Lee Barwood

Paranormal, Mystery, and Environmental Fiction

The Beat of Gaia's Heart

A Christmas Tea for All the Toys -- Today!

December 5, 2009

Tags: Christmas tea party, teddy bears, dragon, unicorn, koala, eucalyptus, cookies, tinsel, harp, bear artist

Welcome to my Christmas Tea Party for All the Toys! Come in and see what they have all been up to.

You know I love koalas. You can see it by my website. What you may not know is that I’ve been adopting koalas (and other creatures) in plush and other forms, all my life long. So there’s a big crowd at my house by now.

The oldest of my koalas, whom my (more…)

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Selected Works

Horror
Some Cost a Passing Bell
Love can survive death -- but so can hate. The two collide in this haunted Ozarks tale of betrayal and heroism -- on both sides of the grave.
Folklore/Juvenile
Klassic Koalas: A Coloring Book of more than 80 Koalas and Uniquely Australian Creatures
Australian wildlife images to stimulate creativity in children and adults alike
Klassic Koalas: A Summer Party in Koalaland
Vintage wildlife photos illustrate a children's story about koalas
Klassic Koalas: Ancient Aboriginal Tales in New Retellings
Retellings of eight Australian Aboriginal tales, mostly focusing on the koala -- a powerful figure in Aboriginal lore
Fantasy
A Dream of Drowned Hollow
Gryphon Award-winning ecological fantasy novel, now available from Double Dragon Publishing (February 2006)
The Siege for Westmarch
Volume I of The Ribbons of Power, this was Honor Book Award winner in Andre Norton's Gryphon Award competition
The Rise of Champions
Volume II of The Ribbons of Power
Mystery
By the Book
A professor is murdered. Can the plot be unraveled?

Quick Links

JoJewels
Jewelry for body and soul, home and sacred space, and a resource for inspiration and healing
Schaef Designs Artisan Jewelry
Not just beautiful jewelry, but a resource to learn more about totem animals or the healing properties of gemstones.
Asbury Park Press profile of Lee
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine, NJ
Terri Diener, animal communicator
Colleen Nicholson, animal communicator
Families.com's Pets Blog
More interviews with Pets Blogger Courtney Mroch
Still more interviews with Courtney Mroch
Author Marilyn Peake's website, where you can go to sign up for her free e-newsletter, The Golden Goblet
The MuseItUp Club -- a great resource for writers!
An Inconvenient Truth
Want to read more about the environment? Just click here: www.ecofiction.net
Ecosuspense.com -- reading to keep you on the edge of your seat
Andre Norton
www.mythinglinks.org
Authors Guild
Freelance editorial consulting
Harp performance and instruction
HarpLight: The Journal for Small Harps
Dr. Ron Price's healing harps
Dr. Steven Halpern's Inner Peace Music
Information about Reiki
Urbanhound.com -- A great place to learn about things to keep your dog healthy and happy.
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Doris Day Animal League
Animal Legal Defense Fund
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
Farm Sanctuary
The Humane Society of the United States
www.VegetarianWedding.net
Al Gore's speech on the Bush Administration's approach to the environment
Greenpeace
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
National Domestic Violence Hotline Website
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