Books, Stories, Articles, Poetry, and Games by Amy Houts
Upcoming Books and Ebooks for Children
• Maye's March for Women's Votes (Houts & Home, 2020) • 60 books for EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students, for the series, Compass Children's Classics, Compass Publishing, 2020 Books and Ebooks for Children • 15 Science-based books, Highlight's Press • God's Protection Covers Me (Beaming Books) • The Giant Book of Bible Fingerplays for Preschoolers (Group Publishing) • Active Bible Play (David C. Cook) • BOZ the Bear’s Big Book of Bible Fun: God’s People & Me (David C Cook) • An A*B*C Christmas (Standard Publishing) • Space Girl (Rubicon/Pearson) • Inside Out (Rubicon/Pearson) • A Story for Leo (Rubicon/Pearson) • A Walk in the Woods (Rubicon/Pearson) • The Cat, the Rooster, and the Mouse (Six Red Marbles/Eye Level) • Where Am I? (Six Red Marbles/Eye Level) • Animals (Six Red Marbles/Eye Level) • Weather (Six Red Marbles/Eye Level) • Seasons (Six Red Marbles/Eye Level) • Things That Go (Six Red Marbles/Eye Level) • Alike and Different (Six Red Marbles/Eye Level) • Review (of five previous books) (Six Red Marbles/Eye Level) • It's Fall, Baby Bear (Six Red Marbles/Amplify) • Sam's Friend (Six Red Marbles/Amplify) • How Many? (Six Red Marbles/Amplify) • From Here to There (Six Red Marbles/Amplify) • What Do Moms Do? (Houts & Home Publications LLC) • Rachel Maddow: Primetime Political Commentator (Rosen Publishing) • How Do Engineers Solve Problems? (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) • Come Down, Whiskers (Compass Publishing) • Animal Helpers (Compass Publishing) • The Baba Yaga: A Russian Folktale (Compass Publishing) • Best Friends Forever? (Compass Publishing) • Frederic Chopin (Compass Publishing) • Not Fair! (Compass Publishing) • Oxpeckers (Compass Publishing) • My Pet Dog, Spot (Compass Publishing) • My Pet Rabbit, Fluffy (Compass Publishing) • My Pet Goldfish, Goldie (Compass Publishing) • Towers (Compass Publishing) • Where Do Mice Live? (Compass Publishing) • Count with Diego: Go, Diego, Go! (Learning Horizons) • Dora the Explorer Addition (Learning Horizons) • Dora the Explorer Preschool Adventure (Learning Horizons) • Dora the Explorer Subtraction (Learning Horizons) • Dora the Explorer Safety (Learning Horizons) • Dora the Explorer Trace & Draw (Learning Horizons) • Sesame Street Countdown with the Count (Learning Horizons) • Clap Clap: Clapping Games (Pearson Learning Group) • Do Animals Talk? (Pearson Learning Group) • The 100th Day of School (Pearson Learning Group) • Let’s Exercise! (Pearson Learning Group) • Make an Animal Craft (Pearson Learning Group) • Make and Use an Abax (Pearson Learning Group) • Pattern Fun (Pearson Learning Group) • She Digs Rocks (Pearson Learning Group) • Symmetry Crafts (Pearson Learning Group) • Think Like a Scientist (Pearson Learning Group) • What is It? (Pearson Learning Group) • Yoga (Pearson Learning Group) • Chick Takes a Ride (Korea Hermanhesse) • Dancing with Daddy (Korea Hermanhesse) • Lucy's Lion (Korea Hermanhesse) • Oodles of Noodles (Korea Hermanhesse) • Trudy’s Hat (Korea Hermanhesse) • Hello, Sarah! (Korea Hermanhesse) • Sarah and the Frog (Korea Hermanhesse) • Sarah and the Swing (Korea Hermanhesse) • Sarah Says So (Korea Hermanhesse) • Sarah's Backpack (Korea Hermanhesse) • Starring Sarah! (Korea Hermanhesse) • Watch Out, Sarah! (Korea Hermanhesse) • Down On the Farm (Stone Arch) • Happy on the Farm (Dalmatian Press) • On the Farm (Dalmatian Press) • The Princess and the Pea (Dalmatian Press) • Winifred Witch and her Very Own Cat (Dalmatian Press) Cookbooks • Mealtime Magic: Delicious Dinners in Half the Time (Houts & Home Publications LLC) • Cooking Around the Country with Kids: USA Regional Recipes and Fun Activities (Images Unlimited) • Cooking Around the Calendar with Kids: Holiday and Seasonal Food and Fun (Images Unlimited) • Kids Cooking and Learning Through Food Activities (Images Unlimited) • Learning Through Cooking Activities (Preschool Publications) Stories for Children • 15 Science-Based Stories for grades K-5 (JOUVE/McGraw Hill) • “Andrew and the Auction” (SCORE! Educational Centers) • “Coming to America” (SCORE! Educational Centers) • “The Lunchroom” (SCORE! Educational Centers) • “Racing to the Principal’s Office” (SCORE! Educational Centers) • Aesop’s Fables (Elance) • “Little Red Riding Hood and the Helpful Mr. Wolf” (Elance) • “The Three Little Pigs and the Kindly Mr. Wolf” (Elance) • Two stories for Journey Magazine (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) • “Where?” (Babybug) Activity Place Mats • Diego Activity Place Mat: Numbers (Learning Horizons) • LeapFrog Activity Place Mats: ABC, Healthy Food, Addition, Money (Learning Horizons) |
