Children's Books
NEW Series: 'Fables of Old Brought to Light for Children'
From the heart and mind of author David J. Liebherr comes a series that brings the timeless fables of ages past into the light for modern early readers to learn from and enjoy.
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Each book in this series reimagines the classic characters and moral lessons of bygone days, anthropomorphizing them into vibrant story figures who embody “the moral of the story” in a consistent iambic-tetrameter rhyming cadence. The Seuss-like rhythm and Golden Book charm carry these tales straight into the hearts and minds of children—whether read aloud with a parent or enjoyed independently in cozy, entertaining moments of discovery.
Book 1: Midas B. Goodenkind and His Golden Touch
Welcome to the magical world of Midas B. Goodenkind!
His magic is not the sort that comes only to a select few. No... Midas has discovered that anyone who really wants to, can wonderfully change everything they encounter in life with the golden touch of goodness and kindness.
Such a golden power can turn frowns into smiles, enemies into friends, sorrow into happiness and brokenness into wholeness.
Follow along with Midas in this cheerful rhyming story that is sure to put the treasures of goodness and kindness into the hearts of primary-aged children so that they, too, can bring a golden touch to everyone and everything that they encounter-... from the playground, to their home and throughout their community.
Midas B. Goodenkind is one of the characters in a series of early primary read-along stories that reach back into time to bring timeless fables back into bright and up-to-date portrayals for children to learn from and enjoy.
Visit www.BigLeapsBook.com to learn more about author,
David J. Liebherr... dad to two daughters and eleven sons and
‘PaPa Dave’ to twenty-three (an ever-expanding number) of grandkids.
[Front and back Covers]
Sampling of Pages
Coming Soon!
Book 2 in the Series:
Wolf von Fibbenteller
and His Curious Echo
[NOTE: All illustrations in this book/series ONLY were a result of the ‘art direction’ of the author. “Open Source AI” was used to create the characters and scenes. OSAI guarantees that no human artists or their work is used, modeled or copied. Therefore, it is legal and ethical for the artwork to be used for commercial purposes. The term ‘art direction’ speaks of the author’s direct involvement in creating the characters and scenes using the keyboard and prompts as an illustrator would use a pen and brush to create artwork that helps to tell the story in the desired way. Many hours and countless iterations were developed and rendered to make each scene an extension of the author’s original story.]
The 'Filmore' Series:
A unique hybrid teaching book/reader
designed for small groups and classrooms.
Filmore's Mission is to Both Entertain and Educate Kids at the Pivotal Pre-Adolescent Stage, Giving them Clear Lessons Regarding Coming-of-Age Personal, Character, Moral and Social Issues. To help educators and parents accomplish this mission we have created a free download resource page with teaching materials like coloring pages, word searches, crossword puzzles and quizzes that reinforce the lessons and act as a springboard to good healthy discussions about these important topics. See the resource page here: Resources
Filmore's 'life lessons' are aimed at a very specific pre-adolescent window of personal development that begins around 6 years old until just about 9 years old, during which 'kid's aren't kids anymore' as far as their ability to grasp more nuanced concepts like the importance of moral character, individual purpose in life, the value of personhood and complex subjects like objective truth and the real deeper guiding meaning and power of love. This is an often-missed age range in children's books and thus a missed opportunity to help kids intentionally grasp foundational and propositional directives that they can develop and hold on to before the peer pressure, faddish social-engineering (that often starts in middle school) and the challenges and changes of puberty set in. The picture-book format, hilarious illustrations and straightforward messages are just perfect to bring these lessons home to kid's hearts and minds.
Meet Filmore
"Meet Fillmore" is the 'flagship' story of the Filmore Series of children's books. Our shaggy hero tells his backstory as a Hungarian Sheepdog in which he lays out the ideas of moral character, personal identity, discovering our purpose and the meaning and power of real love as a basis for living life to the fullest.. learn more.
