Donkey's Kite: A Horse Valley Adventure-Book 2

A delightful children's picture book with the theme of bullying, perseverance, teamwork, helping others, and friendship filled with colorful storytelling illustrations by the author A perfect read-aloud book *****A FIVE STARS READERS' FAVORITE(R) and *****MOM'S CHOICE AWARDS(R) SILVER MEDALIST honoring excellence *****Awesome children's book with great lessons taught What a great series Liana-Melissa Allen has started I loved both "The Three Little Horses and the Big Bully Donkey" as well as "Donkey's Kite". My 7-year-old daughter enjoyed the story but she absolutely loved all the awesome illustrations. I love a picture book with great teaching points and Mrs. Allen has hit the nail on the head with very relevant subject matter in her series. ---Michelle McCormick Book Review "An excellent fable...laced with humor, charm, and a bit of the Golden Rule. The second volume in a fresh horse fantasy series, tells the entertaining story of three horse brothers and their friend Donkey who are excitedly creating homemade kites for kite flying day at Horse Meadow Park. Cheery, expressive horse and donkey figures in color who learn more about being good friends together and looking out for each other." *****MBR: Children's Bookwatch "This is another fun adventure in Horse Valley. Children will learn the true value of friendship and not giving up. There were more wonderful illustrations that kept me lingering, looking for all the hidden gems secreted on each page. With such fun, colorful characters and lessons to be learned, children will delight in this new adventure and be begging for more." *****laurathomas61, Amazon Book Reviewer "This book has bright, colorful illustrations that children are sure to enjoy. The dialogue is lively and fast-moving; it would be a fun read-aloud for preschool children." *****Birdhouse Books, Book Reviewer In the enchanted land of Horse Valley, it's a perfect day to go kite flying Horse brothers Jack, Max, Lax, and their friend Donkey decide to get creative by putting together their own homemade kites. However, Donkey's kite doesn't turn out very well. No matter how hard he tries to get it to fly, it just keeps tumbling to the ground. How will poor Donkey get his kite to fly? Well, a friendly goose named Gusty is delighted to help him out. In this Horse Valley Adventure, Donkey learns not to give up when all seems hopeless. They all learn a lesson about helping others and true friendship.

Author: Liana Melissa Allen, Liana-Melissa Allen
ISBN-10: 1505604613
ISBN-13: 9781505604610
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 01/09/2015
Pages: 40
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.10d

About the Author
A multiple MOM'S CHOICE AWARDS(R) Winner and FIVE STARS READERS' FAVORITE author/illustrator, Liana-Melissa Allen has written and illustrated eight popular books for children and youth. She is a cartoonist, writer, and pianist. "I love to create characters that range from the whimsical to the anamorphic goofballs, to the awesomely abnormal humans. I write and illustrate children's books including a picture book series for ages 5 to 10 called 'A Horse Valley Adventure'. 'Max's Day at School' is my latest and third book of the series. I also have a 'Horse Valley Toons' comic strip on my website that follows the comical adventures of my Horse Valley crew, Max, Jack, Lax, Donkey, and the young mischievous Twiddle and Dwiddle. My home is in Southern California with a playful yellow lutino budgie named Peeps that is always willing to help me when I get stuck on a project. Visit my website at LMABOOKS.COM for more about my books and to download some of my Horse Valley characters for your young ones to color...and also enjoy my cartoons and some of my jazz and classical piano while there!"