About this series
Thelma Sludge is a rather plain-looking butterfly with a bit of an attitude problem. Thelma’s greatest desires are to be famous, and to have everyone notice her. She leaves home to become famous, but instead meets Ziggy Plopp. Ziggy is a fairy, who can have a bit of an attitude himself at times. Thelma tells Ziggy to make her famous, which he does, but later Thelma learns to be careful what you wish for. Thelma and Ziggy is an entertaining and educational 28-page color picture book, with the Appendix containing many large black and white pictures for children to print out and color. A short fantasy story for children 2 to 7 years old, and those young at heart.
Titles in the series (8)
- Doug's Big Idea
1
When the forest where he lives is destroyed by fire, a young beaver named Doug creates a machine that turns paper back into trees. This 25-page picture book is suitable for 2-5 year old, is filled with color pictures, and the appendix contains large black and white pictures for printing out and coloring.
- Bubble Trouble
2
An entertaining and educational picture book fable filled with 18 pages of colorful pictures and text, including large black and white pictures for printing out and coloring. Bubble Trouble is about a young girl, Glorybee Toebiter, who likes to brag. But her bragging blows up in her face, with terrible results for her and an opportunity for revenge by her baby brother. This book is suitable for 2-5 year old children and those young at heart.
- Icky Foods Make Me Sick
4
A very young girl named Susie Snorz is very fussy about what she eats. Susie, who can't stand to see her baby brother enjoy anything, gets really mad one day because her baby brother is enjoying eating something she thought would be icky. Susie takes the matter into her own hands, and discovers that trying new things isn't all that bad after all. The Appendix in this 18-page colorful picture ebook contains large black and white pictures for printing out and coloring. Suits 2-5 year old.
- If I Had A Tattoo
7
A rhyming picture book story of young boy who thinks he’d like to have a tattoo. He thinks of all the monsters that help him make his bed, do his homework, play sports, and do other things so well and decides those are the kinds of tattoo’s for him. But what if he gets laughed at for having monster tattoo’s? 18 pages with 14 color pictures and 6 printable full page black and white drawings of dinosaurs for your child to color and draw tattoo’s upon. Suitable for ages 2 to 102.
- If I Had A Car
8
A bunny wonders what it would be like to have a car, but after thinking over all the choices and the reasons for and against an electric car or a gas powered car he decides to trade-in his trike for a bike. A short story in rhyme that won't cost you a dime. Appendix contains five (5) large black and white pictures of bunnies which can be printed out for coloring by your child (or by you). Suitable for ages 2 to 102.
- Nestor Nose Falls Asleep
6
“Mommy, does a nose ever sleep?” That simple question leads a mother to tell her child a tale told long ago about a nose named Nestor. Nestor fell asleep and dreamt he was being poked and prodded by a giant finger, then chased by strange creatures who wanted to eat him. At the end of the book the child realizes her mom is just telling her a silly story. Suitable for 2-5 year old, this 28-page picture book contains 20 color pictures and the appendix has large black and white pictures for printing and coloring.
- A Christmas Tree For Santa
Forest Ranger 'Ranger Rick' decides to take a Christmas tree to Santa because there are no trees at the North Pole. On the way, Ranger Rick runs into a thieving moose, a friendly polar bear, a vacationing penguin, Santa’s helpers, and Santa. This colorful 51-page picture book for children 2-7 also has 19 large, black and white pictures in the Appendix for printing & coloring. Adapted from a script I wrote for a puppet show, and updated September 2013 with more pictures.
- Thelma and Ziggy
Thelma Sludge is a rather plain-looking butterfly with a bit of an attitude problem. Thelma’s greatest desires are to be famous, and to have everyone notice her. She leaves home to become famous, but instead meets Ziggy Plopp. Ziggy is a fairy, who can have a bit of an attitude himself at times. Thelma tells Ziggy to make her famous, which he does, but later Thelma learns to be careful what you wish for. Thelma and Ziggy is an entertaining and educational 28-page color picture book, with the Appendix containing many large black and white pictures for children to print out and color. A short fantasy story for children 2 to 7 years old, and those young at heart.
Ted Summerfield
I'm a former member of the Radio Television News Directors Association and during the last 30 years I've written news stories, sports stories, stories for children, puzzles, and plays for puppets. Many of my ebooks are color picture books for children, and include printable black and white pictures at the end of a story. Please visit my blog for the latest information on my ebooks, and any updates or changes or comments. Ted. PS: Please help stop cruelty to animals and support your favorite humane society or organization.
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