Short Stories

• Ben, Bob, and Benny: Across the Lake

  Another Ben, Bob, and Benny adventure. Will Benny outsmart his brothers again?

  10/2009

• Ben, Bob, and Benny: Pancakes

  Another delicious Ben, Bob, and Benny story. Will Benny outsmart his brothers again?

  10/2009

• Bubble Catcher ★

  A tale of the rarest of gifts.

  1/6/2003

• Building a Bridge ★

  A king gets help with an important project from a young boy.

  10/2001

• Certain Standards ★

  A private school has high standards. But does everyone meet them?

  12/2002

• The Coin

  A boy suddenly finds himself in a strange land of curves.

  1/2006

• Food Fight ★

  The things we'll do for love...

  1/2004

• Goldilocks and the Nine Planets ★

  Before she met the three bears, Goldilocks was a space explorer...

  9/2006

• The Kind Frog

  Will Franklin the frog be kind to mean ol' Jake the snake?

  10/2009

• Lippy's Gone

  A daughter with lip, and a great imagination.

  9/2006

• The Money Tree

  What if money really did grow on trees?

  7/2006

• The Monopoly Gang

  What if? Inspired by a question asked by my then five-year-old son.

  7/2003

• The Painter ★

  Determination pays off for this polite young girl.

  1/2006

• Pushed ★

  A girl tries to cope with her two Type A parents.

  2/2008

• Rainbow Cat

  A boy and his parents are pleasantly surprise.

  10/2009

• Sarah Has a Blanket Lamb

  A poem for my daughter, who really does have a blanket lamb.

  11/2006

• Three Powers ★

  The village chief gives his son a jewel, a sword, and a mirror upon his death.

  1/2009

• The Toothless Village ★

  What if? Inspired by a true story told by a dear friend.

  7/2003

• Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?

  A wacky story similar in style to "There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly"

  11/2006

• Why Did the Eagle Cross the Road?

  Another wacky story similar in style to "There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly"

  11/2006

• Why Did the Fish Cross the Road?

  Yet another wacky story similar in style to "There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly"

  11/2006

• Why Did the Penguin Cross the Road?

  Even yet another wacky story similar in style to "There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly"

  11/2006