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This colorfully illustrated warm story is about a frustrated young boy's bad hair day. He seeks help and understanding from his loving family. His grandpa turns what could have been a terrible day into a pleasant day. The book is illustrated in a colorful fall season using photos and fabric collage.

Second Graders from Holladay School earned a reward. They chose to invite author, Shirley Holladay, to help them write books. Each student made a hard backed book. As a second project each wrote a story of this book so they could be published authors. Third grade contributed a class story.

This is a story book for 3-8 year old children about a raindrop, Little H2O. The story begins and ends in Grandma's yard. Within the pages of the book Little H2O has quite an adventure as he changes and travels. This warm story will help children understand the real water cycle.

STORYTELLING ACTIVITIES by Shirley Holladay includes around a hundred activities that can be used by beginning and professional storytellers to experience the joys of storytelling. Some people love to tell stories and some like to listen to them. The happiest people like to do both. This book is packed with activities that show how storytelling can be a rewarding experience for all ages and levels of expertise. Whether readers want to improve their own ability to tell stories or give others satisfying relaxing educational storytelling skills and experiences, many rewarding moments are available in the happy world of storytelling.

Mrs. Jane's Paper Dolls is a true story about the paper dolls that Mrs. Jane's grandmother, from the valley of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, taught her to make. Mrs. Jane shares them with people from two to one hundred and two. She especially likes to make them for children in hospitals. Colorful illustrations include flowers from Mrs. Jane's yard and paper doll clothes made from seed catalogs and wrapping paper. Instructions for making the dolls and clothes are included.

Illustrated by Angela Holladay Jackson Consultants: Dr. Ken Berry, MD Cindy Holladay Laux, PA-S

When it snowed at seven-year-old Meridian Jackson's house exciting things happened. She had her mother to take lots of pictures so she could write a book. She named her snowman Awesome because he truly is awesome. In Meridian's book, Awesome is in photos with Meridian doing things that no ordinary snowman ever did. He tries lots of activities including soccer, camping, skiing, cooking, hiking, and even water adventures before he finds an activity that suits him. Be prepared to do a lot of laughing when you read this book!