In this fun little picture story book set in Australia, young Molly-May can't find anyone to play with. Each day she gets up early and asks someone to play, but always ends up playing by herself. She asks her cousin and then various animals. She approaches a koala, a cassowary, a possum, and a lorikeet, but no one wants to play. On Saturday, everyone agrees to play and they have a lot of fun together. But on Sunday, when the others want to play, Molly-May is tired and she sleeps in and doesn't want to get out of bed Glynis Bloomfield is an Australian who has worked as a teacher for twenty-five years in primary and special education schools in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the Middle East. She has a great interest in developing the self-esteem of her students and invoking confidence and trust, as well as developing an awareness of their role in respecting and protecting the environment. Her experience in Rudolf Steiner education developed her interest in storytelling and a belief in the importance of the use of the imagination in learning. In Steiner primary schools, students learn much of the curriculum through imagination and creativity, with storytelling being a key teaching tool. The satisfaction she has gained through watching children mesmerised as they are told, rather than read a story, has had a profound effect on her and led to her putting her stories in writing. This is her fourth book. Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/GlynisBloomfield

Set in a small Australian farming town on the edge of a national park, Jake and the PB's is an exciting tale of adventure for boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 11 years. A sequel to the ever-popular Jake's Secret, the book tells the story of Jake and his best mate, Sam, Ricky, the class nerd, Tom, the school bully, and Janey, the girl next door; a group of ordinary kids with extraordinary super-powers. Joined by their friend Chadwick, a colorful magic elf with a large, round, yellow face, Jake and his "PB's" take magical powder that shrinks them in size, allowing them to fit inside a hovering, flying car that travels back and forth through time. Dedicated to the motto "Protect and Assist," the group of friends travels forward in time in an effort to save a habitat of koalas that are at risk from a local farmer who wants to clear his land. Discover what other exciting adventures await Jake and his friends, as they career through time, trying to return to their own era, before the effects of the magical powder wear off! Glynis Bloomfield grew up in a small farming town in Victoria, Australia and now lives in the beautiful seaside city of Warrnambool in southwest Victoria. A retired primary and special schoolteacher, Glynis has taught all over Australia, and in the UK, and Middle East. She is the author of two previous children's books: Jake's Secret and Lara Long Legs. Her next book will be a picture book story entitled Who Will Play with Molly May? Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/GlynisBloomfield

It's cleaning day in a little cottage by the sea and Lara, a Daddy Long Legs spider, finds herself racing for her life from room to room, trying to escape Mrs. Mac and her vacuum cleaner. Unable to curl up and hide like other creatures, poor Lara has to use her long legs to run! Lara is sucked into the vacuum hose and dumped in a pile of dirt. What happy surprise will she find there? Lara Long Legs is a delightful adventure for the whole family, sure to be read again and again. A retired teacher, Glynis Bloomfield grew up in a country town near the Grampians Mountains in Victoria, Australia. She currently lives in the Northern Territory, Australia, where she works in remote aboriginal communities in the East Arnhem region. Ms. Bloomfield has published a children's novel, Jake's Secret and is writing the sequel, Jake and the PB's. She is inspired by the children who love her storytelling. Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/GlynisBloomfield

Jake is a nine-year-old boy who lives in a small town in Australia. Having fallen from a tree, he is recuperating at home with a broken leg. Spending six weeks in a plaster cast makes Jake feel very lonely and bored. Then he remembers Chadwick, the friendly elf whom he once met. Chadwick wears very colorful Aussie clothes, and with his round and cheery yellow face and protruding pointy ears, Chadwick makes for an unforgettable sight In fact, Chadwick is Jake's Secret. When Jake first made friends with Chadwick, he was teased by the other kids, so he ignored the elf and forgot all about him. But now that Jake is all alone, Chadwick reappears and explains that they can communicate with their thoughts. He reminds Jake of the magic purple powder that Jake was given by a strange woman down the street. When he takes a spoonful of the powder, Jake shrinks to the size of Chadwick. Jake, along with his unlikely group of friends - including his best friend, Sam, as well as the annoying girl down the street, a bully and the class nerd - all take the powder and go off on adventures with the elf. Meanwhile, the kids discover that the powder has some strange side effects: it gives you super powers This wonderful children's book takes Jake and his friends on extraordinary adventures. But you mustn't tell anyone Jake's Secret Author Bio: Glynis Bloomfield comes from Victoria, Australia, and is currently an elementary school teacher in Kuwait. Publisher's website: http: //www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/JakesSecret.html