Filmore Meets Fred
"Filmore Meets Fred" is the second installment of the hilarious hijinks of one loveable Hungarian Sheepdog as a true-to-life kerfuffle arises between Filmore and a very grumpy Palm Royal Turkey named Fred.
Kids will learn through Filmore's reactions, attitudes and choices about important life lessons regarding conflict resolution, how to deal with bullying, forgiveness and how to get along with all people... learn more
Filmore is a Real-Life Hungarian Sheepdog! Meet his 'sheeple' here:
The 'Bunkey Monkey' Series
Parents of toddlers: You know that it can be difficult to let your busy little one know that it is... 'time to go to bed'.
'Bunk-Time for Bunkey Monkey' is a ‘sweet-as-a-banana’, comfy & cozy ‘curl-up with your kids’ book to put them to bed by.
As the long busy day gives way to that sun-down sleepy-hour, when your little ‘bunkey monkeys’ begin to rub their eyes and yaaawn— simply reach for this cherished book and ask the question that begins this cuddle-time story:
“Do you know what time it is?”
Allow “Bunk-Time for Bunkey Monkey” to be a bedtime clue that helps your little ones feel loved and ready for a goodnight cuddle, anticipating a happy, safe and restful sleep-time ahead. Starting right off from its banana-textured cover background, then opening to the sweet banana-inside background pages, your cuddle-time will be cued every evening to the sweet characters who are also getting ready for their bedtimes.
Written by David J. Liebherr, father of thirteen kids and devoted grandpa to eighteen grandkids, this delightful book serves little ones and their caregivers by making bedtime an end-of-the-day anticipated treat for all.
Illustrator, Abraham L. Liebherr, catches little eyes, minds and hearts with simple drawings that help young children see themselves in the story, creating a desire to share in Bunkey Monkey and his friends’ bedtime preparations.
Sweet dreams to Bunkey Monkey and all of his friends, like you!
New!
Bunch-Time for Bunkey Monkey... and Friends
Bunch-Time for Bunkey Monkey... and Friendsis a ‘sweet-as-a-banana’ book to show your little ones that sharing is a great way to have fun with friends.
The story begins when Bunkey Monkey finds himself with a big bunch of bananas... just enough bananas for him to share with his twenty-one adorable and diverse friends. The book then asks the question that helps kiddos think in terms of sharing: “Do you know what time it is when Bunkey monkey has a big bunch of bananas?”
Allow Bunch-Time for Bunkey Monkey to be a cute and contagious reminder to young kids that sharing connects friends together, joining everyone into great times of having fun.
Written by David J. Liebherr, father of thirteen kids and devoted grandpa to eighteen grandkids, this delightful book serves little ones and their caregivers by making sharing-time something to look forward to.
Illustrator, Abraham L. Liebherr, catches little eyes, minds and hearts with delightful and colorful drawings that help young children see themselves in the story, creating a desire to join Bunkey Monkey and his friends in experiencing the fun and joy of sharing.
Bunkey Monkey loves to share his big bunch of bananas...with his big bunch of friends, like you!
More Bunkey Monkey Books Coming Soon
Bunkey is a kid's best friend and a parents best helping toddlers learn about bed time, brushing their teeth, potty training, picking up their toys, sharing, obeying instructions and many more foundational first -third year lessons.
Bunk-Time for Bunkey Monkey...and Friends
Its a 'sweet as a banana' story to put your kids to bed by as Bunkey Monkey and twenty five of his adorable friends put on their p.j.'s, snatch up their stuffed animals, grab their blankets and pillows and get ready for sleep time.
When it is bed time for your toddler just ask the question:
"Do you know what time it is?"
Then make room on your lap and allow Bunkey to help your child to settle in and get ready for bed in a familiar and fun way.
Added Fun Feature: 3-Second Flip Film Pages!
As a "Ta-Da!" ending when you reach the end of the story, make your littleone laugh as you thumb through the 3-second flip animation in the lower right-hand pages the show Bunkey being silly jumping on his bed....
