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Appy, the Appaloosa Cowpony
Price range: $3.99 through $9.99When Appy the Appaloosa is born in the dead of winter on the prairie, there’s little doubt in anybody’s mind that he’s different from all the rest. Handsome and regal, he was born for greatness.
Follow along as he grows from a nervous, insecure colt to the leader he was born to be.
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The Ugly Feeling
Price range: $3.99 through $21.99It’s not happy feeling. It’s a feeling that makes you walk away and act mean to your friends even when they’re kind. It’s called THE UGLY FEELING. You wish you could smile and be happy for your friends when good things happen to the, but instead you just feel ugly inside and out.
Lately, Catherine has been experiencing what she calls “the ugly feeling” when others compliment her friend and just fumble over words with her. Catherine turns to her mother, Loretta, for help, and Loretta tells a story of a little girl just like her who learns how to overcome to ugly feeling.
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Lexie’s Gift
Price range: $3.99 through $12.99This is the story of a little girl, Lexie, whose best friend’s father is in the Army and is so called to active duty. Susan, the friend, is so sad that her dad will miss her birthday and Christmas and won’t be there to hug, kiss and tuck her in at bedtime. Lexie wishes she could do something to comfort Susan while her father is away. With a little help, Lexie makes the perfect present for Susan: a pillow with her father’s picture printed on it. Susan is thrilled , and the girls decided to make more picture pillows for others like her and in doing so discover it is more fun to give than to receive.
This story is based on a project started in 2008 by the author and his wife. In all, they and their volunteers made and shipped free what they called “Sweet Dreams Pillows” to over 13,000 children of deployed members of the U.S. Armed Forces.