Authors #153 and #154 crocodiles and christmas? with Becker and thoroughly tired with Thury

 Bonny Becker brings us a cute tale from 1998 with illustrations from David Small in The Christmas Crocodile.  "The Christmas Crocodile didn't mean to be bad, not really."  Read about the latest good news and updates at Ms.Becker's site: https://bonnybecker.com/2014/08/16/latest-news/   She's also written a number of other wonderful children's books that you can find at your independent neighborhood bookstore or library!

Vlasta van Kampen beautifully and with much detail illustrates The Last Straw by Frederick H. Thury.  Will the camel finally make it to his destination after all his boasting? You can see more beautiful illustrations at Ms. van Kampen's website: http://www.vlasta.ca/