Written by Laura Gilliand
Headline:
🌟 New Release: Super Signers
A heartfelt, inclusive story for grades 3–5
Blurb:
New school year, new friends, same old anxiety.
Julia’s fourth grade year started with her old friends assigned to a different class, but when her teacher assigns a project that forces her out of her comfort zone, she finds that her new friends might be just what she needs. As her circle of friends grows, they all learn to embrace their differences and focus on kindness. Maybe they could even learn a new language!
Julia and her friends work together to create an amazing project that will last a lifetime, but will Julia have the courage she needs when it really counts? Find out in Super Signers, an engaging chapter book designed to provoke thought and inspire change.
Book Features:
✅ Perfect for grades 3–5
✅ Focuses on SEL, friendship, and overcoming anxiety
✅ Introduces American Sign Language
✅ Great for classroom discussions and book clubs
Written by Laura Gilliand • Illustrated • Ages K–2
Meet Andy the Anteater, Bettina the Bumblebee, Carl the Cardinal — and so many more! In this alphabet-inspired journey, each animal introduces itself with fun facts, gentle rhymes, and a reminder of what makes them special.
From tall and proud to small and mighty, this book celebrates animals and self-love — one letter at a time.
Whether you're reading aloud in class or snuggled up at bedtime, ABC What Animal Will It Be? invites young readers to learn new vocabulary, explore the animal world, and embrace what makes them unique.
Rhyming couplets perfect for PreK–2nd grade readers
Focus on animal facts + positive self-image
Ideal for letter-of-the-week, science centers, or SEL tie-ins
Great for classroom read-alouds and gift giving
Written by Laura Gilliand • Illustrated • Ages K–2
From one leopard gecko to twenty piranhas, this rhyming book takes young readers on a wild, fact-filled counting journey. Each number introduces a new animal and its fascinating behaviors — with playful rhymes and vivid descriptions that teach more than just how to count.
Whether you're learning to recognize numbers, exploring the animal kingdom, or building reading fluency, 123: How Many Animals Do You See? invites early learners to look closely, wonder widely, and fall in love with creatures from all over the world.
Rhyming stanzas that support early reading development
Engaging nonfiction content for animal science enrichment
Focus on counting and number recognition (1–20)
Great for storytime, math centers, or at-home learning
Pairs perfectly with ABC: What Animal Will It Be?
Two owls live together in the mountains.
They sometimes take a bath in a fountain.
Owls cannot roll their eyes to see.
They twist their heads to look past the trees…
Preschool & Kindergarten classrooms
Math + science + literacy crossover lessons
Curious animal lovers and fact collectors!
Tagline: One bad choice. One unexpected friendship. One kid who changed everything.
Genre: Contemporary Middle Grade Fiction
Target Audience: Grades 4–7
Status: Drafting phase
Teaser:
TJ had it all planned. Wear the new Jordans. Show up with style. Celebrate his birthday.
What he didn’t plan?
Getting jumped.
Losing the shoes.
And being blackmailed by one of the most dangerous guys in the neighborhood.
Now TJ’s stuck doing break-ins to earn his shoes back—and protect his life. But everything changes when a judge gives him one last chance: community service helping a girl named Hazel. She’s six years old, full of energy, and has some major medical challenges.
TJ’s just trying to stay out of trouble. Hazel might be the only one who can actually save him.
A powerful story about tough choices, real friendships, and finding strength when you least expect it.
Themes:
Restorative justice
Special needs inclusion
Growth through kindness
Poverty and empathy
Real-world choices with real-world consequences
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