Anna's Adventure

By Pamela Thomas and Connie Valesano

What do you get when you mix a lonely girl, a mysterious land full of colors and magic, unusual characters, a missing prince and a dangerous quest?

Annas Adventure!

This amazing book is full of dazzling illustrations that create a remarkable journey through 14 chapters that is sure to please readers of all ages!

Annas adventure features a young girl faced with a new baby sister and an older brother who tends to ignore her. Anna's loneliness leads her to investigate an unusual appearance of rainbow colored bananas which bring her to The Land Of Zuz. The color is fading from the land with the disappearance of the prince and Anna agrees to help. Along with Odo the Monkey, Hannah the giraffe, the Magic Medallion and many other citizens of Zuz, Anna embarks on a quest that will change her life.

Once you finish this sixty-page adventure youll want to buy one for your school, church, niece, and neighbor! Everyone will want to experience the magic!

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: May 5, 2006
• ISBN: 9781504927819

Pamela Thomas

Pamela Thomas has been a writer and book editor for more than thirty-five years. She is a part-time book editor at Sesame Workshop and lives in New York City.

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Anna’s Adventure

Written by Pamela Thomas

Illustrated by Connie Valesano

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This book is a work of fiction. People, places, events, and situations are the product of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or historical events, is purely coincidental.

© 2006 Pamela Thomas. All rights reserved.

ISBN: 1-4259-1133-1 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5049-2781-9 (ebook)

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

First published by AuthorHouse 4/13/2006

Library of Congress Control Number: 2006900496

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I dedicate this adventure to all my friends and family

who I love very much!

(You know who you are!)

Thanks for loving me back!

A special thought goes out to my talented,

inspirational girlfriends ~Jamie and Linda ~

who gave me the courage to pursue my dream.

To my supportive best friend and husband, Doug

(always & forever) who made my

creative weekend getaways possible.

And let’s not forget my reasons for living ~ my children!

Joshua, Kaylee and Kevin,

may your lives be full of magic and adventure!

Table of Contents

Anna

The Land of Zuz

Hello Hannah!

Just Say ‘No’

The Waterfall

Elle and the Sacred Rainbow Peanut!

Teamwork

The Black & White Region

The Rescue of Prince Bob

The Magic Medallion

King Sorros

Queen Aidia’s Revenge

The Celebration

Home Again!

Anna

Good morning Kaylee! Look what I can do! Anna said excitedly to her new baby sister as she began to spin her basketball on her fingertips.

Kaylee didn’t appreciate Anna’s excitement at all. In fact she started to cry very loud!

What are you doing, Anna! her mom anxiously asked as she came over to pick up Kaylee.

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I just wanted to show Kaylee my new trick, Anna said.

How many times do I have to tell you that you have to be careful around your baby sister, reminded her mom.

But I just wanted to play with her, remarked Anna.

I know Anna, but Kaylee is too small to play with you right now, said her mom. If you want to be around her you must use your soft, quiet voice. Maybe later you can show her your new basketball trick.

Sorry Mom, Anna said.

That’s ok. Now why don’t you go play somewhere else while I try to get Kaylee to go back to sleep, suggested her mom.

As Anna left the room she saw her older brother Joshua getting ready to leave.

Hey Joshua! Where ya going? Anna asked.

To play hoops with the guys, Joshua said as he threw his jacket over his shoulder.

Can I come? Anna pleaded I can show everyone how I can spin the ball on my fingertips just like you taught me.

Not today squirt. We’re going to the movies later and you’re too little to go, Joshua told her.

Aahhh, pleeaassee! Anna begged.

Nope! Maybe some other time. See ya! Joshua called as he jumped down the steps and took off running towards Luke’s house.

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Anna followed Joshua out the door and stood there watching as he went down the street.

What a bummer! It’s so unfair! Anna thought as she plopped down on the front steps. I never have anyone to play with.

Just then Aunt Jamie came up the steps and sat down by Anna.

Hey Kiddo. What’s up with the sad face? she asked.

Oh, Joshua is always leaving me behind to go play with the guys and every time I try to play with Kaylee I get in trouble. I don’t know what the big fuss is anyway. All Kaylee does is sleep and cry. She’s no fun at all. She can’t even dribble a basketball like I can. But everyone thinks she’s soooo cute. It’s not fair!

Well, people get that way around new babies. Why, they acted the same way when you were born, Aunt Jamie declared.

They did? asked Anna.

Yep. They thought you were soooo cute too and they still do, Aunt Jamie said as she wiggled Anna’s nose. Just in a different way, that’s all.

I don’t know, sighed Anna, I remember when mom and dad said I was the prettiest girl in the whole world. They said that with my blonde curls and green eyes I looked like a princess. And when I got my glasses, mom said I looked even prettier. But now no one even notices me.

I noticed you! Aunt Jamie said enthusiastically, "If I hadn’t