Books published by Halo Publishing International

Five-year-old Gigi feels a wide variety of emotions in anticipation of her first day of school. Gigi feels sad, afraid, and she misses her mommy. One act of kindness ultimately leads to a change in Gigi's feelings. Gigi's Starting School is a communication guide for parents, teachers, and adults working with children who struggle with expressing their feelings. It provides the opportunity for children to talk about their emotions when faced with changes, such as starting at a new school.

"Why Did My Teacher Cry Today?" is an engaging story that students, teachers, and parents alike will find useful and interesting. Señora Cruz loves homework, but not all of her students agree. They hold a debate to discuss their views about homework. The class competes and wins the Best Behavior Certificate, but Señora Cruz is disappointed with the prize offered to her class. This book will appeal to a variety of children, parents, grandparents, and teachers.

Grace is a bicultural, bilingual girl living in Mexico City who loves to travel and learn new things. She is excited because her cousin, Connor, is coming to visit from the United States. Grace and her mom put together a plan to teach Connor about this city in Mexico: its language, food, culture, and important places. What new things will they do and see? A portion of the proceeds of this book will be donated to Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos orphanage. To learn more about how you can contribute to helping the children of Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos orphanage, please visit www.nph.org.

Go, John, go!Joyful John loves adventure, and he finds it everywhere he goes! Pedaling away on his trusty bike, John is ready to explore the neighborhood. The Adventures of Joyful John: John Rides His Bike is the first book in an exciting new picture book series by debut author Elizabeth Williams that focuses on just how much fun being active and exploring the world can be with your parents nearby, of course. John Rides His Bike is the perfect way to encourage kids and parents to go outside, play, and live active, healthy lifestyles.

Lai-Lai and her best friend Chub-Chub are each about to lose their first tooth! Lai-Lai's brothers and sister teach her how to make her loose tooth fall out and tell her about the magical tooth fairy. When Lai-Lai and Chub-Chub await the tooth fairy's visit one night, they end up with their own secret…Shh!

Bailey Bunny and the Fear Monster is a story for any child who has problems with nightmares or any other fearful situation for which he needs to "get in touch with his courage." Parents, grandparents, guidance counselors, librarians, and teachers will share the engaging story and the captivating illustrations, to convey to the child a gentle message of reassurance with the repetitive phrase, "he feels safe and warm and loved."

"A Tale of Two Acorns" is the story of a young boy's experience with the death of his grandad.Through a story about an acorn who learns about the life of an oak tree which is within him, the young boy comes to an understanding of the spiritual life within all of us. He learns the lesson that unless a seed falls to the ground and dies, it does not come to life.