Melissa J Taylor

When school starts up again after the summer, Caroline is excited to find out that her class will have a class pet Teacher Mrs. Winston lets the students choose from their very own animals. Caroline and her best friend find their friendship tested, as they begin to feel like it's a competition that pits their guinea pigs against each other.Meanwhile, Caroline's neighbor is tasked with watching a pile of silent movies when at Caroline's house. His mom thinks they will keep him quiet. But being quiet is asking a lot of Stanley Written in journal style with illustrations based on how the author drew as a child, the Caroline's Cavy series presents young readers with a pair of believable and fun-loving new friends.

Summer is almost over, school is about to start, and Caroline feels like she doesn't have anything really exciting to share about her summer. Sure, she got a wonderful guinea pig, and she went camping with her family. But she didn't do anything big like climbing a mountain. So she decides she has to make or invent something . . . and soon Meanwhile, two of her friends seem to have no trouble thinking of things to create.Written in journal style with illustrations based on how the author drew as a child, the Caroline's Cavy series presents young readers with a pair of believable and fun-loving new friends.

Caroline is really excited that her best friend has just gotten a guinea pig. Caroline and Millie want Navy and Butterscotch to meet and become best friends, too. Despite their hopes, though, it starts to look as though things might not work out.Meanwhile, Caroline's neighbor begins collecting zipper pulls. They're all that Stanley can talk about Since Mom watches him a lot, Caroline discovers her summer days are suddenly filled with an alien invasion.Written in journal style with illustrations based on how the author drew as a child, the Caroline's Cavy series presents young readers with a pair of believable and fun-loving new friends.

Caroline enjoys having a baby guinea pig so much, that she wants her best friend to get one, too. Then, their guinea pigs can be best friends, just like they are Caroline comes up with a top secret plan to encourage Millie to get one.Caroline knows that she needs to be honest, and worries that her plan is getting her close to fibbing to her friend. Will Caroline's plan work? What is the big discussion Millie's family had? And why does Millie keep looking at her funny? Caroline is sure they'll be getting a brand new guinea pig soon Written in journal style with illustrations based on how the author drew as a child, the Caroline's Cavy series presents young readers with a pair of believable and fun-loving new friends.

Cooking for My Cavy: Recipes for Guinea Pig Treats is a wonderful collection of over twenty-five recipes for cavies, using wholesome ingredients commonly found in kitchens.Inside its pages, you'll find such delights as Cavy Kabobs, Couch-cavy and Oatmeal Cookies, Piggy Pizza, Piggy Popcorn, and over twenty more, all tested and approved by a panel of guinea pig experts--guinea pigs themselves, of course The treat recipes are accompanied by Melissa J. Taylor's delightful black-and-white cavy artwork.A must for all cavy aficionados, this book also makes a memorable gift for any guinea pig fan.

Caroline can hardly wait. She's going to go camping with her parents. To make it even better, Navy, her new pet guinea pig, is going with them But, then again, so is Stanley, her young neighbor. Caroline decides to make the best of it, and hopes she can use the trip to help Stanley and Navy become friends. Yet her good intentions are put to the test when they run into two older boys staying at the campground.Written in journal style with illustrations based on how the author drew as a child, the Caroline's Cavy series presents young readers with a pair of believable and fun-loving new friends.

Caroline has just gotten her first pet. Navy is a baby guinea pig, and taming her isn't easy Caroline has big plans, because the local library is going to have a pet show. If she can tame Navy so that Navy no longer runs and hides (or, freezes in place), Dad will help her build a maze to a-maze everyone there But, with only two weeks before the pet show, how can Caroline and her little guinea pig outdo her neighbor, Stanley's, dog? Taco can do all sorts of tricks Written in journal style with illustrations based on how the author drew as a child, the Caroline's Cavy series presents young readers with a pair of believable and fun-loving new friends.

The eight bumbling guinea pig buddies are back in their fourth and final seasonal storybook.As usual, Violet can make just about anything more interesting. Including spring cleaning--all it needs is some elbow grease Then there's Pumpkin. It's his first Mother's Day, and he needs to find a special gift to give his mom. A bag of monsters should do the trick From the earliest signs of spring to backyard camping at the verge of summer, the guinea pig friends are in for oodles of adventures.With ten super-silly spring stories accompanied by over one-hundred charming illustrations, this book is just the one to plop into your favorite chair with and read. Be sure to look for hidden surprises--there's at least one flower in every picture.Book four in the series.

What do you get when you take eight bumbling but adorable guinea pig friends and send them off on ten winter adventures? Oodles of fun It's Christmastime, and Percival forgot to buy a present for his new baby brother What can he do on such short notice, when all Pumpkin seems to be interested in is mud? Violet is convinced that her mother, who has been behaving strangely, has been visited by aliens. That would explain why all of the furniture has been shuffled around, and why her stuffed animals are in a net near the ceiling Ten stories are accompanied with over one-hundred charming pencil drawings. At least one flower is in each drawing. Can you find them all? Filled with lighthearted fun and sure to encourage laughter, this series is meant to be enjoyed together. Book three in the series.

The eight bumbling but loveable guinea pig friends are back in their second seasonal storybook It's filled with ten stories accompanied by one-hundred black and white illustrations. Each one contains at least one flower to look for It's fall, and Violet's mother takes the young guinea pigs on a nature walk. Violet decides to guide the tour, leading to an interesting discovery when she gets to the cattails. And when Percival's father says he's making "mammoth alterations" to the guestroom, Percival's friends are excited to think that they might get to meet a real, live woolly mammoth. Aren't woolly mammoths extinct? Oh, yeah. But Percival's dad is a scientist Sweet and silly, these stories are great entertainment for the fall . . . or any time of year Book two in the series.

What do you get when you take eight bumbling but loveable guinea pig friends and send them off on ten super-silly summer adventures? Fun, of course There's Violet, who considers herself quite the wildlife expert. During a visit to the zoo, she plays tour guide. What is a neon pink bird with a long neck? Why, a tacky lawn ornament Then there's Percival, who wants to be a superhero one minute, and a detective the next. (Too bad he can't find anyone to save or a mystery to solve. )The stories are accompanied with one-hundred of Melissa J. Taylor's charming black and white pencil illustrations, each containing at least one flower. Some flowers are hidden--can you find them? With so much to see and do, families are sure to enjoy this zanily lighthearted series together.Book one in the series.

Ten-year-old Nathan Greene lives with his grandparents on their neglected farm in a town filled with quirky characters, including resident busybody Millie; an old hermit who inexplicably points a light-up sign at his house; and the alien-obsessed Horaces, who call their chickens free-range, just so they don't have to build a coop. Gram is prim and practical, but Gramps has a naughty streak that leaves him doing things (out of Gram's sight, of course) like pretending he's a country bumpkin when the water tester comes to town, and taking a citified college grad on a snipe hunt. But he also has enough love for his grandson that he crafts magical stories about Nathan's father, helping to bring him to life for the son who never knew him.Through one pivotal year, the Greene family must deal with unexpected difficulties, including possibly losing their home, and Gramps' diagnosis with MS. (According to Old Horace, "MS" is "women who don't want no one to know if they're married.") They embrace the promise that we can get through challenging times with humor, faith, and the love and support of family and community--as crazy as they may be. Together, they can help you get through anything.Except, maybe, for Gram's rhubarb pie.Thirty chapters of character-driven stories--sweet, silly, or sentimental--weave together in this heartwarming memoir-style tale set in the early 1990s rural Midwest.Suitable reading for all, ages 10 through adult.