New Releases by Anne Maro Slanina

Join Annie Mouse and her family on their Route 66 cross-country trip. The Mouse Family visits attractions in each of the Route's 8 states, making friends and learning about the history of the Mother Road along the way. This illustrated picture book is filled with actual photographs from Route 66.

Annie gets lost while searching for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. When Daddy finds Annie, she realizes that love is a much more valuable gift than any pot of gold.

The Adventures of Annie Mouse: Baby Brother Goes to the Hospital is one of a series that is intended to help adults guide young children through difficult situations. In this episode, Annie looks on in silence as Mommy and Daddy cope with Baby Brother's illness. When Baby Brother goes to the hospital for an operation, Annie mistakenly believes that Baby Brother is being punished. When young children do not have an opportunity to ask questions, they often develop their own reality as to what is occurring, which could be much more frightening than the facts. This book is intended to serve as a vehicle to open communication between parents or teachers and young children about a sibling¿s hospitalization. The author is an early childhood professor and specializes in social/emotional growth and development of young children.

Annie Mouse is a shy, quiet mouse with many brothers and sisters. She feels her mother hates her when she yells at her until she has a visit from her Guardian Angel ...