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 all… Continue reading Delphine’s Custom Pets
Category: Children’s
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 seed… Continue 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 sleep… Continue 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 day… Continue reading Saunder’s Hill – The Sled, Part 1
Clara and the Cornbread
How can time pass so quickly? I happened across this short children's story/poem today while browsing through my writing folder. Immediately, I was flooded with memories of a brown-haired, petite toddler begging to help me stir the cornbread mix every time I made it for dinner. The toddler days are long past for my little… Continue reading Clara and the Cornbread
