October is full of fun – apple orchards, jumping in leaf piles, dressing up for HALLOWEEN! And all the writing contests contribute to the apple cider, cozy sweater, crisp air feel of the season. Below is my entry for the 10th annual Halloweensie contest, sponsored by the amazing Susanna Leonard Hill! Thank you, Susanna, forContinue reading “Costumes and Courage – A Halloweensie Story”
Category Archives: Children’s
Delphine’s Custom Pets
Delphine takes the time to get to know her friends and to create a perfect pet for each of them. But when she tries to make a perfect pet of her own, she finds out that this problem requires help from her friends. Delphine mixed and measured, stirred and swirled, then…she waited. “Not at allContinue reading “Delphine’s Custom Pets”
Same Day
When a seed, a chick, and a raindrop are born on the same day, their growth and change through one year shows how these three “friends”, even though they are different, are all connected to each other. On the same day, at the same time, A speck of dust floated. A chick hatched. A seedContinue reading “Same Day”
Imaginative, Playful Buses
About three years ago, my youngest child and I had a funny conversation about what school buses might do during the school day, while their children were sitting in their classrooms. And so began my picture book journey! “What School Buses Do When They’re Not With You!” – You may think that school buses sleepContinue reading “Imaginative, Playful Buses”
Saunder’s Hill – The Sled, Part 1
The “Saunder’s Hill” collection of stories is one I began in high school and hope to continue now. Perhaps one day, I will gather them all into a children’s book. For now, enjoy. All I could think about was snow. All through school the day it started, on into that night, and the next dayContinue reading “Saunder’s Hill – The Sled, Part 1”