Poetry
• “Thanksgiving Tradition,” in Programs for Children (Standard Publishing) • “Baking Bread for Christmas Dinner,” in Christmas Programs for Children (Standard Publishing) • “Month by Month with Mop,” verses and recipes (Ladybug Magazine website) • “The Five Senses of Christmas” (Alive! for Young Teens) • "On the Farm" (Highlights Hello) • 25 fingerplays for The Giant Book of Preschool Ideas for Children's Ministry (Group Publishing) • “When Daddy Comes Home,” in Military Life: Stories and Poems for Children (Elva Resa Publishing) • “When Mommy Comes Home,” in Military Life: Stories and Poems for Children (Elva Resa Publishing) • “Christmas Night” (Sunshine Magazine) • “Christmas Wonder,” in Christmas Programs for Children • (Standard Publishing) • “Easter Sunrise,” in Programs for Children (Standard Publishing) • “I Listen in Church," in Programs for Children (Standard Publishing) • “The Legend of the Christmas Spider,” in Christmas Programs for Children (Standard Publishing) • “Mom’s Christmas Gift,” in Christmas Programs for Children (Standard Publishing) • “My Mom,” in Programs for Children (Standard Publishing) • “My Dad,” in Programs for Children (Standard Publishing) • “Two Believers,” in Programs for Children (Standard Publishing) • “With Grandpa on Memorial Day,” in Programs for Children • (Standard Publishing) • “Little Spiders Trick or Treat” (Ladybug Magazine) • “Counting Rhyme” (Ladybug Magazine) • “Oh Rats!” (Lollipops Magazine) • “Snowman Smiles,” in The Big All-Year Book of Holidays and Seasonal Celebrations (Teaching & Learning Company) Cooking Articles • "A Little Slice of Heaven" (Mysterious Ways) • "Create Good Memories with Holiday Baking" (Books Make a Difference) • "Carving a Jack O’ Lantern: a fun, family tradition” (American Profile) • “Cut Food Costs” (American Profile) • "Easter Eggs” (American Profile) • “Holiday Gifts from the Kitchen” (American Profile) • "Homemade Ice Cream” (American Profile) • "Let’s Talk Turkey” (American Profile) • "What’s for Lunch?” (American Profile) • “Science in the Kitchen” (Ladybug Magazine) • “A Valentine Celebration” (Ladybug Magazine) • “Preschooler in the Kitchen” column, Parent & Preschooler Newsletter Additional Articles and Nonfiction • "The Perfect Place for Preschoolers" (Children's Ministry Magazine) https://childrensministry.com/the-perfect-place-for-preschoolers/ • "A Win-Win Community Partnership" (Children's Ministry Magazine) • “Honeymoon for Four,” Cup of Comfort for Divorced Women (Adams Media) • “Encouraging Hope in Young Children,” My Self, My Family,My Friends: 26 Experts Explore Young Children’s Self-Esteem (Preschool Publications, Inc.) • “Hometown Hero Tom Brand: Cruising for Charity” (American Profile) • “If I Could Change the Past” (Kyria.com) • “Wind Energy” (SCORE! Educational Centers) • “Fingerprints” (SCORE! Educational Centers) • “Creating a First Aid Kit” (American Profile) • “POW Network Helps Find Answers” (VFW Magazine) • “Gifts for the Graduate” (American Profile) • Eight activities for grades 3-6 in Journey Magazine (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) • Four passages for first grade textbook (Tighe Publishing Services) • Approximately 250 feature stories/reporting (Nodaway News Leader) Cooperative Games • Find My Heart: a Valentine Game • Baby Farm Animals: Hurry Home! • Race to Recyle: An Earth Day Game • Going to Grandma's: A Thanksgiving Game • Before the Blizzard!: A Winter Holiday Game (Download games at my Etsy shop) Click here to see book covers and summaries of my books. Click here to see my Press Kit. |