MULTI-AWARD WINNING AUTHORS NOW ON AMAZON & KINDLE PUBLISHING A. M. Vela and his wife, Mary Esparza-Vela have co-authored a number of award-winning picture books and short stories. Below is a list of their picture books: -The Odd Chick (Nov 2011) - received a Five Star Rating -El Pollito Extraño (2014) -The Turtle Who Imagined (Feb 2012) - Book of the Year Award Winner & Five Star Rating Seal -Bearly Learning about Water (Jul 2012) -The Smiling Burro (Oct 2012) -El Burro Sonriente (Spanish) (Oct 2012) -You Can't Take the Dinosaur Home (Jan 2013) - received a Book of the Year Award, a Five Star Rating, a Finalist in a national competition, and Winner of a Family Choice Award -No Puedes Llevarte el Dinosaurio a Casa (Jan 2013) -Lucky's Lick (Jul 2013) - received a Book of the Year Award and a Five Star Rating -There's a Lion in the House (Mar 2014) -The Fearless Grandfather (Jul 2014) -A Dog Named Gumbo (Aug 2014) -The Littler Car (Jun 2014) -The Grumpy Catfish (Jul 2014) In addition, they have published the following dual language books: -The Ant Who Can't/La Hormiga Que No Puede (Oct 2013) -Animal Stories/Cuentos de Animales (Jan 2014) -The Lazy Dog/El Perro Perezoso (Feb 2014) -The Eagle with a Lazy Eye (Nov 2014) -El Águila con un Ojo Perezoso (Nov 2014) -The Lost Tooth (Nov 2014) -El Diente Perdido (Nov 2014) -The Rock Moved -La Piedra se Movío -Lost on Christmas Eve -Perdidos en Noche Buena -The Hungry Owl/El Búho Hambriento -The Abandoned Dog/El Perro Abandonado -The Spoiled Chick/El Pollito Chiflado In addition, Ms. Vela is the inventor of three plush dolls that received "Preferred Choice" and "Seal of Excellence" awards from a panel made up of parents and educators. TDMonthly Toy Magazine featured them as "winning toys." Their first adventure book involving the doll characters has been published in English and Spanish. Titles are included above. The main goal of the authors is to motivate children to read by incorporating humor, imagination, and entertainment into their stories. Target ages are 4-8 years of age. Look for their books on www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com, or by going to their website: www.luv-beams.com.