Big in the 90's...
Ode to a writing for a lifetime!
At a library job interview in 2009, one of the interviewers asked me, “Weren’t you big in the 90’s?” She meant the 1990’s and yes, I was. Then I finished seminary and was big in the church world for a decade or so before retiring back to the library.
Only retirement has not exactly caught on. I am still serving in a church weekly (but do NOT go to meetings). But now I have time to get back to writing. It is a different world from when I went off to write sermons, but I have learned a lot of new strategies and am catching up.
All that to say, here are my published works. Mind the gap!
Tuktuk: Tundra Tale. Arbordale Publishing, 2016. (English, Spanish, German)
The Very Best Story Ever Told. Beaming Books, 2018.
How to Dress a Dinosaur. Familius, 2022.
Coming Sept 2, 2025: Just Enough Room for Christmas (Good Books/Sky Horse)
Coming 2026: Pioneer Tree (The Little Press)
Baby Bible Series
Baby Bible Storybook, 1995; Baby Bible Storybook for Girls, 2009 Baby Bible Storybook for Boys, 2009. These three titles are identical content with new art.
Baby Bible 1 2 3, 2005.
Baby Bible A B C, 2004, 2009.
Baby Bible Animals, 2003, 2009.
Baby Bible Christmas Storybook, 2001, 2010.
Baby Bible Stories about Jesus, 1996, 2009.
Baby Bible: Teach Me to Sing and Pray, 2000, 2009.
Baby Bible: The Lord's Prayer, 1999.
More Baby Bible Stories, 2000.
Baby Bible. Various Spanish translations.
Children's Bible Story Books
Bible Buddies: Noah and the Big Boat, Chariot Victor Publishing, 1995.
Bible Buddies: Zacchaeus, the Little Man, Cook Communications Ministries International, 1995.
The Mini Easter Activity Book, Lion Publishing, 1993.
My Bible Friends Read and Do Book, Pauline Books & Media, 1997.
Peanut Butter Promises: Nap 'n' Snack Devotions, Concordia Publishing House, 1999.
Story of Christmas, Standard Publishing, 1997.
The Story of Easter, Standard Publishing, 1997.
Toddlers’ Action Bible, Concordia Publishing House, 1998.
Resource books for Librarians
Rainbows and Ice Cream: Storytimes About Things Kids Like, Iowa Library Association, 1983.
Mudluscious: Stories and Activities Featuring Food for Preschool Children, Libraries Unlimited, Incorporated, 1986.
Full Speed Ahead: Stories and Activities for Children on Transportation, Teacher Ideas Press, 1988.
Glad Rags: Stories and Activities featuring Clothes for Children, Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 1987.
Raising the Roof: Children’s Stories and Activities on Houses, Teacher Ideas Press, 1991.
From the Heart: Books and Activities about Friends, Teacher Ideas Press, 1993.
Second Helpings: Books and Activities about Food, Teacher Ideas Press, 1994.
Straw into Gold: Books and Activities about Folktales, Teacher Ideas Press, 1993.