I've written sixteen titles--fiction, nonfiction, and picture books--and many have won awards. My latest book is Mail on Wheels about the early rural mail delivery, and it is true and funny! I've told the stories of Owney who was a real dog that rode trains; Frederick Douglass, a famous … Read More about About
Owney, the famous dog who rode mail trains. One rainy night in 1888, a stray dog wandered…
Snakes in the bathroom and pizza in the library--Nora Jean never dreamed…
Mail on Wheels
In 1899, a brand-new invention rattled down the dirt roads of Carroll County,…
The biography of Frederick Douglass. Born a slave, Douglass never planned to be…
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Owney, the Mail-Pouch Pooch
A few awards and reviews
for Owney . . . .
for 38 Weeks . . .
- Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Award Winner
- “A first rate school story.” ALA Booklist
- “Vigorous and funny…” Kirkus
for Cockroaches. . .
- An Outstanding Trade Book for Students in K-12 in Science
- “. . . a lively text . . . for those interested in science, insects—and the revolting.” Kirkus
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