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Bailey's Day!

by Joan F. Springer; Illustrated by Maggie Sheehan

22 pages; Saddle stitched; Illustrated Children's book; catalogue #07-2126; ISBN 1-4251-4922-7; US$10.99, C$10.99, EUR7.51, £5.67

Imagine having a zoo full of animals as your very best friends! Bailey did, and these animal friends decided to do something very special for her.

About the Book

Bailey lived with her grandparents on a farm. All her friends from school lived at least a mile away but, fortunately, just a short distance from her grandparents’ house was a small petting zoo run by Mr. Potter.

Bailey would visit the zoo whenever she could. Mr. Potter would even let her visit when the zoo was closed, since he lived in a house next door. As time went on, Bailey grew to love the animals and they loved Bailey. In fact, the animals and Bailey seemed to understand each other. She would talk to them and they would talk to her.

One day, the animals got together and decided to do something special for Bailey, since it was her birthday. This is the story of that special day.

About the Author and Illustrator

Joan F. Springer is married and has four children and one granddaughter. She lives in Delaware with her husband and has been writing children’s poetry for over 30 years. BAILEY’S DAY was originally written for a child for whom one of her daughters babysat years ago. Joan enjoys writing for the 2 to 7 year old age group and also has another book offered, entitled, “The Peppermint Elephant” published in 2005 (ISBN 1-4120-4454-5). Her other interests are painting with oils and acrylics on canvas and glass painting. She writes inspirational songs and sings with her local Church choir. If you would like to discuss her poetry, you can e-mail her at...atthebeach_7@msn.com.

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