Peter Gariepy

As the Millennial generation rises to positions of leadership across all fields, Peter Gariepy explains the mindset and motivation of a husband, father, and first-time political candidate as he embarks on a campaign across the Chicago area's legendary political landscape.In Who Among Giants, he calls for empowering voters with more usefully transparent information to boldly invest in our children, infrastructure, and progressive principles; while enticing others to take the thrilling first step onto the ballot to transform a political system in need of a rising generation's voice and vision.

Author Peter Gariepy and illustrator Carolyn Kassnoff present a new children's classic about friendship between the different holiday characters. Ned the groundhog, Betsy the bunny, Limerick the leprechaun, John O'Lantern, and Gibby the turkey each represent a specific holiday and only have to work one day a year. They are worried about Roo, the tooth fairy, who has to work every night. Children never stop losing their teeth and placing them beneath their pillows. Poor Roo has been working for almost one hundred years straight When Roo's friends notice that she is too tired to spend time with them, they decide to give her a much-needed vacation. With the help of Mrs. Claus and Hanukkah Harry, the friends give Roo an overdue break. Roo may be gone, but kids are still losing their teeth. Ned, Betsy, Limerick, John, and Gibby will have to work together to cover Roo's duties, but will it be enough to show Roo how much they appreciate everything she does? Find out in this fun story about all your favorite holiday characters

Circus life is exciting, but traveling around the country is hard. So when Harold the monkey sees Chicago Union Station from his spot on the circus train, he decides to find a new place to call home sweet home.Even though Harold is excited to settle down and sleep in the same place every night, he has a lot to learn about the big train station. The smart little monkey soon makes use of the skills he picked up at the circus to find a place to hide and amuse himself. With nimble fingers at the ready, Harold even manages to snatch a sandwich or two to keep his belly full Just when life at the train station starts to seem normal, Harold overhears a sinister plan to steal some of the animals from the circus train as it passes through. Will Harold be able to swoop to the rescue and save his old friends?Harold's Home Station will delight parent and child alike with its tale of a loyal, clever monkey who teaches us all that home is more than just the place where we live.