Kite at the Edge of the World
The Tree: A Starting Point For Discussing Death With Children
This book is for parents who want to have a discussion with their child about death – after they get that question one night “What happens when we die?” The book introduces the idea, provides a snapshot of three different opinions, but really focuses on the life aspect, and how amazing it is to be alive. The secondary purpose of the book is to start the process of unlocking the critical thinker in our kids. $0.99 on Kindle.
The Tree: A Starting Point For Discussing Death With Children
This book is for parents who want to have a discussion with their child about death – after they get that question one night “What happens when we die?” The book introduces the idea, provides a snapshot of three different opinions, but really focuses on the life aspect, and how amazing it is to be alive. The secondary purpose of the book is to start the process of unlocking the critical thinker in our kids. $2.99 on Kindle.
Free: The Adventures of Bentley Hippo: Inspiring Children to Share
Bentley the bubbly hippo has a dream to go to the moon. As he sets off on his journey, he encounters a silly monkey that thinks that throwing bananas is the way to share. Bentley is on a mission to inspire children to do better, be kinder, accept and respect each other regardless of size, color, shape, gender or religion; and to help those dealing with other challenges. Inspiring Children to Share is the 1st of the 5-book series. Get ready to fall in love with Bentley. A great read for children of all ages. Free on Kindle.
Free: I Don’t Want to Sleep
Teaching Kids the Importance of Sleep
At night when most kids were dozing so deep,
Michael could never quite manage to sleep.
His mother would read him one book, or two,
His father would sing ‘till his face turned blue,
All day Michael ran and played and kicked ball,
But then he’d just shrug: “I’m not tired at all.” Free on Kindle.
Free: If Not You Then Who? The Inventor in the Pink Pajamas
Brooke Fairley is an inquisitive, creative 9-year-old with an eye for inventing. Inspired by her grandfather and their mutual delight in how inventions come to be discovered, Brooke looks for ways to improve the world around her.
This is book 1 in a new series. Readers who love The Magic School Bus series will love If Not You Then Who? Free on Kindle.
Free: Breathe, Mustard, Breathe!
Poor Mustard is stressed out! There’s no way he’s going to muster the courage to play at the school talent show. Everywhere Mustard turns, he finds himself in yet another stressful situation. Although his friends Mayo, Hot Sauce, and Ketchup try to help, Mustard must figure out how to stand his ground and face his fears! Free on Kindle.
Don Quijote de la Mancha
Free: Grumpy ‘ole Henry the Pug and the Christmas Blues
With rhythm and rhyme, this wonderful story comes to life as it takes you on a walk with Grumpy ‘ole Henry as he goes about his day. No one seems to notice him wherever he goes. Despite all the loneliness and despair, Grumpy ‘ole Henry finds out that love can find you when you least expect it. Free on Kindle.
Free: Amazing YOU! A Celebration of Individuality
Can Jenna convince a grumpy hippo, an elephant who worries that his trunk is too long, and a zebra who’d like some zipper stripes, that they’re amazing just the way they are? Told with gorgeous illustrations, appealing characters and engaging rhymes, Amazing YOU encourages children (and adults) to recognize the importance of accepting and valuing difference. Free on Kindle.
Free: Nobody Loves Mustard
Poor Mustard just wants to find someone—ANYONE—who loves him, but nobody loves Mustard. And when Ketchup gets all the attention, Mustard has had enough! He packs his things and travels into the deep forest to meet with all the animals to ask life’s biggest question, “Who wants Mustard?” Free on Kindle.
Putney and the Magic eyePad
Twelve-year-old Putney Hicks is a girl-MacGyver with an Anne of Green Gables passion for nature… especially butterflies. Her secret ambition is to become an artist/inventor like Leonardo da Vinci, but she doesn’t know-how.
Her well-ordered life is uprooted when her family is transferred from her beloved Kodiak, Alaska.
Suddenly, she finds herself in a new experimental STEM/STEAM school on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. But a gift from a beloved teacher… a Magic eyePad… helps her follow her dreams as she struggles to find her way among some of the uber-rich kids.
Putney knows her life will never be the same again.
Join Putney as she navigates new waters and finds new friends.
Looking for a book that encourages creative problem-solving skills with science, art, and math in a fun way? Rosie Revere Engineer for middle-grade readers? Get your copy of Putney and the Magic eyePad today! $0.99 on Kindle.
