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Freddie Q. Freckle

by Midge Messinger

ALL NEW ILLUSTRATIONS by Margaret Ferraro-Oster

ENCHANTING! FRIENDLY! AN INSTANT CLASSIC!

In a dream, a little girl named Susie meets a homeless freckle named Freddie and offers him a place to live "right here on my hand." Freddie Q. Freckle has been charming children for almost fifty years. What makes this particular "classic" unusual is that this is the first time that Freddie and Susie have appeared in published format! Midge Messinger first created Freddie Q. Freckle in 1956 for the enjoyment of her own children. Over the years, the story became a staple in the community, where the tale was read aloud and the original illustrations shown countless times in classrooms, libraries and at children's functions. Created to help ease the anxiety over her children's materializing freckles, Freddie Q. Freckle also reaches out to youngsters on a social plane, compelling them to feel and act upon their emerging compassions.

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LCCN: 98-92167 ISBN: 1-893237-00-1 SIZE: 9 x 6
PAGES: 40, full color BINDING: Hardcover, dust jacket

I've Got Mail!

by Robert Messinger

ILLUSTRATIONS by John Salerno

FIRST-OF-A-KIND STORYBOOK FOR THE YOUNGEST GENERATION OF COMPUTER USERS!

At first, Laura was pretty amused at some of the words Dad used when he talked about his 'puter, as she called it. She more than giggled when he talked about a "mouse" that could move things around the screen, and she laughed especially hard when Dad complained about those nasty "bugs" in his 'puter! By the time Laura was four, Dad called her his 'puter wizard, because she was able to play her own computer games and because of her enthusiasm for the computer activities they'd do together. But Laura had a secret. She was fascinated by the email her dad received, and she fully enjoyed the wonderfully magic electronic messages he shared with her. More than anything, Laura yearned for her own email. This illustrated storybook fancifully portrays young Laura's fascination with her dad's computer, as well as her quest to get her own email. Laura is a character with whom children of the electronic age will most certainly identify.

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LCCN: 2001126637 ISBN: 1-893237-01-X SIZE: 9 x 6
PAGES: 40, full color BINDING: Hardcover, dust jacket

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Why Me? Why Did I Have to Get Diabetes?

by Robert Messinger and Laura Messinger

Nine-year-old Laura was diagnosed with diabetes when she was just three. She's adapted really well to the daily regimen of finger pricks, insulin shots and diet restrictions. She has a basic understanding of her diabetes, and she leads a happy and full life that includes ballet recitals, parties, after-school activities, jewelry-making and craft shows with Mom, writing and playing ball with Dad, and so much more. But every once in a while, Laura gets sad and asks, "Why me? Why did I have to get diabetes?"

In an attempt to come to grips with this question, Dad and Laura decided to tackle it together in this storybook. What they found out is that Laura's question isn't uncommon among children with diabetes. In fact, it's not uncommon among children with all types of chronic illnesses.

In Why Me?, an unlikely interaction between Laura and a classmate helps them both come to terms with the feelings they have about their diabetes. Why Me? deals with the guilt and other emotions that often accompany chronic illnesses in a way that children can understand. It reinforces self-esteem, and it helps children to understand that it is not their illness that defines them, but instead who they are and what they do.

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LCCN: 2004094773 ISBN: 1-893237-02-8 SIZE: 9 x 6

PAGES: 64, full color BINDING: Hardcover, dust jacket

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