Pretending to be dead is one of the more bizarre ways to opt out of society. Despite the obvious risks, a surprising number of people attempt to leave their old life behind by faking suicide. And the results can be unbelievably madcap. High-fliers facing financial ruin, murderers on the run, greedy couples with a taste for insurance fraud... you’ll find them all here in this entertaining collection of real life stories of outrageous individuals who have tried - and failed - to play dead.
Wendy Cheyette Lewison Book order (chronological)
Wendy Cheyette Lewison is a celebrated author of numerous children's books, recognized for her engaging storytelling and insightful approach to young readers. Her work is characterized by warmth and a deep understanding of the child's perspective, fostering imagination and emotional intelligence. Lewison's writing serves as a bridge between the world of childhood and the wider reality, making her stories both relatable and enriching. She crafts narratives that resonate with children and encourage a love for reading.
Two is for Twins
- 28 pages
- 1 hour of reading
What makes two? All sorts of things. A bicycle's wheels. A bluebird's wings. And twins, as you can plainly see, Are just as two as two can be. This brightly illustrated board book is a buoyant, bouncy ode to the joys of twindom. Perfect for children who are twins, and just as perfect for children who aren't!
This delightful, rhyming easy reader is one big riddle. Miss Milly likes green but not red, butter but not bread, seeds but not flowers, and umbrellas but not showers. Readers are invited to guess why Miss Milly likes what she does. The answer? She likes double letters! Whacky illustrations by Nadine Bernard Westcott will make this an easy-to-read favorite!
The Big Snowball
- 20 pages
- 1 hour of reading
Rebus pictures, simple vocabulary, and a rhyming text tell the story of a small boy and his runaway snowball.
I Wear My Tutu Everywhere!
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Tilly loves her tutu, and she never wants to take it off. She wears it everywhere--in the pool, at the zoo, even in the rain! So what will Tilly do when her tutu accidentally gets torn?
This book provides case studies to show what is meant by customer service: the value of satisfied customers, how to identify, meet and exceed customers' needs and expectations, and how to keep customer services under constant review and improvement. Case study examples include the Metropolitan Police and the East Sussex Health Authority. The author's previous book is Not for Bread Alone.
Sarah Scrap and Her Wonderful Heap!
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Sarah Scrap has some wonderful ideas about how to care for and improve the environment and passes her knowledge on to a group of young children who live in a dull and grimy town.
