Jill Vanderwood

What's it Like, Living Green? Kids Teaching Kids, by the Way They Live

These days, there’s a lot of talk about living green, but does anyone actually do it?

In What’s It Like Living Green? You’ll learn how other kids live green, along with tips as simple as putting on a sweater rather than turning up the heat. You’ll see how kids, like you, can make a difference. Meet a teenage girl who learned to drive with a car fueled by used cooking grease. Read about a boy who raised funds to build his first well to provide clean water for a whole village, when he was only seven years old. You will learn simple ways to help the environment, help others, and even earn some money.

Through the Rug Series

Through the Rug By Jill Ammon Vanderwood

Come along with ten-year-old Alyssa, a colorful dog named Domino an absent minded grandmother and a persistent dogcatcher as they fall through the rug. Your adventure will take you to Wishville where all wishes are granted. Swim with the fishes, meet up with pirates, and spend the night at the zoo. Discover the magic of more hours in the day, and enjoy every adventure you fall into. You will leave Wishville knowing you can return at any time.

Through the Rug 2: Follow That Dog By Jill Ammon Vanderwood

The dogcatcher returns for Grandma Emma’s dog Domino, or is it the rug he’s after? Grandma and Alyssa follow Domino through the rug, back to Wishville, where all wishes are granted. Domino outsmarts the dogcatcher, and makes sure things don’t turn out well for a bank robber with a bag full of money. Alyssa falls into the nest of a strange bird and Grandma’s most embarrassing moment is broadcast on national television. Rub your return token and come to Wishville, for more fun adventures and magical mishaps. Follow That Dog is a winning recipe for fun.

Stowaway, The San Francisco Adventures of Sara the Pineapple Cat

By Jill Ammon Vanderwood

Each book in this picture book series has a different author and a different illustrator.

Sara, the Pineapple Cat has a mind of her own behind that cute little face. When David, Susan, one-year-old twins, Adam and Amanda, and Susan's mother decide to take a short vacation to San Francisco, Sara is supposed to stay at home. Sara, the Pineapple Cat needs a vacation, too, and has plans of her own! This is the fourth in a series of "Sara, the Pineapple Cat" children's books.

It Happened By Design

By Kathie Thomas - Including two stories by Jill Ammon Vanderwood

In a world where so many bad things are reported by the media, it's no wonder people crave good news.  It happened By Design isn’t just a story book, it’s filled with real life events which bring renewed hope to the reader. For as long as we breath and remain on this earth, God will always be involved in our lives, whether we realize it or not. Sometimes in looking back, we see his guiding hand upon our lives. We begin to feel that what took place was not a co-incidence at all because through God 'it happened by design' - His design.

Living Cheap and Loving it, tomatoes in the flowerbed

By Carrol Wolverton - Including a story by Jill Ammon Vanderwood

Living Cheap and Loving It is a simple, fast reading self-help question and answer guide, designed to help you reduce living costs and get rid of any debt load. Are you tired of the cost of expensive cleaners? Try making your own. Have you been paying too much for transportation and living costs? What can you change? Are expenses outstripping your income? With food costs off the wall, Carrol will show you easy, cheap, and delicious ways to prepare your food. Do you wish to develop a plan to increase income and cut costs? This little red book tells you how.