Ellington Owl's Awesome Birthday

By Anthony Garot

A Book Series of Fun, Friendship, and Adventure!

Welcome to a world where improbable things are possible, the wind plays an active role (you know how the wind can get), and you might just learn a thing or two.

This book series was written at a middle school level. These kid-safe adventure fantasies host unusual friends, odd circumstances, and a great deal of humor.

The lead character is none other than Reginald P. Lizard, an intelligent lizard of few words. His best friend is the regal, proper, elegant "Lady Horse" with a positive demeanor. Ellington Owl is a lovable, cuddly, yet uncoordinated owl, who flies just fine, but doesn't land so well. Finally, Bootsy Bat and Thelonious Melon (Yes, a melon!) are an inseparable pair who crack jokes and play games on each other.

These five charming friends get into light, non-threatening, and fun adventures, and they meet the most interesting creatures. You will be entertained by songs, jokes, games, puzzles, manners, and interesting facts, too! The world of Reginald P. Lizard (and his friends) is waiting for you. Yes, yes, yes, YES!

As one reviewer writes of the fourth book:

"This book defies categories and nearly eludes description—clever, witty, and tongue-in-cheek, but at the same time gentle, sincere, and reassuring. Like so many of the best stories, different layers will appeal to multiple ages; you will find yourself giggling and pondering in equal measure. Also, there is an awful lot of coffee, an enviable coat of infinite cookies, a bathysphere, and poetry. What's not to love?"

Join our five friends on their first adventure!

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 7 & Adults!
Reading Level: Grades 4 - 8
ATOS Book Level: 5.2

• Language: English
• Publisher: Anthony Garot
• Release date: Aug 1, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301231126

Anthony Garot

Anthony has always been fond of the written word. He is a self-proclaimed “reader,” who enjoys a variety of genres including philosophy, psychology, motivation, inspiration, trading, leadership, and religion.His first book was a kids book! The characters are fun and simple for kids, but also have full, rich personalities to appeal to the "kid" inside every adult.His first departure from kids books was “A ForEx Trading Plan,” which combines years of market study into a trading plan for foreign exchange trading.In his spare free time, Anthony speculates currencies, shoots photos, reads, does push-ups, and drinks coffee.Anthony currently lives in Phoenix, AZ.

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Ellington Owl's Awesome Birthday

by Anthony J. Garot

Ellington Owl's Awesome Birthday

(updated edition)

Copyright © 2012-2019 by Anthony J. Garot

Smashwords Edition

Release version 8.2

ISBN 9781301231126

License Notes:

This story is free to read and re-distribute for non-commercial use. Send it to a friend! Although this story is free, it remains the copyrighted property of the author.

To include this free story in a not-for-profit publication, in whole or part, contact me. It's likely that I will give permission so long as it is properly credited and attributed, and that you send me a copy.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Preface to Updated Edition

The Story

(1) An Upset Melon

(2) A Horse and A Lizard

(3) At Ellington Owl's Tree House

(4) An Impromptu Picnic Lunch

(5) A Melon Without An Invitation

(6) Getting To The Bottom Of Things

(7) Back At The Melon Patch

(8) The First Guests Arrive at the Party

(9) The Gift

(10) The Dunk Tank

(11) The Party Concludes

Cast (Dramatis personæ)

Rules Of Hospitality

Parting Remarks

About The Author

I dedicate this book to my sister who said,

Your characters are like friends, I want them to come out and play again.

Acknowledgments

The author is grateful to the following for suggestions, edits, and encouragement.

1. Lisa Farr

2. Holly Prevost, my niece, for straight answers.

3. Dave Pankratz. (Hoo hoo)

4. Juli Land-Marx

5. Mark Wells

Image Attribution

Portions of the cover were created from clip art found at the following locations:

https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/happy-birthday-card-in-hand-drawn-style_1823435.htm

https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/monsoon-season-background-with-frog_2623595.htm

https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/abstract-pentagram-background-with-musical-notes_1271855.htm

Preface

I started this book for fun. The book you are reading now was meant to be only the first chapter in a full book. As I continued to write, the single chapter took on a life of its own and became a complete, albeit small, story.

There are five central characters in this book. They each came from various sources.

I love lizards, so that is why my protagonist is a lizard. I often photographed lizards when I lived in Florida. Reginald P. Lizard was originally known as Mr. Lizard. He often acts like a real lizard, including push-ups and eating flies. He's a subtle character who speaks few words—usually one or two.

Lady Horse is patterned after a horse near where I lived in Boulder City, NV. I was speaking with my sister over the phone one day when I