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Penelope Dyan
There really is nothing quite like a song, unless you are curling up with a good book, or maybe watching a sunset. Music is one of the joys of life…
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Sometimes when you play music or sing, a puppy will sing along. No one knows exactly why they do this. They just do! The best thing you can do about…
Have you ever gone frog kissin’? Of course, we are not really talking about actual frogs, or are we? The thing about frogs is you never know when a frog…
The idea of truth and of telling the truth is a very big and very important idea, but even more perplexing is why people lie to themselves and others about…
Being mean means that you are offensive, selfish, as well as accommodating, nasty or malicious. A mean person is often small-minded or ignoble, contemptible and despicable. If you do not…
If you are dependable, then you are trustworthy and reliable, faithful, unfailing, steadfast and stable. However, If you are expendable, then you are designed to be used only once and…
This is another book all about choices, and of course it is also about pudding, sort of; because this book is about truth, and the truth is always in the…
Sometimes people don’t like you, and no matter how hard you try there isn’t one single thing you can do about it. This might make you sad. Everyone likes to…
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, To have a good friend is one of the greatest delights of life. And so it follows that while a friend may walk away from…
We are all governed by our autonomic nervous system, and neuroscience tells us our bodies sometimes just react to situations with which we are faced. When we are faced with…
You should never be afraid to say you are sorry if you have done something or said something that has hurt someone else. Maybe you didn’t realize what you said…
There are three things you should always remember and those three things are are: 1) Do not harm another person; 2) Do not harm another person’s property; and 3) Do…
You should never say anything bad about another person, and you should never carry tales, repeat things you overhear or spread rumors about what you think you might have seen…
Sometimes a person just does not feel like smiling. And not smiling all the time is perfectly okay. Maybe you are feeling other things, like sadness, or perhaps you are…
Is life a masquerade? And after all is said and done, is it okay to sometimes keep some things to yourself about how you may be feeling? What makes good…
This ‘learn to read’ book by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan is a faith-based book that tells the biblical tale of Noah in a way even…
There is something you need to say. Can you guess what that something is? Here is a hint. It is only three little words, and everyone needs to hear these…
This is a typical ‘learn to read’ Penelope Dyan book all about shoes that you can read to practice your reading skills as you discuss a very important subject, filling…
Hearts are broken all the time. Maybe your best friend gets mad at you, and then your heart is broken. What do you do when you get a broken heart…
This is a book for kids that is meant to teach a very important lesson, for Jesus said … Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not…
There is one very important person in your life who you should never forget. That one person is your very own dear sweet father. You become the person you are…
Whether you have a big brother or a little brother, brothers are lots of fun; and that is exactly why Penelope Dyan wrote this book to remind those of us…
Sometimes people start fighting, and then the fighting gets bigger and bigger! Before you realize it, there is a great big war going on right before your eyes! What do…
We all need to have giving hearts, but few of us really know or understand what a giving heart truly is. Read this ‘learn to read’ book based on and…
The best is always yet to come. And do you know why this is true? See if you can figure it out before you come to the very end of…
We all need to follow our own dreams, but sometimes we let things get in the way. We seem to get distracted by what others may say to discourage us…
Have you ever tasted rhubarb soup? If you have, then it probably didn’t taste anything at all like the rhubarb soup our two heroines, Debbie and Cindy made. And why…
Sometimes a kid gets down on himself or herself, because that kid thinks he or she needs to be just like everyone else, and all they want to be is…
Words have different meanings at different times, and what a word means is relative to the context of whatever is being communicated. The main thing to remember about words is…
Saying something nice is a very important thing to do; and if you can’t say something nice, then you shouldn’t say anything at all! You might think it is okay…
A mother’s love is everlasting. It has no beginning, and it has no end. It floats on the breeze. This ‘learn to read’ book is about the breeze and the…
Never forget the old woman who lives in the shoe. That said, you might think you don’t really know anyone who lives in a shoe, especially an old woman; but…
Penelope Dyan, award winning author, attorney and former teacher, introduces her readers to a little bit of some very classic Lewis Carroll, as she opens and ends this book, so…
What does Christmas mean to you? Christmas may mean a lot of things to a lot of different people, but Jesus really is the reason for the season. Have fun…
You can play a guessing game called Who Am I? and pretend to be someone else; but the someone you really need to be is the someone who is the…
This is a story about growing old, and about the many things changing in life, because everything in life changes as we journey through it. Written by the award winning…
The American alligator (alligator mississippiensis) is one of two living alligator species and is native only to the, southeastern United States. The other larger living alligator species is the Chinese…
Say hello to another comeback kid, the osprey. The osprey, like the California brown pelican and the American bald eagle, was once the victim of the pesticide DDT that caused…
Having good manners is a very good thing, and having excellent manners is even better. Use these funny little poems to help you remember to always use your very best…
Sometimes touching is bad and sometimes touching is good; and the difference is really quite simple, especially when explained by award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan in…
Here is a book by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, that will help you with your multiplication tables as you practice reading skills through word…
There is one thing that is bigger than anything else in the entire world. Can you guess what that thing is. Hint: You can’t see it or touch it, but…
This is a ‘Good Night’ book, a book to read that is fun and just might help you sleep … or at least you can have fun while you are…
You can do anything if you put your mind to it; and if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, the Bible says you can even move a…
If you don’t like playing in the rain, then this book is not for you. But if you love splashing in puddles and you like having fun in the rain…
Children are our future. And the dreams of our children will shape the world. This is a ‘what if’ book filled with some silly thoughts and some serious thoughts. The…
Everyone has a story, and your story is all about you and who you are and who you are meant to be. We are all very different from one another…
Christmas is full of so many surprises, and you never know who will come knocking at your door! Perhaps you may even find a few penguins knocking, and perhaps you…
