My Books
While I’ve been writing since I was a child, it was a long and winding path to becoming a children’s book author, with stops along the way in technology, coaching, and education. But I can honestly say this is the most rewarding career I’ve had.
So I'm excited that the following titles are destined for a bookstore near you:
The Longest Letsgoboy (Chronicle Books, spring 2021) – This is a circle of life tale that’s a testament to the enduring bond between people and their pets. It’s told from the perspective of an aging dog who knows he’s on his last letsgoboy, or walk, with his little girl. But before leaving, he wants to bid farewell to his friends and make sure she will be taken care of.
This very personal, semi-autobiographical story is based on Lakota, one of my Siberian huskies. He and Kaya (pictured on my home page), another husky, would often sit at my feet while I wrote on the back patio. One day, Lakota, who was already 14 years old at the time, got up and slowly began walking. I joined him, as we made our way along the edge of the woods that surround the yard. I felt like he was saying, goodbye to everything around him. So I substituted my daughter as the main character and tried to put myself in Lakota's dog-world to try to figure out what he would be thinking… and The Longest Letsgoboy was born.
Does a Bulldozer Have a Butt (Chronicle Books, fall 2021) – As you may have guessed by the title, this book could not be further removed from my debut. While I hope The Longest Letsgoboy touches readers' heart, this one is meant to tickle their funny bones. It’s a rhyming romp that takes a lighthearted look at a most unlikely assortment of, well, butts. Along the way, we learn that each butt, from a zombie’s to a firefly’s, has its own distinctive, and distinctively humorous, quality!
This story was inspired by, of all people, my daughter. When she was 4 years old, we were sitting behind a school bus at a stop light. She peeked out from her car seat, pointed, and excitedly exclaimed, “Look, Daddy, that school bus has a butt!” Indeed it did, and I began writing the story, and looking for butts in peculiar places, that day.
So I'm excited that the following titles are destined for a bookstore near you:
The Longest Letsgoboy (Chronicle Books, spring 2021) – This is a circle of life tale that’s a testament to the enduring bond between people and their pets. It’s told from the perspective of an aging dog who knows he’s on his last letsgoboy, or walk, with his little girl. But before leaving, he wants to bid farewell to his friends and make sure she will be taken care of.
This very personal, semi-autobiographical story is based on Lakota, one of my Siberian huskies. He and Kaya (pictured on my home page), another husky, would often sit at my feet while I wrote on the back patio. One day, Lakota, who was already 14 years old at the time, got up and slowly began walking. I joined him, as we made our way along the edge of the woods that surround the yard. I felt like he was saying, goodbye to everything around him. So I substituted my daughter as the main character and tried to put myself in Lakota's dog-world to try to figure out what he would be thinking… and The Longest Letsgoboy was born.
Does a Bulldozer Have a Butt (Chronicle Books, fall 2021) – As you may have guessed by the title, this book could not be further removed from my debut. While I hope The Longest Letsgoboy touches readers' heart, this one is meant to tickle their funny bones. It’s a rhyming romp that takes a lighthearted look at a most unlikely assortment of, well, butts. Along the way, we learn that each butt, from a zombie’s to a firefly’s, has its own distinctive, and distinctively humorous, quality!
This story was inspired by, of all people, my daughter. When she was 4 years old, we were sitting behind a school bus at a stop light. She peeked out from her car seat, pointed, and excitedly exclaimed, “Look, Daddy, that school bus has a butt!” Indeed it did, and I began writing the story, and looking for butts in peculiar places, that day.
