M Johnson

Peach and Plum opens with seven year-old Mayfair Tootle, who steps into the world of Maverick Elementary as a new student on the first day of school. And things like: Fifth graders who hog the kickball court, snooty school yard cliques, a Pop Star girl, school yard games like High Jump and One Fly Up, a dog named Monster, googlie-eyed school yard crushes, a substitute teacher, the Harvest Moon Potluck, a couple of birthday parties, and a crazy school...

"ZACH awoke on the floor, clenching his arm. He thought it was a dream, but there it was. A clear, number twelve etched into his skin." Zach Waters, a fifteen-year-old boy, could never have imagined another world, different from Earth. Or even controlling a strange and powerful energy called Multus. But when he beats up his bullies with ease, is attacked by Hunters, and saved by an odd man and taken to Albeus, Zach starts to realize nothing about...

“Mama J Unchained” is about living your best life, every day, especially as you age. While not denying the inevitable losses that come with aging, including death itself, this book turns traditional views of aging on their heads as they generally neglect to see the beauty in this part of our lives. Unchained from the stressful obligations of our younger years, we are free to explore who we really are. Beneath our ego-driven need for success, career,...

A newborn baby cries. Once separated from the womb, the newborn's immediate desire is to find intimacy. There is no greater human intimacy than a mother's womb. That separation from intimacy defines us. We crave intimacy for the duration of our lives. We are finite. We are mortal. We want to belong. We want to be a part of a family, a community, a group, and a nation. We want to be defined as not just who we are but to whom we belong. That is our...

"Pretend Play Workshop for Kids offers a year of screen-free dramatic play scenarios for adults to set up and kids to engage with, featuring open-ended making and learning"-- You can create rich, imaginative play experiences for your child using things you already have on hand! Kruse, Roberson and Johnson provide a year of screen-free dramatic play scenarios for adults to set up and kids to engage with. Each month's activity is paired with simple...

"The posthumous sequel to Who Moved My Cheese?, the classic parable that became a worldwide sensation. Who Moved My Cheese? offered millions of readers relief for an evergreen problem: unanticipated and unwelcome change. Now its long-awaited sequel digs deeper, to show how readers can adapt their beliefs and achieve better results in any field. Johnson's theme is that all of our accomplishments are due to our beliefs: whether we're confident or insecure,...