Live Oak Media.

Live Oak Media. Live Oak Media PO Box 652, Pine Plains, NY 12567-0652 www.liveoakmedia.com, 1-800-788-1121 A premier publisher of audio book adaptations of children'spicturebooks, Live Oak Media has produced audio editions of twooutstanding titles by author James Howe and illustrator Marie-LouiseGay. "Houndsley and Catina" (9781430103011, $31.95) is thestory of Catina the cat who wants to be a successful writer, whileHoundsley the dog is a rather good cook who aspires to winning animportant cooking contest. While the two of them seek fame, they findthat having a good friend is an even better reward for doing what theylove to do and are so very good at. "Houndsley and Catina and theBirthday Surprise" (9781430103080, $18.95) continues theiradventures as Houndsley worries that he's made Catina sad byadmitting he doesn't know when his birthday is--and had remindedher that she didn't know hers either! He tries to cheer her up witha birthday cake, and because she is his friend as well, Catina has herown surprise for Houndsley! In addition to being available as ahardcover/CD combination, both of this outstanding and highlyrecommended titles are also available as paperback/CD,hardcover/cassette, and paperback/cassette editions as well. School andcommunity librarians would be well advised to visit the Live Oak Mediawebsite at www.liveoakmedia.com for a complete listing of all theirtitles and ordering information.