Free: Tales of Mr. Snuggywhiskers: The Spring Tales
Great for homeschooling and young grade school students with advanced reading levels. Third in the award-winning Tales of Mr. Snuggywhiskers series. Hallie and Cory are determined to figure out Mr. Snuggywhiskers’s connection to their family, but adventures keep getting in the way. Slowly they unravel the mysterious past of Mr. Snuggywhiskers, the dapper, well-spoken mouse who lives in the tallest tree in their backyard. They are confronted with surprises along the way, from meeting a leprechaun to finding out that mice really can surf! Free on Kindle.
Free: The Merzzlings: The Adventure Begins
A Curse of Mayhem
Free: Rosie and Josey and The Realm of Magic
Siblings Rosie and Josey are shocked to discover that gifts left to them by their late gran, actually turn out to be portals to another realm altogether.
The Realm of Magic. Here they discover the delights and the dangers that exist within this truly magical place.
Join the duo on their incredible journey that promises to be the first of many wild adventures within the Magic Realm. Free on Kindle.
Free: One Million and One Amazing Pets
A National Indie Excellence Award finalist and eLit Award winner! Can you imagine having an octopus as a pet? How about a miniature horse or a tarantula? Take a trip around the world with photographs of amazing pets. Compare maps showing each animal’s natural range and learn fascinating facts and scientific names – then answer Research questions and check out ten top tips for choosing a pet. What’s inside?
•Amazing photographs
•Colorful maps with pop-up location facts
•Research & quiz questions
Printable map and printable research questions available for FREE on conniecrawley.com! Free on Kindle.
Free: Geronimo Jim
The Dead Shark had a Man inside…
Being a secret pirate is no easy thing for Sixteen-year-old Miles who is a dishwasher in the South Seas…But when a convict floats ashore after escaping an ocean prison, Miles’ life is suddenly endangered. Fleeing into the wild, Miles joins the convict on a quest for lost treasure involving a crashed glider, a sunken ship, and an abandoned tank. But will Telescope Jim, the underground ruler of the South Seas, discover the treasure first? And will Miles lose everything when his love interest shows up in the household of his enemies? Free on Kindle.
Free: Ruby the Rainbow Witch: The Lost Swirly-Whirly Wand
When a giant gust of whistling wind tosses and tumbles Ruby’s swirly-whirly wand away, she gathers her friends and travels to the end of the rainbow to find it. Along the way, they meet Lollie Pop the Leprechaun and discover how fabulously fun it can be to make a new friend and work together to solve a problem.
After all, that’s what friendly friends are for! Free on Kindle.
Free: Ruby the Rainbow Witch: A Picture-Perfect Rainbow Day
Free: Submarine Jim
The Shark they Hunted had a Map inside….
Miles the Mutineer is trying to stay out of trouble and when a gang of convicts track a shark to his door, he can’t help shying away…until the shark proves to be hiding a map to the largest treasure in the South Seas. Taking a bag of sea-darts and a shark-whistle, Miles joins an old pirate buddy in the hunt for treasure through a network of shipwrecks, where the key to survival may be joining their enemies. But will joining the shark-hunters mean encountering greater dangers than cut-throat convicts? Will it mean fighting the giant sea beast that guards the treasure? Free on Kindle.
Free: Barely Bears
If only Gus and his bumbling friends knew that raiding the local campground for food of questionable nutritional value would have serious repercussions one day. No, not the threat of being permanent outcasts, something much worse. The realization they are the one and only hope the bear-clan has to save themselves from the evil villain Roman. Free on Kindle.
Free: The Headmaster’s Cave
Free: How to Reach for the Stars
Free: Quicksand Jim
The Clues to the Ancient City were Hidden on the Animals…
Marooned on a desert island where scavengers pillage for spare parts, Miles the Mutineer waits for contact from his fellow buccaneers. But when he discovers a map in the bones of a giant mammoth, he is plunged into a feud between pirate factions, at the center of which is a dangerous treasure. After taking refuge with a band of pillagers, Miles discovers there are more to his shipmates than he suspects. Their feud with outlaw, Quicksand Jim is moving toward an imminent battle. But who will discover the treasure first? What is the secret cargo the pillagers carry, which requires them to take a mysterious stop each night? And what danger awaits, buried in the ruins of the ancient city….Free on Kindle.