Illustrations by May Dowley


 

Follow the adventures of Hickle the Pickle®, who as a special cucumber seed only used by pickle factories, gets mixed up with a bunch of wrong seeds and is planted in someone's backyard garden. As a cucumber who would not settle for being sliced as bread and butter pickles, or being put into potato salad, Hickle leaves his clinging vine in search of adventure.
 
Hickle the Pickle ® is the first in a series of eight books.  The theme of the book is presented in a story and rhyme format.
 
ISBN: 1-881958-00-0
 
 

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Illustrations by May Dowley


 
On the way to the pickle factory, Hickle saw some interesting things. Boys on the playground playing on swings. Children eating ice-cream cones and having fun. Hickle decided at that point, I WANT TO BE A LITTLE BOY!! His prayers are answered. He causes quite a mess when he escapes from the vat and hides, only to be found and taken home with one of the workers. Sarah tries to help Hickle adjust to the outside world, which is a full time job.
 
Off the Vine, Doin' Fine is the second book in a series of eight books.  The theme of the book is responsibility and is presented in story and rhyme format.
 
ISBN: 1-881958-01-9


Illustrations by May Dowley


 
Hickle's off to a new adventure, school. What fun! Boys and girls and so many things to do. Hickle has to deal with Halloween, and a  project for Thanksgiving, tracing his ancestral roots. Hickle makes another discovery that his ancestral tree goes all the way back to 2030B.C. He becomes popular and is finally happy with himself.
 
Being Cool, Going to School is the third book in a series of eight books.  The theme of the book is prejudice and ancestry and is presented in a story, rhyme and activities format.
 
ISBN: 1-881958-02-7


Illustrations by May Dowley


 
What is snow?  Hickle wants to know right now!  He makes his first snow man, Mr. Boo and it becomes his best friend, next to Jimmy.  Mr. Boo and Hickle spend all the time they can together.  In Hickle's mind Mr. Boo is his father.  Everything is fine until Mr. Boo starts to melt.  Sarah shows him how to keep snow men forever.  A nice touch for children who become attached to their snow men.
 
It's Okay on a Winter's Day! is the fourth book in a series of eight books.  The book is presented in a story, rhyme and activities format.
 
ISBN: 1-881958-10-8

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 with pictures by May Dowley


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