In Webster's Coming Home Today, Cooper can't wait to pick up his dog, and best friend, Webster, at the K-9 Kennel. But something tells him they've given him the wrong dog.

Zachary Zormer, Shape Transformer, can double the length of a strip of paper without cutting it. This sultan of shapes challenges his class to change the perimeters of a sheet of paper and walk through it.

My book about the Civil War and a drummer boy for the First Minnesota Regiment, Save the Colors: a Civil War Battle Cry, is a favorite with children who like to read active stories about history. Read more ...