My Books

Barn Sneeze
One night the wind blows through the barn and causes Cow to sneeze, which sets off a chain reaction. Each...

Cassie’s Sweet Berry Pie: A Civil War Story
A Bank Street College Best Book of the Year, 2006 While at home, keeping an eye on her younger brother...

Gemina: The Crooked-Neck Giraffe
Gemina stood out from the other giraffes at the Santa Barbara Zoo. She was the famous crooked-neck giraffe. Everyone who...

Hank, The Ballpark Pup
On February 17, 2014, one lost, hurt pup wandered into a MLB training facility. Winning the hearts of the Brewers,...

Lucy’s Cave: A Story Of Vicksburg, 1863
The Best Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education Children’s Book Committee, 2008 Based on a real young...

Mr. Lincoln’s Whiskers
Abraham Lincoln was the first President of the United States to wear a beard. What gave him the idea was...

The Night Of The Fireflies
Nominee for the 2009-2010 Georgia Children’s Book Award It’s Miko’s first time to experience the joy of chasing fireflies. She...

Sybil’s Night Ride
The Best Books of the Year, Bank Street College of Education Children’s Book Committee, 2000 Los Angeles 100 Best Books,...

A Year Goes Round: Poems For The Months
The countless joys of the seasons are celebrated as these twenty-four short, simple poems move through the year. Childhood activities...

Goodnight, Baby Animals, You’ve Had a Busy Day
Meet six wild baby animals in this read-aloud storybook collection. Playful baby tigers, elephants, giraffes, rhinoceroses, pandas, and gorillas love...

Can You Spot the Leopard? An African Safari
Can You Spot the Leopard? is author/artist Karen B. Winnick’s newest picture book, an adventuresome African safari presented through poems and...

Why Wolves Matter – A Conservation Success Story
Where did all the wolves go? The birds, the fish, and the beavers? When the top predator was wiped out,...

Sandro’s Dolphin
A dolphin comes to the aid of a fishing village by driving schools of mullet into the fishermen's nets.

Patch and The Strings
A puppet, ever curious where his strings go, comes to realize there is something more important than knowing that answer.

How Lucky Got His Shoe
When a Humboldt penguin was born at the Santa Barbara Zoo, zookeepers saw that the baby was having difficulty walking....