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I have dozens of stories in the works with concepts, and characters in constant development. Please reach out if you are interesting in seeing more. Below is a small sampling:

• 1. LITTLE BUDDY'S BIG BROTHER DAY - PB, Fiction, Manuscript and Dummy Complete(available upon request)
  • One-Liner: Buddy is getting a sibling--but he thinks he's growing a huge-normous dinosaur.
  • Pitch: Buddy must wait until winter to celebrate BIG BROTHER DAY, but his kid-logic can’t speed up the clock. So he plants a toy dinosaur and looks for signs time is passing—baby kicks, growing garden, changing seasons—until the snowy day arrives and he finally meets his baby sister… and the dino’s dug up for a springtime surprise.
  • Wordcount: 517
  • Audience: 3-6 yr. olds


• 2. I AM NOT YOUR LEXI LOU - PB, Fiction, Rhyme, DUMMYBOOK COMPLETE (available upon request)
  • One-Liner: Bedtime story about a toddler playing a constant game of who am I to find that her many zoo-animal identities make up a very complete and imaginative child.
  • Pitch: For readers of BROWN BEAR BROWN BEAR, meet the toddler claiming, I AM NOT YOUR LEXI LOU, in this rhythmical bedtime story where a spitfire girl becomes a Lion, Kangaroo, Hippo and more, with each page turn. Lexi must keep challenging her parents or the games might end. Readers will enjoy the idea that perhaps games of the imagination never need to end at all.
  • Themes: Being yourself, Imagination, Love
  • Genre: PB Fiction (Rhyme)
  • Themes: humor, love, silly kids
  • Wordcount: 224
  • Audience: 1-6 yr. olds


• 3. NINE LIVES FOR ONE DESTINY - Fiction YA Novel - 16,000 words or 11 chapters complete (available upon request)
  • One-Liner: When 12-year-old inventor Gwen sparks a glitchy time machine, she and her wisecracking cat get hurled through nine alternate lives—and the only way back is to survive each future long enough to grab the next clue. Returning to the life she recognizes is the challenge--especially because her talking cat, Tempus is at the helm.
  • Pitch: Gwen Lindon’s mom is a genius inventor. Gwen is used to strange prototypes around the house. But nothing prepares her for the day her mom’s newest machine activates—and Gwen is yanked into a sleek, secretive timeship with Tempus, a talking cat who acts like this is all part of the schedule. The ship doesn’t show Gwen the future. It throws her into it.
  • Themes: Choice, Identity, Priorities, Stewardship,
  • Genre: Middle Grade Science Fantasy/ Time-Travel Adventure
  • Tags: alternate timelines, quest structure, humor, futuristic academy, school competitions, space travel
  • Wordcount: Currently 16,000 - aiming for 50,000
  • Audience: 12-15 yr olds


• 4. MAGGIE DOODLE NEEDS A BATH - PB, Fiction, Rhyme, Manuscript Draft Complete (available upon request)
  • One-Liner: To the tune of Yankee Doodle, Maggie Doodle needs a bath and definitely will NOT be bribed with candy.
  • Pitch: Throughout Maggie Doodle's escapades, she grows stinkier and filthier. She resists bribe after bribe in pure defiance until Daddy unexpectedly puts his snuggles at stake. She stews over the choice: wild agenda or the prized snuggle from Daddy, but ultimately, it's up to Maggie Doodle to decide.
  • Genre: PB Fiction
  • Wordcount: 227
  • Audience: 4-10 yr. olds