Are you curious about the world around you? How people lived in the past?

How things work? How animals live? I am, too. That’s why my books are filled with true stories. Stories about famous people like presidents of the United States. And not-so-famous people, like children who lived at lighthouses long ago. True stories can be unbelievable. And sad and funny—just like fiction. Did you know one president’s son hurled spitballs at a famous painting in the White House? Really! Explore this site to learn about my books and what I liked to do when I was a child.