Let's face it, Poetry isn't really a favorite of kids, nor is it something they get much of in school.  I am afraid I am even gui...

When I was a kid and I still went to Sunday School, I used to love Christmas pageant day.  There was something magical about performing th...

Just before Billy Miller, 7, begins 2nd Grade, he gets a bump on his head.  This bump makes him a little anxious that perhaps he might hav...

One boring rainy afternoon, Katy and her friend Louise are hanging out in Katy's bedroom when Louise becomes curious about what is in ...

"What would you do if you had the chance to help a person find freedom?"  This is the question at the heart of Unspoken an...

I have always had a soft spot for the Amber Brown series.  As a teacher, I watched one of my 4th graders go from not reading to devouring ...

Too Tall Houses is the story of how the good friendship between Rabbit and Owl is almost completely ruined when it turns into a ridiculou...