Children Books by Elizabeth Bishop

    A little girl named Tasha is having a hard time in school. She feels  like she belongs in nature. In fact, she spends a lot of her time  daydreaming about clouds, rocks, animals, and stars. One day Tasha meets  a gate-keeper and a story-teller Molly, a creature known as the perfect  pigeon. Molly is well-known in the community as a pigeon that knows  many wisdom stories and often passes them down from one generation to  another. By chance, while Tasha is playing truant and trying to escape  from recurrent bouts of boredom at her local school, she happens to meet  Molly. Tasha's life begins to change in a very subtle manner. The  location of Molly's nest in an abandoned schoolyard right next door to  Tasha's school is what makes the meetings between bird and human  possible. 

    An immediate friendship develops. When Tasha questions the  mysterious pigeon, she is not sure of why she has chosen such an urban  setting as her domestic nest in which to raise her brood of pigeons. All  in all, Tasha really doesn't understand how Molly seems to know more  than most of her teachers at school. Eventually, Molly becomes her  "teacher" and instructs the young girl what can happen to a person that  does not want to learn how to read. Life can become super-difficult for  such children when the desire to learn becomes an issue and the  visionary is seen as an impediment to learning in general. By listening  to the back story and the subtext of the stories what Moll has to say  about Peter, Tasha soon learns to respect learning and moves on with her  life of newly found success.   

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    Timothy loves cats and folk dancing. Nina loves cats. She has a magical  cat named Snowflake. One day Timothy has an accident and falls off his  bike. In the middle of his falling he slips into a dream state and  dreams of a magical cat named Snowflake. He goes through a tunnel and  sees himself dancing with all kinds of cats. Nina wishes her cat to  never leave her. Timothy realizes that his dream is filled with lovely cats all folk dancing which he loves to do. When Nina wakes up from her dream, she finds her cat sitting on her book. As she reads the book, she  finds a story about Timothy's dreaming. She wonders if all of life is  but a dream. She realizes her cat is more than just an ordinary cat,  because Snowflake is filled with magical surprises and he is able to  make her feel protected. Timothy realizes that even though he had an  accident, he also believes if he hadn't had an accident, he never would  have experienced such a lovely dream!

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No one could predict what would happen when a young family of lynxes (bobcats) decided to make their home on a patio normally frequented by humans. An entire story was revealed featuring a cooling tub of water and a nice place to cool down in the shade. Mr. Coyote never thought he had met his match when he tried to get into the picture. The patio did not welcome his intrusion and he was sent back down into the arroyo. A riveting teaching tale with plenty of wisdom stories tucked within that will help take up the summer reading term. Geared for ages 6-10, young readers will learn about some of the life-saving habits of lynxes and acts of compassion.

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Benny is a little quail who, despite his miniature size, fosters big dreams. Despite the fact, he wants to go for a balloon ride and see Paris, Benny doesn't really understand how to fly as high as the clouds in the sky. No matter what, though, Benny remains rather keen to find a way to see Mother Earth from a distance. Born in the rugged terrain of the Sedona Desert, Benny is not sure how to stretch his little wings and gain some altitude whereby his big dreams can be met on a grand scale. One day, Benny sees some kittens playing in a nearby arroyo; he believes they might become fast friends. Soon something happens that serves to spur the story forward. Benny and feline family members glimpse an advertisement for a local balloon ride.Later, kitten and quail parents put their heads together and plan a surprise outing for the two families. After the balloon ride, both kittens and quail enjoy a new and unexpected bond of friendship. While Paris may not have been included in the balloon ride, both families have enjoyed seeing the sights of the Sedona community from a unique perspective.

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Walking the Labyrinth Path details poignant adventure stories about Snowflake and Sophia and is the third book in a trilogy.The other two books include: Snowflake the Magic Cat, and Magic Cat Meets Magic Dog. In this imaginative children's book, Snowflake and Sophia set out on a big adventure to find Wisdom Lake. During Autumn's changing landscape, Sophia and Snowflake experience the many wonders of nature and demonstrate how compassionate human beings can learn from animals and vice versa. While learning about how to walk a labyrinth, the two friends also rescue a baby mountain lion. With inspiring and beautiful pictures by illustrator, Victoria O'Neill, the inspiring friendship between Sophia and Snowflake deepens and comes alive transporting readers to poetic realms.

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This children's book is the second in a trilogy. The first book is called Snowflake, the Magic Cat. The second book is entitled: Magic Cat Meets Magic Dog. The third book in the trilogy is called Heart Song for Bianca Teacup.This book shows a meeting taking place between Snowflake, a cat and Bianca Teacup, a Pomeranian Dog. One day, Sonia and Snowflake go into Sedona and discover a new crystal shop. At first hesitant to make new friends, Sonia and Snowflake cannot believe their eyes when they experience a surprise. At a nearby crystal shop, the two discover a tiny Pomeranian dog asleep inside a woven basket filled with beautiful amethysts. Why has this dog been left alone in the crystal shop? To whom does he really belong? Where is his owner?At first, Sonia and Snowflake plot to hold up a sign stating the Pomeranian has been lost. They offer a reward for anyone who can find his owner. Suddenly, an elderly, grey- haired woman appears and claims the dog as her very own.The new friends then proceed down the road as they become joyful and grateful about their new friends as well as their serendipitous meeting. They also enjoy the red rocks of Sedona.

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From pampered poodle in a New York City brownstone apartment to a circus dog in Paris. This book traces the history of an imaginary poodle named Beaumont who is taken to Paris by a butler and taught circus tricks so he can join a vaudeville circus troupe and entertain audiences by walking the tightrope in his magical pink toe shoes. 

Paddie is a man who helps Beaumont achieve his dreams of stardom. In helping Beaumont realize and celebrate a new way of life, Paddie himself finds peace and contentment as Beaumont's new master.

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Snowflake the Magic Cat is the first children book in this series. It has a curious effect on people's dreams, causing them to have all kinds of life changing experiences. Beautifully illustrated, this is the author's first children's book. 

Elizabeth Martina Bishop is an author of poetry, short stories and scholarly articles. She has authored over 60 books of poetry.

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