The Runaway Injera

The Runaway Injera
Author: Ready Set Go Books
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-09-11
Genre:
ISBN:

This East-African spin on the classic tale of the gingerbread man is sure to delight anyone familiar with the famous Ethiopian injera. The staple of Ethiopian cuisine becomes a hotly pursued fugitive as it rolls through the streets, pursued by hungry children. Written by seasoned author Jane Kurtz and illustrated with playful artwork by artist Katie Bradley, our charming dual-language early reader features text in both English and Ethiopian languages like Amharic, Tigrinya and Afaan Oromo. Part of the Ready, Set, Go! series of early readers by Open Hearts Big Dreams. Ready Set Go Books, an Open Hearts Big Dreams Project, is focused on increasing the literacy rate in Ethiopia through giving readers books with stories in their heart languages, full of colorful illustrations with Ethiopian settings and details. Profits from book sales are used to create, print, and distribute more Ready Set Go Books to kids in Ethiopia, Africa's second most populous country. Ethiopia's population is 44% children, ages 0-14 (43 million out of 97 million total). Only 5.5% of children attend pre-school or kindergarten, and the adult literacy rate is 49%. Our books are based on wise Ethiopian sayings that often rhyme in Amharic. If an adult says the first half, many children can chant the second half. Sometimes the meaning of these sayings is clear. Sometimes it has to be puzzled out and argued over. But sayings and idioms and proverbs help people express truths and beliefs in unusual ways. Since late 2017, OHBD has published over 100 unique #ReadySetGo dual language titles in four Ethiopian languages plus English and has plans to publish another 100 titles and add more languages in the coming years. New titles and/or languages are added monthly; follow our author page to get new release announcements. Open Hearts Big Dreams Fund (OHBD) is a 501(3)(c) not for profit organization that believes the chance to dream big dreams should not depend on where in the world you are born. Our mission is to inspire and enable youth in Ethiopia through READY SET GO books, STEM and Innovation Projects in collaboration with individuals and organizations providing literacy, education, and leadership opportunities.

Princess Penelope and the Runaway Kitten

Princess Penelope and the Runaway Kitten
Author: Alison Murray
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 29
Release: 2013
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763669520

When her kitten scampers away after becoming entangled in a skein of glittering pink yarn, Princess Penelope follows the pink trail through her castle, courtyard, and stables.

The Runaway Pumpkin

The Runaway Pumpkin
Author: Kevin Lewis
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-08
Genre: Farm life
ISBN: 9780439474221

When Buck, Billy, and their little sister Lil spy the biggest pumpkin they've ever seen, they can't resist. Buck and Billy try to roll the pumpkin down the hill, but it's too big! The giant pumpkin bumps and thumps its way through the family farm, only to end up as a sumptuous evening feast. This rollicking read-aloud picture book is guaranteed to keep children and families laughing.

The Fairy Wren

The Fairy Wren
Author: Ashley Capes
Publisher: Close-Up Books
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2017-12-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0992553717

Bizarre visions. Bad decisions. And one man’s descent into madness…or magic. Paul Fischer is one step away from rock bottom. With his bookstore on its last leg, a pending eviction and a failed relationship, he’s at his breaking point. When his ex Rachel calls begging for help, it’s only the beginning of the troubles to come. Rachel is missing and no one can reach her. Worse still, his best friend is determined to solve Paul’s money problems in the shadiest way possible. Desperate to reclaim the life he lost while staying out of jail, his only hope is a strange fairy wren sending him messages and visions. Has Paul’s grip on reality shattered under the strain, or is there more magic in the world than he ever dreamed possible? The Fairy Wren is a twisting lit fic tale of one man’s spiral into mental crisis and magic. If you love themes on the dangerous grip of nostalgia and unquenchable hope in face of adversity, dive into The Fairy Wren.

How to Trick the Tooth Fairy

How to Trick the Tooth Fairy
Author: Erin Danielle Russell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2018-05-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481467336

From the coauthor of Dork Diaries comes a witty and engaging picture book about a prankster who wants to pull off the best prank of all—pranking the Tooth Fairy! Kaylee loves pulling pranks: from dropping water balloons on passers by to even tricking Santa Claus, she’s a prize-winning prankster! But is she the Princess of Pranks? No! That title is held by none other than the Tooth Fairy. But when Kaylee loses a tooth and the Tooth Fairy goes about her usual tooth-taking business, Kaylee pranks her with a fake frog. As Kaylee and the Tooth Fairy try to out-prank one another, things get way out of hand, until the two finally see eye and eye and decide to share the crown!

Fairy Felicity's Moonlight Adventure

Fairy Felicity's Moonlight Adventure
Author: Alison Murray
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 25
Release: 2016-10-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763689459

Felicity follows a snail that leads her through a greenhouse, an orchard, and a garden until she finds her surprise.

Riley Flynn and the Runaway Fairy

Riley Flynn and the Runaway Fairy
Author: M. J. Storm
Publisher:
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2014-11-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692330739

Riley Flynn loved books. She just never expected to find herself trapped inside one. Riley had always wanted to be a writer. It was something of a family tradition. Years ago, her great-grandfather had written a series of popular fantasy novels about a world called Alora. They'd been full of magic, mystical creatures, and adventures, and Riley thought they were just about the best books in the world. On her eleventh birthday Riley received a mysterious gift: a set of notebooks containing the handwritten first draft of her great-grandfather's first novel. The odd thing was, nobody knew who had sent them to her. Riley's great-grandfather had vanished many years earlier under circumstances that had never been explained. His notebooks hadn't been seen since. And while the old notebooks might have seemed harmless enough, they contained a power Riley could never have believed was possible. Now she finds herself trapped in Alora, the land of her great-grandfather's stories, with a misunderstood fairy as her only companion. Her only chance to get back to her own world lies in freeing the greatest wizard Alora has ever seen from a magical prison, all while being hunted by an evil queen who will stop at nothing to find her and claim the fairy's magic as her own.

The Runaway Princess

The Runaway Princess
Author: Rosie Dickins
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2013
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9781409535928

A princess runs away to avoid marriage, taking three of her favourite gowns with her. She works hard, herding geese in a tatty donkeyskin cloak, but when she thinks no one is looking, she tries on one of her beautiful gowns. She is spotted by a prince who falls in love with her at first sight, but she runs away. How will he find her? And what will he think when he finds out that she's just a goose girl?