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The Most Fun in an Historical Novel
Midnight Son leaves the plantation and his family under the cover of night on a horse named Dohomey his Father provided for him for this purpose. The story follows Midnight on his journey to Mexico where he has freedom and then back into America as part of a cattle drive. We follow this 13 years old as he winds up on a ranch and eventually becomming a cowpoke.

We read this story out loud as a family with our 8 and 10 year old grandson and granddaughter. Both loved Midnight's adventures and I loved all it was teaching them about the last years of slavery in America and the life of a cowboy. Midnight is a very brave young man who shows great courage as well as helping so clearly teach children about life in the 1860's as America struggled with the issue of slavery. If you remove all the marvelous history lessons intergrated in the story, you still have a very compelling main character and a great adventure story.

Midnight Son's story is a wonderful book to share with your children. ... Read more

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Rosie wants the perfect cowboy husband for Christmas, and Santa helps the cowgirl find him. ... Read more

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Red-haired, freckle-faced Ollie Jolly is a comical kid. Whenever folks look in his jolly face, they can't help but laugh. Just seeing Ollie Jolly makes them merry.

But not everyone likes Ollie. The class bully and a tough-as-nails teacher make his life less than ideal. And when mean Miss Tut Tuttle assigns the class to write about what they want to be when they grow up, Ollie is plumb rattled! A wild face-off with a menacing bull helps Ollie decide on his future occupation.

This delightfully silly story will charm adults and children alike, while the lively, lighthearted illustrations bring Ollie and his pals to life for young readers. ... Read more

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Ollie's adventures with the rodeo
Ollie Jolly has always been happy but today he's sad. His teacher as assigned an essay to make him think about his future career - and he has no idea what to write until a rodeo comes to town. Good reading skills will lend an appreciation of Ollie's adventures with the rodeo, which solve his assignment dilemma. ... Read more