Cindy Bauer Books

Annie has it all. She’s attractive, graduated with honors, was accepted at the college of her choice, has supportive parents, good friends, and a steady boyfriend who loves her. One night when an unexpected visitor appears, Annie’s safe world is destroyed. As she tries to recover the pieces of her broken life, a war ensues between two brothers who both claim to have her best interests at heart. But who will Annie choose? Or will she decide to turn her life in a different direction?

One person’s trash is another’s treasure. With a little imagination and a lot of heart, young Zachary sets out on a journey through the world in search of treasures in Zachary Goes Treasure Hunting.

Perfect for parents and early readers alike, the simple words and colorful pictures hold children’s attention and demonstrate to readers how to transform an everyday occasion into a grand adventure. Set in a big city and its surrounding countryside, Zachary’s adventures will take readers through forests, rivers, hills, oceans and suburbia searching for treasure in each unique location:

To Zachary’s mother, a treasure is a bargain found at auctions, garage sales, flea markets or even on the side of the road in a trash pile. Zachary turns every experience into a fascinating adventure. In his imagination, he visits faraway places such as the World’s Fair in Switzerland (really a county fair with his grandparents), sails the Amazon River (actually a ride in a river taxi), rides a stagecoach across the badlands of the Old West (a ride in his parent’s SUV across the Hill Country), and even ventures into the Alaskan wilderness (a wagon ride pulled by his grandfather’s tractor).

With the help of a lucky stone given to him by a mysterious young woman, Zachary embarks on his treasure hunting escapades throughout his entire summer vacation. Will Zachary’s lucky, shiny Russian stone help him and his family locate the treasures they seek? Join the hunt, read Zachary Goes Treasure Hunting, and discover the treasure yourself. This children’s book is intended for ages 4 to 8. It involves frequent family activities and expands a child’s imagination. The description of the treasure hunting locations keep you guessing.

The Beautiful Princess Without a Face

Children's

Most young girls, and even boys, find themselves worried about their looks. Join Sarah, a young girl concerned with her appearance, as she daydreams in the world of Doll Land to find answers concerning beauty and the senses.

Fascinated by the gorgeous beauty queen riding on a float during a New Year’s Day parade, Sarah begins to wonder if she too is beautiful. She drifts off into a dreamlike state across the Moonbeams to Doll Land, where she relives a folktale as a beautiful Native American china doll named Princess-Loves-the-Pond.

Princess-Loves-the Pond is obsessed with being beautiful. She is so concerned with her own appearance, that she totally ignores the beauty surrounding her in Doll Land. One day Princess-Loves-The-Pond bent over to see her reflection. She slipped on a stone and fell into the pond. A gush of water washed away her delicate face. She no longer had eyes, ears, nose or a mouth.

Without a face, the Princess is only left with the ability to feel. Page by page, she realizes more and more what she can no longer see, hear, taste or smell. Throughout the experience, the issue of being vain is delicately handled, with a more obvious study of the five senses. Set on the edge of a forest teaming with wildlife, the story includes and discusses many items related to Native American life.

Will Princess-Loves-the-Pond find the true meaning of beauty? Will she ever again have a face? What life-altering lesson will Sarah learn in her Doll Land adventure? Find out in the educational and eye-opening conclusion to The Beautiful Princess Without a Face.

The subtle story with an ultimately good ending will be a great bedtime story for parents or grandparents to read to children. Simple words and colorful pictures hold a child’s attention and make it ideal for an early reader. This children’s book is intended for ages 4 to 8.

Lovely Little Lamb

Children's

There is so much to love about the springtime. It is the season where we cherish the beauty of nature and the many things we can do while it lasts. In the new children’s picture book Lovely Little Lamb, kids of all ages are about to discover the many wonders of springtime through its touching story.

In this book readers will meet Lovely Little Lamb, who is enjoying the spring. When he’s asked what his favorite springtime memories are, he vividly recalls the activities he loves the most. Colorful artworks depict his answers such as playing April Fools” Jokes on his friends, relaxing under the shade of the apple tree, watching baby birds learn how to fly and squirrels clean their winter homes. Through Lovely Little Lamb’s viewpoint, children will realize just how valuable spring really is when it comes to outdoor activities. Still one question remains: what does Lovely Little Lamb love the most about the season? Read the book to find out.

This children's book is intended for ages 2-8. This book will give parents and grandparents the opportunity to discuss what they like about the springtime with their children. It makes a great story for a young child with the short text and vivid illustrations keeping their attention until the end of the book.

A Message of Love

Children's Picture Book

A Message of Love takes readers on a journey back in time with Linda, all the way to 1959. Linda, then 8 years old, cherishes the time she spends with her grandmother as the two of them work on a memory quilt. As Granny pulls scraps of material from a box, Linda fills a notebook with a sample of each piece. While Linda takes careful notes in the special notebook, Granny tells a family story related to the scrap. From pieces of her father’s WWII fatigues, to Granny’s Pink Lady apron, to the angel costume that she wore in a school play, each scrap – and story – fascinates Linda and passes on the things Granny values most in life: God, family and country.

For Linda, memories of a slower and gentler time come flooding back. She recalls singing songs and reciting nursery rhymes with Granny as they washed the selected material on scrub boards in the backyard, and the excitement of the quilting bee when the notebook was finally completed. It was a time when the small things in life were the most important; when people looked forward to their Saturday shopping and attending church on Sunday.

Linda’s mind suddenly returns to the present when she remembers the stories that her grandmother told her about the quilt containing a message. Will Linda find a note? Or were her grandmother’s words just symbolic for the fact that the quilt had its own story to tell? The answer will cause Linda to follow in Granny’s footsteps with her own grandchild, and capture the hearts of readers young and old.

