This fantasy for middle grade readers weaves together three stories of time travel, magical realism and environmental consciousness. In 1910, Elliott Hansinger, a brilliant but eccentric engineer, builds a machine that accidentally transports his wife and his children, Ben and...

Written and illustrated by Ellensburg local author Daniel Beard. The little pickup lives and works on a country ranch. He saves the horses from wolves, but then some strange things start to happen. I wrote this story for my son,...

Roku the orca and Tanza the mermaid are reunited in this delightful sequel to the first book--but this time it's set in Seattle! They sneak in with some boats going through the crowded Ballard Locks and then they keep swimming...

A tree has some important parts like the trunk, the branches and the leaves...but what is the purpose of a twig? In this story, a bird takes a lonely little Twig away and adds him to a bundle of other...

This short story is about the daily life of a cute little cloud and teaches children--and adults--life lessons about being content with what we have and making the most of it.

Meet Aria the alicorn, she's a unicorn with wings! Find out what its like to be an alicorn for a day and the life lessons about how it's more fun standing out versus fitting in.

Greystar was a dull shooting star who longed to shimmer like his peers. So, one day he sets out on a quest to find StarAngel, the one who gives all the stars in the universe a fresh coat of gold...

Meet Roku, a little orca who wanders off from his family. Meet Tanza, a teenage mermaid who yearns for a new playmate. The two soon cross each other's path and forge a delightful friendship that day. The day's activities end...

Meet Ocean Bear: this is a story about a particular Bear whose enthusiasm for the ocean leads him to discover a legendary island with larger-than-life salmon berries, his favorite food! Set in the author's native home of Alaska and inspired...

Nelson and Spanky are "Pug buddies" that love to go on adventures, at every opportunity! While their best friend Tilly is sound asleep in her cozy bed they sneak out of the house and explore the green, flowered pasture. Both...