Jeff Sayre

Skyscraper babies grow up, up high. Close to their families. Close to the sky. This perfectly poetic story is an ode to family and nature in the big city. Squirrels and humans alike rush to get from place to place, all returning to their nooks and nests at the end of the day atop skyscrapers, amidst the stars. This gentle text is sure to lull little ones to sleep as well as instill the importance of coexisting with the natural world.

Jayna Valdarsa, as a child, was selected to be an off-world program that used her psychic ability to help discover the plans of the enemy of the Sekhmetian people. She is trained by a teacher from Arcturus so she can mature into her other abilities. She will need the assistance from another who's potential is not yet realized. Will he be her soulmate, and can he become a hero? The Darkness is moving to block The Light and allow the spread of corruption across Planet Sekhmet. Will Jayna and her companions be able to stop what's happening, or will Sekhmet be eclipsed forever?

"The buggy-eyed insects, crabs, and snails provide an appealing cast of characters who stand up to be counted against a summertime palette of orange sand and blue skies." -- Kirkus Reviews If one is a snail and two is a person, we must be counting by feet Just follow the sign to the beach, where a bunch of fun-loving crabs, lounging dogs, gleeful insects, and bewildered-looking snails obligingly offer their feet for counting in a number of silly, surprising combinations -- from one to one hundred