RAINSTORMING
"Split, splot, sniffle dot. Juicy drops plop on my nose." RAINSTORMING is a lyrical picture book that humorously celebrates a child's romp in the rain - and what happens when the rain stops. The enthusiastic young narrator progresses through the ups and downs of the changing environment, creatively overcoming each new disappointment with infectious joie de vivre. Devastation at the ending RAIN soon turns to delight at all the MUD available, but when it is time to go inside the fun seems over - but it's not!
THE RIGHT KNIGHT
THE RIGHT KNIGHT is a humorous 200-word tale of perseverance and acceptance that twirls off the tongue. The Knights of Knobb are a skillful set, until dragon Leo lands. One of these knights is not like the others and the knights grow increasingly frustrated with Leo. But when disaster strikes, Leo must prove to his teammates that he isn’t the “wrong” kind of knight after all.
SHELLUTIONS
From armadillos to penguins, animals all over the world use shells for some pretty wild SHELLUTIONS to predator problems: scallops gallop, armadillos pinch, diabolical ironclad beetles withstand the weight of cars, and more!
SCALE UP
Survival isn't easy, but some animals have something that tips the scales in their favor! SCALE UP is a 700-word creative STEM story about unexpected scales on creative creatures. From naked geckos to sneaky sharks, animals around the world use their scales in astonishing ways - scales are disposable, scales gossip, scales are removable, and more!
HERMIT CRAB WAITS
Hermit crab needs a larger shell, but only one shell is available and she isn't the only crab out searching. What happens when multiple crabs start circling the single available shell?
OH, DEER!
George Washington adores his deer. But given the chaos they cause, his hounds, neighbors, and wife do not! Oh, deer! Oh, dear! Based on actual adventures with the deer at Mount Vernon, this humorous and historical 480-word story shows an unexpected side of our first President.
HELP WANTED: Hilarious Searches for symbiosis
How do you find an assistant who is willing to eat your earwax and sleep in your arm pit? Someone who needs your nose as badly as you need their eyeballs? A security system with a stomach? You advertise!
Desperate creatures around the world expose their needs via hilarious advertisements, and page turns reveal who applied for the job and how the symbiotic relationship plays out in real life.
GET CRABBY
In this punny, 539-word adventure, a snarky horseshoe crab tries to convince an anxious clam that crabs are the ultimate predator evaders: hermit crabs camouflage, ghost crabs growl, and boxer crabs punch anemones at predators. But when horseshoe crab gets stuck on his back and can't flip over, it turns out crabs aren't the only ones with surprising solutions to life's dilemmas.
SURF'S UP, DINNER'S ON
Surf's up and dinner's on, and the kid server can't believe his mom won't eat the off-the-wall ocean offerings. Thankfully, plenty of sea creatures are on hand who know just what to do in this rollicking, scientifically accurate, tale of unusual gastric choices.