Red Pebble Books for Children
by Red Rock Press

When you see a Red Pebble Book or related product, you know that you have found something very special for children. The Red Pebble imprint signifies that we are in the land of genuine childhood, a place where fantasy is honored and where children are nurtured, not dragged, into adulthood.

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Mazeltown, in the Cry-Me-a-River valley, was a dreary village on the cold, dark days leading up to Hanukkah. Grown-ups schlepped though the streets by the inky river. Just as the holiday was to begin, Molly and Max stumbled on a most curious object in their father’s junkshop.

After they polished it, a most amazing menorah emerged, a menorah that day by day changed Mazeltown—brightening the streets, whitening the sheets, lofting the bagels, making the river glow with life and lighting up everyone’s heart.

A question for young readers:

In August, The Jerusalem Post reported that a possible mermaid had been spotted off the Israeli coast. Look closely at the cover of The Amazing Menorah of Mazeltown:
Where did she go?

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Meet the Troublesome Creek gang. Trouble seems to follow these five around as if it knew just where they lived. This spring, sassy Liz figures to plant the prettiest flower garden that’s ever grown in Troublesome Creek. She’s down in the dirt everyday, sweet talking to her pathetic sprouts, but some mysterious force bodes ill for her buds. Can Liz duck the trouble headed her way?

Nancy Kelly Allen brings a distinctive down-home voice to children’s fiction in this prickly story of gardening and rivalry down by the creek. Ms. Allen, who has been an elementary school teacher and librarian, has written several nonfiction kids books.

Nancy Kelly Allen was an honored author at the Library of Congress' 2010 National Book Festival!

K. Michael Crawford, a prizewinning illustrator with over two-dozen children’s books to her credit, lives on a Maryland farm.

 K. Michael Crawford won the 2009 Biblio Illustration Award! 

“Lively story...very highly recommended as an inspiring example of persistence, bravery and spirit for young readers.”—Midwest Press Review

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Now it’s James’ turn to rescue the Troublesome Creek gang.

It’s summertime and it’s baking outside We mean it’s hot! But when James leads his diverse gang to their favorite swimming hole, he sees Aunt Pearl’s flowers are bloomin’ but the fish are dead! Why? James finds the answer to this eco-mystery in a deep, dark cave on the bank of the creek. Clue: Some dangers from the faraway past live on.

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In our innovative Troublesome Creek green series, every member of the Troublesome Creek gang will star in an eco-adventure! Whose turn will it be next?

Psst! Troublesome Creek is a real place in Knotts County, Kentucky, and our librarian-turned-author Nancy Kelly Allen lives near it in a log cabin like Abe Lincoln’s (but with modern stuff such as electricity) that her grand-daddy built. The folks who live near her are black, white and brown, just like the kids in the gang that stars in her books.

Red Pebble kids, in elementary and intermediate school, don't always like school but they sometimes like school and almost all of them have favorite teachers.

Thank You, Teacher, Because... was born on an early June day when Daisy, then 11, said, "Why don't you publish a book I need? A book that I can give to my teacher on the last day of school."

If you write it and draw pictures for it, and it's good, we'll publish it, we responded. But say what's in your heart, not what you think you should say."

The result is a charmingly-illustrated book that tells what real kids appreciate about certain real teachers. A few of the many thank-you reasons are:

You answer stupid questions.
You appreciate Halloween.
You laugh at my jokes.
You never run out of pencils.
You tell good stories.
You don't play favorites.
I can believe that you were once young.

		...you open the window.
...cobwebs don’t grow between my fingers waiting for you to call on me.
		...you know there are things self-respecting kids won’t eat.

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Red Pebble believes that every child should have a birthday party—even if he or she has had one before! That's right. No child ever minds growing older and each and every kid deserves to have the date of his or her birth celebrated every year. But here at Red Pebble, we also take pity on harried adults (such as ourselves). That's why we've invented Birthday Party in a Bag.

New! Original! A Life Saver for Parents!

Forget about an expensive, hard-to-plan and over-wrought birthday party! Birthday Party in a Bag includes a hardcover copy of the acclaimed new children's book, Where Do The Balloons Go? (for children ages 3-8) by Elena Davis, which is about a splendid birthday party in Balloonland, where balloon fairies (of both genders) live with their balloon pets.

This over-sized book makes a splendid birthday present, and reading it aloud is just part of your party fun!

To read reviews of this book, click here.

You'll want to make sure that your child's guests all get a good look at the glorious paintings by the award-winning artist Anna Jurinich because they are also key to the party entertainment!

Birthday Party in a Bag includes a professional easy-to-use balloon pump, which will serve you reliably for your Where Do The Balloons Go? party, and for years to come. Plus you get 100 special, pencil balloons and simple directions for making the party hats and critters featured in the story. (You can make these beforehand if you prefer.)

The one certainty is that Birthday Party in a Bag can turn any adult into a gifted children's entertainer!! Just add a cake and the right number of candles and you have a complete birthday party including gift and favors.

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Only $13.50 here for the book alone

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An entertaining and instructive story that will defuse wedding couples’ #1 concern: Will young guests mar our big day?

Every child invited to a wedding needs this amusing book to learn who’s who, what’s what and how to behave at a wedding while still having a great time. Its story is a delight for readers of all ages. Beautifully illustrated, Heading to the Wedding, is the first book on its topic and will appeal to children and concerned parents.

Sara F. Shacter, former English teacher and mother of young twin boys, wrote this to prepare hers sons for the honor of one day being wedding guests.

Christine Thornton, art teacher, used her elementary-school age girl and boy as models for the children in the book.

Both the author and illustrator lives in the Chicago area.

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Meanwhile, Red Pebble is bringing lucky children, four to eight, to the amazing location of Balloonland.

To fly along with them, you can buy Where Do the Balloons Go? right now.

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Tomoe Sasaki Farley, a brilliant young Japanese artist turned New Yorker, offers thirty whimsical and amusing but, above all, universally-true reasons that a child of any age (even middle age) loves mom.

In art and a few well-chosen words she says it better than you or I could but in the very way each of us would like to honor mom on Mother's Day, on her birthday, on any other gift-giving occasion or just because she is mom.

Have a peek at just a couple of reasons.

Mom, I Love You Because...
...you made sure I was the warmest kid in the neighborhood.		...you made a bath seem like an adventure.
...you gave me strength when I needed it.		...you looked like a queen when you dressed up.

“If you love your mom , you’ll get a kick out of this well-put-together book. It has eye appeal and will be a keepsake. Farley’s drawings are touched with whimsy— you’ll chuckle over each of them.”—Midwest Book Review

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Tomoe Sasaki Farley’s ode to dads is as memorable a warm and amusing tribute as her Mom book. Sons and daughters (from Tokyo to Santiago) honor papa because...

....you wore that stupid tie I gave you.

...you did the heavy lifting.

...filling your shoes meant more than growing big feet.

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