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Russ Towne
The Ducks Who Fly Every Which Way Wilbur and Elaine Mallard of The Duck Who Flew Upside Down fame have their hearts and wings full with their three zany offspring…
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Chills, hope, magic, thrills, and fantasy await you. Come inside and be Touched! These stories will inspire, haunt, amaze, and delight readers. Experience the hope, strength, perseverance, despair, and heroism…
Story poems to help introduce youngsters to how fun poetry can be. Features hilarious and heart-warming characters such as Clyde the Green Giraffe (who tried to untie a knot in…
Russ Towne’s stories about parenting are often humorous, sometimes hilarious, and always heartwarming. He shares his adventures from when his children were little through preteen and teen years, into their…
Jack Wiens,Russ Towne
Grumbly and Gruffina Grumpadinkle are always grouchy. Their mood is always gloomy, the weather always glum-and not a single soul could make the Grumpadinkles smile, chuckle, or guffaw-not even a…
Funny and amazing things happen to Mysti Zebracorn when she goes to the beach one magical day. You and your young loved ones will love Russ Towne’s endearing book full…
Buck Evans’ troubles begin when Maria Danbury rescues him after bushwhackers shoot him in the back. When he departs, the unforgettable woman presents him with gifts that may make the…
Josh McGill,Russ Towne
Wilbur Mallard is a very odd duck. He has a bright purple thing-a-ma-jig on top of his head. When Wilbur flies, it spins him upside down! Poor Wilbur! But these…
Wilbur Mallard is a very odd duck. He is bright orange with purple spots and a great big bright purple thing-a-ma-jig on top of his head. Every time Wilbur tries…
A playful puppy savs a cranky couple from their own grouchiness. Russ Towne’s Sunny Saves the Day delights children and adults, keeping them giggling with every fantastic, whimsical rhyme, and…
Come meet some of the craziest, funniest, and most memorable and lovable characters you are ever likely to come across. Clyde and he is a green giraffe. He’s standing on…
Dexter’s is in a prickly situation when he gets stuck in a thorn bush! I’ll get you clear. It’s V. G. Mugurry, and he’s only the size of Dexter’s nose…
What do you call a zebra with a great big horn? She’s Misty Zebracorn! Funny things happen to her when she goes to the beach, gets sunburn, and plays in…
Hoozy Whatzadingle is building his house out of cardboard boxes and glue. He refuses Clyde the Green Giraffe’s offers to help. This leads to some hilarious disasters as Hoozy learns…
Clyde and I is a delightful story of friendship starring the newest children’s favorite, Clyde the Green Giraffe. Storyteller, Russ Towne helps children learn the value of forming friendships of…
Thomas and Rusty Bear are two most unusual friends who work together to save a sick mama bird and her three babies who are in danger. This is a colorful…
Russ Towne,Josh McGill
Ki-Gra Chipmunk dreams of doing something BIG and learns that the way he lives his life every day is the biggest thing of all. Children’s author Russ Towne and Illustrator…
Zach and his toad Backer begin a great adventure and the poor toad finds himself on the back of the bucking-est bull that ever lived! Russ Towne’s book is a…
Clyde the Green Giraffe and his friend, Marty McDinkle, are enjoying a day in the shade of a Tickletoe Tree when they meet a very sad stranger. Hippita Hippo has…
Clyde the Green Giraffe and Marty McDinkle love to sit under the Tickletoe Tree and think how funny the world would be… They come up with the craziest things they…
Russ Towne’s stories about marriage are often humorous, sometimes hilarious, and always heartwarming. He shares adventures and insight from meeting and dating the woman who would become his wife, their…
When a mighty and terrible dragon named Murkdred invades and begins ravaging a peaceful land, a small boy, an elderly queen, and a tiny dragon named Sizzleflitter must find the…
Karen M Smith,Russ Towne
Desperate Journeys by Russ Towne takes readers on a thrill ride with five gripping stories of suspense where ordinary people face impossibly long odds, conquer fear, and find the strength…
An inspiring selection of the poetry of Russ Towne including an eclectic mix of heartwarming and humorous creations including reflections on beauty, love, nature, friendship, heartache, and relationships.
This is a true story about what happens to a very sick little girl (the author’s daughter) after she comes home from the hospital and has a great disappointment. A…
Russ Towne and Jack Wiens have combined their talents to create this unforgettable book that is sure to delight, entertain, and amaze youngsters and all who are young at heart.
Through true, heartwarming and humorous stories, observations, and sketches, this book explores many of the things that can make life so rich. With his refreshing combination of honesty, vulnerability, humor…
Russ Ferrier
IT STARTED WITH A NOTE
When a friend finds an ancient letter in a duffel bag, the hunt begins.
A THEFT AND A MURDER
Two small-time thieves escalate a series…
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Lisa Russ
American girlhood, with its anorexia and Girl Scout merit badges, piano recitals and razored self-mutilations, is the shattered ‘glass town’ of Lisa Russ Spaar’s magical poems. Setting out to ‘heal…
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