Welcome puzzle fans and sleuths Kaleidoscope: Our Fine Feathered Friends Flip Book Puzzle is the 2nd in a series of books for ages 8 and up. Younger children will enjoy the images, but may not be able to complete the puzzle activity without help from an adult. In this 2nd book, I have taken photographs of different kinds of common birds. I then used those photographs to create a kaleidoscope pattern of each bird picture. The object of the activity is to identify the photo of the bird depicted in the kaleidoscope There is something in each kaleidoscope pattern-a shape, a texture, a color, a...

Prairie Light is a book of poetry and pictures all about the lovely, changeable seasons we have here in the Mid-West. Each one is special and each has its own unique beauty. We may grumble a bit (especially about winter) but we do so look forward to each season as it arrives. Some would say we look forward to them leaving, too, but that's a different book for for a different day. Prairie Light begins in deep winter when the snow is piled high and moves through the year back to winter again. Each poem is illustrated with an original photograph that I think captures the light, the beauty, or...

My grandmother lived with us part of every year and I got to spend spent a lot of time with her. She didn't want to be treated like a guest, she wanted to help I remember very clearly watching her crooked hands as they peeled apples for apple butter, crocheted a doily, or made a pie. Her hands were magic to me. The idea for this book came to me after the birth of my first grandchild. I looked down at the beautiful baby in my hands. It struck me that my hands were now a grandma's hands. The idea resonated with me and just took hold. We use our hands every day to take care of others just like...

This is the story of a little dog from the animal shelter who adopts a grandma and grandpa on Halloween night. Will the little dog be a family treat or a family trick? This is the first in a series, The Max Saga.