Sue Baumgardner

Children's Picture Books

Perley Pig Book Cover

Perley, a beloved pig on a farm, escapes. On his adventure, he ends up in an apple orchard where he feasts on green apples. He and his young owner are very happy on his return home. The colorful and beautifully detailed illustrations round out the story on every page. A rhyming picture book for happy readers and listeners alike.

Mama Bear and Baby Bear

Child wakes in the night. Hears a noise in the back yard, only to learn from Mom and Dad, in the morning, that it was bears! They robbed the bee’s honey, the family’s blueberries and they even climbed the tree and ate all the cherries. Child thinks what he would do, if he were the bees. Exciting! Wonderfully illustrated. An educational book about black bears that will stimulate your child’s imagination and laughter.

Ezra wishes to visit Grandma, who is sick. But, he is not allowed to go while she is sick. Then Ezra visits Grandma — he FLIES to her bedside, in his sleep. They have an adventure together and Grandma assures Ezra, “…No matter where or when Grandma goes, we will visit in your dream flights. Grandma knows.”


Story line and illustrations make for a magical and reassuring journey for your child.

Child’s picture book. Narrator is a boy named Thomas. He introduces himself and tells the reader about life in Aroostook County, Maine. Wild animals and birds along with crops grown and sports enjoyed in THE COUNTY make for very colorful and fun full page images on every page. This book also accomplishes two very important details. It asks the reader/listener, “What is YOUR name?” on the first page. On the final page, it asks, “Where do You live?” The child will enjoy learning to recite this very critical information, without any cause for alarm or fright.

Children’s picture book with every page illustrated. Ezra wants to fly like the kite, newspaper, pebbles, airplane and birds. Grandma tells him, “We can dream.” Ezra’s journey of flight begins that very night!

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We saw Ezra begin to fly in his dream-sleep, while he slept in the book I WANT TO FLY.

Now in I WANT TO SEE THE BABY, Ezra sees the nativity scene in a stable outside his church. There is no baby in the manger. He asks several times to see the baby. Grandma explains he will have to wait for Jesus’ birthday – Christmas Day.

On Christmas Eve, Ezra falls to sleep and dreams of flying once again. This time he flies over the shepherd and his sheep, the wisemen and their gifts, the sleeping cattle, the angel above, Mary and Joseph kneeling by the crib where baby Jesus lays with outstretched arms, blessing all the world. Ezra sees the baby!

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A pear tree stands in Anna and Emily’s back yard where Anna eats the green pears and Emily feeds the birds who rest in the tree. Their pear tree gets struck by lightning which splits the tree in half. Dad tells them he must cut down the tree. Can they save the tree or will Dad cut it down?

Beautiful illustrations fill this 24 page story.