Sue and Lou and Reagan Roo take their hoops on a rhythmic journey of discovery. Going on this hike leads them through the backyard to the creek. They throw the hoop, floop, floop, and investigate where it lands. "What's inside your hoop?" they ask each other. Among the discoveries, they find acorns (Ooh ) and caterpillars (Ooh ) and an elf (Huh?). Hoop Hike is designed to enhance curiosity in young children and to celebrate their vivid imaginations.

In her own words, retired Salvation Army Major Jean Lorraine Frese shares her life story and her call to the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. She invites the reader to travel with her into isolated hollows, laugh with her as she faces mountain traditions, and praise God with her as she recounts her years of spreading the gospel. Through interviews with author Gretchen Griffith, Major Jean gives a compelling account of her service in the Mountain Mission and offers a glimpse into a faith-filled world based on Christian dedication and love.

Johnny Turner teams up with author Gretchen Griffith to present the many adventures and misadventures of his notorious uncle, Claude Bishop Minton. This larger than life innovator brought exciting tales to his family, bootleg whiskey to his clients, and challenges to the revenuers who chased him through the woods. He was a man ahead of his time, developing the first roller skating rink in western North Carolina. He was a master craftsman, building not only stagecoaches, but also surreys and Conestoga wagons. He was a master cook, selling his delicious concoctions in the front of his several...

Out of the streams of western North Carolina come individual life stories of a group of men who set themselves apart by choice, The Fly Fishermen of Caldwell County. For generations they roamed the local creeks and rivers, and then adventured beyond, forever searching for the elusive next catch. Like scientists, they studied the trout they sought. As sportsmen, they combined knowledge and passion to create flies and rods that accomplished their goals. As environmentalists they joined forces to protect the waters they fished. Compiled by Ron Beane and Gretchen Griffith, this book is written by...