Luthie M West

Laila wishes to paint the scene from her window on her canvas. However, there is no color anywhere in her house. She goes for a walk and touches everything with her magic paintbrush, which takes up the colors from the outside world. She happily returns home, makes her house and clothes colorful and then turns to her easel. But, when she looks outside, there is no color Shocked and sad that she's caused everything to be grey and gloomy, Laila, finds a way to bring the colors back Laila's Magic Brush is all about color, 50 pages with minimal text and 23 brilliantly colored illustrations. Plus an easy to understand description of primary and secondary colors for preschoolers. It makes a delightful read for parents and their little ones to enjoy. " Keep your eye on Luthie for a host of fine children's books." -- Grady Harp, Reviewer Hall of Fame

The Bully Frog is a story of integrity despite being bullied. In a comfortable corner of a swamp, a little frog named Weebit lives happily until The Bully Frog, Brrok, shows up. Weebit welcomes him to his part of the swamp, but Brrok not only looks down on the little froggy, but kicks him off the log. When the bugs that Weebit lives on disappear, the little frog finds out that Brrok is not alone but came with his kin. They all join Brrok in his bullying attitude and chase Weebit away. Then Weebit finds out an alligator is headed for the bullfrogs. At first he thinks he could let it go, since the bullies would not warn him. But keeping true to himself, he warns the bullies that danger is near.

Tic Tac and the Raven begins with a young mouse going out to gather grain by himself for the first time. He encounters a big black bird, the raven, Quince. Frightened, he hides and runs home to share the incident with his family. The next time he goes out, he has a totally different adventure. He realizes the raven is not scary and needs help. Tic Tac helps Quince and they become friends, proving that overcoming fear can open doors to friendships. The author will donate 25% of royalties to the Santa Ana, CA Zoo for every purchase of this book through 2018.