My Books for Kids

    I don’t usually talk about my own books here but, since Christmas is approaching, I thought some people might like to consider them as gifts for kids. They’re all available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and can be ordered at local bookstores.

    Signs of Trouble is about kids with learning disabilities who get separated from their class on a field trip and use what they’ve learned about safety to get reunited. Educational material for early readers is included at the end.



    Slime & All is about a giant, talking worm who wants a friend and a boy who helps him. It’s an early chapter book at Second Grade reading level.

  















The other books all have Christian content.

    Secret Service Saint is especially appropriate for this time of year. It’s about Nicholas, who

discovers the joy of doing secret good deeds and eventually becomes known as Santa Claus.

















  The last two books are for readers from 8 to 13 years old.

    The Peril of the Sinister Scientist is about a boy who thinks he was cloned from the blood on the Shroud of Turin because a scientist who worked on that experiment is stalking him. The concept is, what would Jesus do in middle school? (The kid on the cover does not look like the main character.)

    A Shadow of Fear is about a boy who needs to face his fears to prove he’s mature enough to go to camp and also to help a friend with Special Needs.

   

A Shadow of Fear

I'm so excited! My newest book, A Shadow of Fear was published this week.

It's about a boy named Ben who is afraid of many things, but he wants to go to camp with his older brother. His parents agree if Ben can act like Jesus they'll let him go. But will he be able to face his worst fear to help a friend with special needs?

I hope this book will encourage kids who read it to face their own fears and do what is right.

Headlight Language

Late one night I noticed a police car following me. As I pulled into my driveway the officer parked, came over, and told me he just wanted to let me know one of my headlights was out. I was grateful and got it replaced the next day.

Now that the Winter weather is here and daylight savings time is over people need to use their headlights a lot, and I often see vehicles with one of them out. That can be a safety hazard, especially if the other one also burns out, but most of the drivers probably aren't aware of the problem.

I wish there were some way to let people know one of their lights is out.

Blinking one's own lights doesn't do much but get other people's attention for a few seconds. They wouldn't know why someone was doing that and it might irritate them.

In American Sign Language spreading the fingers and thumb on one hand wide apart and then pulling them together at the tips would signify that a light is out, but most people don't know ASL. Even if they did, they probably wouldn't be looking in the window of another car while driving in dark, possibly stormy conditions.

The best solution would be for everyone to check their lights regularly. Maybe if enough of us spread the word on the internet more drivers will do that. Please feel free to share this post or write your own on the subject. You'll never know how many lives you may save by doing that.