Bøger af Shirley Read-Jahn

Two branches of one family's story from 1202 to the present, based on a genealogical tree found in a trunk under a dying man's bed. A precious book vanishes then reappears repeatedly in the tale. How will the chief librarian of the first free Public Library in Manchester, England deal with this? How does the famous author, Charles Dickens, connect to this story? Who else is involved in this intriguing tale, based on facts drawn from the family tree?

An Australian brushtail possum sets up home in a flowerpot on a verandah after her tree-den was flooded by winter rains. When she refuses to leave her new snug flowerpot home, the wildlife rescue man is called.What will happen when Fleur the Flowerpot Possum is set free? Will Pete the Pelican become her friend or enemy? Will Fleur claim her old den back? Or has somebody else moved in?

Cranky the cat is very bad-tempered. Although she lives with a loving owner next to a beautiful flower garden, she's always mean. She scratches her owner and fights with the neighbouring tom-cat.Will Cranky always be the worst cat in the neighbourhood? Or will something happen to change everything?

OLIVIA, PRINCE OLIVER and the PENGUIN CHICKSMore characters, both human and penguin, enter this final story of the Prince Oliver Penguin trilogy. Love is in the air, but everything is set to change with the occurrence of the 1982 Falklands War.What will happen to Olivia's much-loved Princess Olivia, who started life as Prince Oliver?This beautiful tale will charm both 5-7 year olds and adults alike.