Most families own a quilt. Many of those quilts are family heirlooms with special meanings. This story is about a quieter time in life during the 1950’s. Family values and life before high tech is displayed through beautiful illustrations. The subtle story with a sentimental ending will be a great bedtime story for parents or grandparents to read to children. Simple words and colorful pictures hold a child’s
attention and make it ideal for an early reader. This children's picture book is for parents and grandparents with small children ages 2-8 and early readers age 5-10.

Keeper of Happy Faces

Children's

Deep in the enchanted forest, there stood a redwood tree with a magical green door. Inside that tree, the Hidden Folk Counsel met to discuss Mel’s work potential. Mel, one of the hidden folk, was coming of age and ready to take a job. The Hidden Folk Counsel assigns work positions to hidden folk based on their personalities and talents. They listed existing Keeper positions and their associated duties. A keeper is a guardian of human traits and sentimental values. It is important to give the right position to the best person. The counsel noticed that Mel was always happy. Could he become the next Keeper of Happy Faces? Can he lift everyone’s sadness with a smile?

A wonderful story that children will love, Keeper of Happy Faces will teach them that there is a special role for each person. The vibrant artwork adds appeal to this engaging tale and will be sure to capture their hearts and imagination.

This children's book is intended for ages 2-8. "Keeper of Happy Faces" will give parents and grandparents the opportunity to discuss human traits and sentimental values with their children. It makes a great bedtime story since the short text allows you to spend as much time as you would like on each keeper position adding your own ideas and explanations for the illustrations.

I'll Tuck You In, Deer

Children's Picture Book

The Red River Valley is the setting for a rustic log cabin, home to a family with a small boy and one lazy dog.

The valley is thick with forest and teaming with wildlife. One hot summer day, a young buck appears on the farm after escaping a wildfire. He wonders upon some sweet corn and slowly bonds with the family. The deer is fascinated by the colorful quilts draped across the clothesline to air. He desperately craves the warmth that he felt when his mother tucked him into her body. He believes the quilts could provide that warmth. If only someone would become aware of his yearnings. Possibly some observant person will in I'll Tuck You in, Deer."I'll Tuck You in, Deer" is a children's picture book intended for children ages 4 to 8. The sentimental story with an ultimately good ending will be a great bedtime story for parents or grandparents to read to children. Simple words and colorful pictures hold a child’s attention and make it ideal for an early reader.

The deer has lost his family and becomes an adopted pet by a new family made up of a man, woman, little boy, and one lazy dog. The woman likes to make quilts and the deer becomes fascinated with the ritual of being tucked in by a quilt. This allows you to explain to your child this ritual, as you read about the little boy in the story being tucked in by his parents. The story discusses the development of loving relationships, especially the man’s relationship with his wife, son, dog and now the deer. Life on a tranquil farm is beautifully illustrated showing the forest, wildlife, livestock, domestic animals, and the fishing pond.

Where Is My Bennie?

Children's Bedtime Story

Peach Street Follies

Children's

Lyndsey and Emily Pennington are sisters who are growing up living with Nana and PaPa. Many children are raised by grandparents in today’s society, but that doesn’t mean that they are missing out on any of the benefits of a loving home and all the experiences of a memorable childhood.

Peach Street Follies is a story of life in the Pennington house with all the innocence of childhood adventure and fun. They have many friends, pets, and devoted, loving grandparents. Their day-to-day life brings back nostalgic memories of days gone by.

Revisit a place where childhood memories are lived daily through the adventures of sisters who wait on the tooth fairy to leave money under their pillow, have camp-outs with friends in the backyard and discover a Blackberry monster, and visit the county fair for an old-fashioned outing with friends and family.

Come visit Peach Street, a place where the innocence of childhood continues to live on in the lives of children in small-town U.S.A.

AUTHOR: Pol McShane

Back to the Elevator: The Adventures of Johnny & Joey 

Children's

In Back to the Elevator, Johnny and Joey are off on more adventures to exciting places, like Monster Land, where they find themselves running from an angry ogre. Then they’re off to Wooden Land, where splinters are a common nuisance. And finally in Aqua Land, the boys realize they’re in way over their heads—not only do they have to fight one mean fish, they also must help bring an outcast eel back to the fish society. The light is on—the doors are closing—hurry—Back to the Elevator!

The Magic Elevator: The Adventures of Johnny & Joey

Children's

Brothers Johnny and Joey are two typical boys who enjoy playing with their dog, Choco, in the woods behind their home. For the boys, the woods are a wonderful place to have make-believe adventures. But one day, they find something there that will change their lives forever—a magic elevator. At first, the boys are worried about where the strange elevator will take them, but before long they are off on a series of unbelievable adventures. In Imagination Land, the boys find that anything is possible. Traveling to Animal Land, they discover that danger lurks in even the most wondrous of places. When they find themselves in a place called Mythology Land, the boys face their most amazing foe yet—but they have too much spirit to turn tail and run, even if it’s from a three-headed dragon. Through it all, Johnny and Joey look after each other while making new friends and discovering sights they never would have believed possible.

AUTHOR: Linda Bond

Retishella and the Dolphins 

Children's Adventure

Ever since she searched the stripweed bushes for her sister’s junkball, Retishella mermaid had been feeling strange. Her beautiful skin was becoming wrinkled and pitted, and her hair and eyes had lost the ability to change colour, so she could no longer show others how she was feeling. Little did Retishella know, she was about to embark on a journey that would take her to the brink of death in her bid to find the only creature that could save her—the Dolphin King.