Michelina Marge Balsamo: 7 books

One day at lunch time, Greenleaves bumped into Bonky and Scruffy – or should I say, they bumped into him? You see, that’s how Bonky got his name – but, how did Scruffy get his name? Adults and children will giggle alike, as they meet these two funny and adorable animals in The Great Green Forest!

Springtime in The Great Green Forest was a most wonderful time of the year. It was the time for New Life and the time for learning. The Forest was alive with song and laughter. The trees were sprouting new branches and the budding flowers were bursting open; painting the forest with magical colors....

I’ll never catch Up! Never, never, never!” he moaned; feeling low and very lonely! It was in the early spring and many of the new baby animals were being born in the Great Green Forest. Little Sammy Sparrow was born a few days after his brothers and sisters. He was not only the youngest but, unfortunately,...

It had been a bitter cold and a very long, hard winter. Everyone was glad to finally be out and about, breathing some clean fresh air and feeling the warm sun on their bodies. After being cooped-up inside, all those months, they were more than ready to have some real fun, outdoors; especially the...

“I won’t, I won’t, I won’t! I don’t wanna; and I won’t” screamed Ginny Gopher as she ran from the gopher hole towards her grandmother. “What is the matter? What on earth happened?” asked Granny Gopher. She had been having a visit with Mother Oak Tree and Greenleaves, the baby oak...

As I have said before, springtime in The Forest is always a very exciting time! Everything was grand spanking new; the baby oak tree, Greenleaves and all the other animals had grown in leaps and bounds. But if they thought that spring had been exciting, with all the friends that they had made and...

“Barney, will you come here for a moment?” Granny Rabbit asked her grandson as she was grooming herself. “I would like you and the other youngsters to take a nap.” “A NAP!” repeated Barney. “Granny! I don’t take an afternoon nap anymore! I’m too big now!” protested the young rabbit....