Laura Reynolds

Inspired by tales from author Laura Reynolds’ grandmother’s childhood and her penchant for fun sayings and riddles, Joanie May, The London Girl, introduces children to Cockney Rhyming Slang in a playful and poetic way. Set in 1950s Essex, Illustrator Lucie Sheridan brings the story to life with cute and captivating illustrations, portraying Joanie May’s adventures in a which children will love. Ideal for preschool age children, the almost forgotten about Cockney Rhyming Slang dialect is revisited for a new generation.

Zephy is a six-year-old gryphon, who is like any other young, active, creative, intelligent yet stubborn little boy. He lives with his mother and father in a small Craftsman bungalow. His favorite stuffed toy, Stuffy, is a fantasy gryphon his mother sewed him--and his constant companion. His favorite uncle is a Colonel in the Air Force who flies an F-15 Strike Eagle. He has a matching Stuffy who has his own adventures. These coloring books have finer detail and are intended for colored pencil use. The front covers are line art intended for gel pens or colored pencil.

This book is a collection of artist Laura Reynolds dragon line drawing she produced on the way to full-color commissions. The line art has been cleaned up, but not sanitized. The result is a peek into the art and process of the internationally recognized cryptobiologist and flight expert resulting from decades of raptor rescue. The nature of the drawings are detailed enough for adults, but also attractive to young adults. The images are printed on only one side of the pages so they can be torn out and displayed.

After becoming a lawyer in the big city, Thorny Wallace returns to her hometown for the peace and quiet. WWII is distant thunder in the small rural town, but Los Angeles is always a clear and present threat. As she begins to look into an old death, she finds that there is always more going on in the small quiet town. When she thinks she has the players figured out the FBI shows up. She thought her task was finding out if a former judge committed suicide or was murdered. Between the gangsters and the city of Los Angeles's hired thugs, there are no limits on suspects. And when she thinks she has them all sorted out, what she believes might have proved her undoing.