Authored, edited, and or contributed to by ALJ
Showing all 11 results
-
Howie Tootalot in Yellowstone: The Legend of Lake Isa
Buy At Amazon“Howie Tootalot in Yellowstone: The Legend in Lake Isa by Lou Jenkins is a fun and engaging children’s book. The reader follows the tale of Howie and his grandmother as they journey to the land that would become Yellowstone National Park. In the park Howie befriends a bear cub named Seymour and adventures ensue…. I would be shocked to hear that a child could read through this story without laughing..” Literary Titan
“The power of education and creativity collide wonderfully in Author Lou Jenkins speciallycrafted children’s book Howie Tootalot in Yellowstone: The Legend of Lake Isa, a meaningful story that our children audience deems as ‘one of the best children’s stories they’ve ever read’!” Realistic Poetry International
From JackWalkerPress and Lou Jenkins.
Buy Local at Indiebound
-
Goodnight Dear One
Buy At AmazonYour little one deserves a room filled with love as they fall to sleep during this bedtime story.
-
Writer’s Mug, What’s Your Superpower?
Buy At AmazonCeramic 11 oz mug helps every writer claim their superpower. A wonderful gift to support the writing passion or the writer in your life.
-
Animals and People, Anthology by Orion
Buy At AmazonAnimals and People doesn’t pretend to have answers as to how to consider relationships that include love, servitude, and consummation—yet it’s impossible to consider these beautiful and smart essays without chewing on enlightening perspectives and taking them in. Some of Orion’s best writers offer beautiful and thoughtful prose. I read it on a train, and the traveling time was well spent.
-
Friends: Voices on the Gift of Companionship
Buy At AmazonThis anthology was created to explore the reality of friendships. It’s startlingly authentic, and the reader experiences the many types of friendship with a deeper appreciation of companionship and comradery. The introduction asserts “if someone gave you this book, they probably cherish you.” A great gift for the friends you cherish. Friends: Voices on the gift of Companionship, by Amy Lou Jenkins et.al. — “It’s the book you reach for when you need to feel connected to humanity.” _Skye McDonald author of the Anti-Belle series
-
Chicken Soup for the Caregiver’s Soul
Buy At AmazonCaring for others is hard work and an act of love. These stories celebrate and perhaps replenish the caregiver. Literary types may put their noses in the air about Chicken Soup books; too much “feel good” writing has to be shallow. Right? In this case “no.” The stories do have an overall uplifting vibe, but real hardships and truths are explored. For busy caregivers, these short personal essays build connections to transcendent themes.
-
Wild With Child
Buy At AmazonThese stories of adventure will prompt you to pack up the kids and go. Adventures in snow caves, Alaska bush planes, and even the woodland across the street entertain and enlighten. Step of the hedonistic treadmill and pull the kids off too. Head outside and have an original relationship with the Earth. These stories will guide you.
-
Corners: Voices on Change
Buy At AmazonWe all face corners. We have to turn. We must make accommodations, or we get stuck clinging to beliefs and ways of life that can no longer sustain us. The beauty in these very human stories is laden with honesty, triumph, humor, resignation, comfort, and insight.
-
Single Scull Rowing For Beginners
Buy At AmazonBeginners can learn to scull with this guide. Take your single scull to a body of water and learn to get into the single scull, row efficiently, and find the rhythm that leads to a full-body workout.
- Nature lovers will love how close sculling gets you to the surface of the water as you silently glide along within the waterscape.
- Also learn about the history of rowing, health benefits, and more.
- Includes diagrams to help the sculler learn the correct technique from the start.
-
The Maternal is Political
Buy At AmazonWomen have their say about systems and thinking while advocating to make the world, their communities, and their families a more equitable place to thrive. Essay authors include Benazir Bhutto, Amy Lou Jenkins, Anne Lamott, Nancy Pelosi, and Anna Quindlen. Bold and necessary.
-
Every Natural Fact
Buy At AmazonMother and son tramp through the woods, get cold, get wet, get silly, and have outdoor adventures all over Wisconsin. Each deals with the developments of their age: one into middle age, one into adolescence. Along the way, nature offers sensory richness and gives up some secrets. You’ll wish you had gone along, yet you’ll feel like you had as you join them in exploring the questions each generation must ask anew.
