Nicholas Preston, age 8, is a blueberry guy. Lately, that's been a very good thing, because the blueberry bushes his parents planted in their yard have been delivering more fruit than a family of four can pick ... or eat! Last summer they recruited neighbors to help with the harvest and take away what they picked. Still, the Prestons have been eating blueberry jam, syrup, muffins, even burgers (!) throughout the year. This summer the crop is even bigger, but Nico has a plan.
If he can convince all his classmates to volunteer a day to pick the berries, they'll all get the best blueberries in town and he'll have plenty left to sell. Then if he can sell enough, he wil donate the money to the Community Center fund so they can open the park at the end of the summer.
But first, he'll have to protect the crop from a Mama Bear and her cubs who live in the forest behind their house and seem to love nothing more than blueberries. And, he's going to have to convince his teacher to give him time to persuade his classmates to help out. And, on the chosen date, when his classmates don't show up, he's going to have to keep on believing. What's more, when the harvest is in and it seems that everyone in town already has more blueberries than they need, Nico has to find a place where there will be customers for his berries. For this, he'll need permission from the crankiest man on their street.
In this chapter book everyday adventures combine with the power of friendship, the rewards of persistence, and what just may be a little bit of magic to help Nicholas succeed and be named Raccoon Creek's Businessman of the Year. Young chapter book readers will root for Nico and cheer for his success.

 

There are 72 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Phoenix St. Claire Publishing, LLC .

Lauren L. Wohl combines two of her favorite things in A Teeny Tiny Halloween her love of children's books with the mix of just-a-little-scary and a lot of fun at Halloween. Lauren's career has been in children's book publishing. She has a degree in Library Science and has been a school librarian in the New York City public school system, and was the director of James Patterson's ReadKiddoRead program. Lauren now consults to several children's publishers and mentors in the MFA program at Simmons College. A native New Yorker, Lauren lives with her husband in Miami Beach, Florida, and Lenox, Massachusetts. Mark Tuchman , a native New Yorker, is the long-time creative director for a venerable publication known for its reviews of children's books. Earlier in his career he created cartoon illustrations that appeared in national magazines and big city newspapers. Mark is raising three awesome children with his wife Michelle, and splits his time between Brooklyn and Facebook.