A darkly thrilling psychological horror novel from award-winning author Deirdre Sullivan I always thought that hauntings began with houses. They don't, of course. It's people, isn't it? It begins with people. If anyone knows what it is to be haunted, it's Daisy. The ghosts of her troubled past are ever present. Daisy has always done her best to shut the ghosts away. To shut away the wise creatures, who used to whisper to her from the walls of the house. To live a normal life. But now, something is humming in the house. Something dark, and unknown. And it's targeting Nina, her beloved sister. Daisy knows that something is up. And that the wise creatures, locked away for so long, are back. And this time, who knows what they want?
An original and touching story of a little koala and monkey, the best of friends. Where are you going and where have you been? Gussie the Monkey and Max the Koala take us on a trip through the years of their friendship and accomplishments. They remember standing on tip toes, needing help to build block towers, imaginary friends, and how hard it was to say goodbye. As they anticipate new experiences like riding the school bus, learning addition and subtraction, and riding two-wheel bikes, they support one another in their journey of growing up and learning new things. This book instills confidence, honors the value of friendships, and reassures little ones how to ease into new experiences in a hopeful, loving manner.
The stunning companion story to Ming Goes to School. Ming and Poppy’s journey takes them over sidewalk cracks and dancing shadows, past honking horns and crowded crosswalks. They greet old friends and make new ones, while sharing stories, secrets, and the sting of painful words. And sometimes, a sweet treat, too. In this companion story to Ming Goes to School, Deirdre Sullivan’s gentle text paired with Maja Löfdahl’s soft, rich water color illustrations explores the special bond between family members as Poppy and Ming slow down and appreciate life’s simple moments.
In this unique collaboration, writers Deirdre Sullivan and Oein DeBhairduin and artist Yingge Xu explore their shared passion for storytelling, folklore and ritual. Encompassing eight stories inspired by the eight festivals in the wheel of the year, this book illuminates our experiences and traverses our fears, intertwining older threads with contemporary spaces.
If Thy Right Eye Offends Thee is the brilliantly crafted story of Ivory White, the bi-racial product of an African-American mother and a white father with strong ties to the KKK. Life for the young twenty-two-year-old heroine has never been easy, as she has never been able to truly fit in on either side; that is, until fourth grade when she meets her future best friend, Bessie Cummins. Bessie is an exact carbon of her, with the same almost-blue eyes and the same almost-blond hair. Living with an abusive mother who hates her skin, hair and eyes one day, and then loves them the very next when people are oohing and ahhing over her, is a recipe and catalyst for confusion. Being raised in the projects with constant gang violence on a daily basis seems to be the least of her worries. The blacks in her community seem to think of her as an outsider, clearly not one of them, and therefore offensive as they hate anything white that moves. The whites, such as her teacher, Mrs. Summerville; and Mrs. Bitter Toe, for whom her mother cleans house, clearly think just as strongly that she is unconnected to them as well. She lives through all the drama, pain and hardship of her life, including a suicide attempt. Finally she embraces PROVIDENTIAL POWER as the only absolute certainty capable of making life not only livable, but certainly worthwhile.
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