The Year of the Cat

Due to COVID-19, Theodore ‘Teddy’ Roosevelt Webster and his partner, Alfred ‘Stinky’ Floyd, are about to lose their business, Pine Valley Outfitters.

It seems a miracle when Ruben Benjamin Kaufman, president of On Site Films, offers Teddy a job. Somehow, Kaufman has obtained a rare permit to film in the Pine Valley Wilderness. Since no combustion vehicles are allowed, Teddy’s job is to transport (by horse) film equipment, technicians, and actors onto the mountain and keep them supplied. Stinky (who loves garlic and smells of it) will be the camp host, babysitter, and trash cop.

Unfortunately, trouble, like snow in the high country, comes early. Tony Pisano, Kaufman’s scene scout, is found torn to shreds, apparently the work of Puma concolor—the great North American cougar! Death by cougar is confirmed when its DNA is found in morsels of deer meat embedded in Pisano’s body. The head-scratcher: Why would a cougar, who’d just feasted on a deer, kill again? And so soon?

Sadly, this is not the end of Teddy’s troubles. When Katrina ‘Kat’ Kasey (the female star) wanders off, she also ends up on the medical examiner’s table.

The mystery deepens when the cougar’s DNA is found to match the DNA of Teddy’s (orphaned and rescued) 10-month-old cougar cubs. Caged in Teddy’s backyard, waiting to be released into the wild, they have never been anywhere near the Pine Valley Wilderness. Clearly, something is not kosher here. How could DNA from Teddy’s ‘kittens’ end up on the bodies of two corpses? And equally puzzling, why?

The Most Excellent Adventures of Bang and Clang

Somewhere between the rustling leaves and moonlit shadows of Whispering Woods, two brothers are about to get into trouble. Really good trouble.

Meet Bang—bold, brave, and absolutely certain that every idea he has is his best one yet. And Clang—his loyal, lovable little brother who would follow Bang anywhere... even when anywhere turns out to be exactly where they shouldn’t go.

Together, they’re unstoppable. Together, they’re hilarious. Together, they’re about to learn that the greatest adventures aren’t just the ones you survive—they’re the ones that change you.

In twelve unforgettable tales, Bang and Clang will make you laugh out loud, hold your breath, and maybe—just maybe—wipe away a tear or two. They’ll face the kind of choices that feel enormous when you’re small: Is it okay to keep a secret? What do you do when being honest is really, really hard? How do you make things right when you’ve made them terribly wrong?

For young readers, these stories are pure magic—funny, fast-moving, and filled with characters who feel like friends from page one.

For the parents reading alongside them, these tales offer something equally precious: a gentle, joyful way to talk about the things that matter most.

Because Bang and Clang aren’t just raccoons having adventures in the woods.

They’re proof that the biggest lessons in life often come wrapped in the smallest, furriest packages.

Your adventure begins now.

The Celestials

Love is unimaginably beautiful, with the power to shake mountains and create fountains. If you are lucky, then love is written for you in the stars. For lovers can be joined through time and space, across aeons, their souls connected by tenuous but resonant chords, their cores made from the same stardust. Their essences can be polar opposites, magnetic, and destined to collide. But this series of stories follows the journey across time and space of two souls, two lovers destined to meet in different lifetimes, in different bodies, but always drawn to each other by their inner compass guiding them true across the centuries.

Mrs. O’Leary’s Library and Other Fantastical Stories

Once again, the author, Edward Wygonik, beckons you to enter the enchanted world of Fairie with imaginary tales set in fantastical lands. A sense of wonder and mystery prevails in these stories of a library, characters from ancient tales and mischievous twists on age-old stories. It is a delightful journey where imagination and language intersect.

In these otherworldly settings you can decide what is real and what is imagined. The magical enchantment and narrative themes draw you from the natural world into a world of wonder that allows the invisible to become visible. The natural world as you know it becomes a place of endless possibilities.

In each story there is a sense of joy, which confirms them as fairy stories, with or without fairy characters but all with mythical creatures you will embrace as real and lovable. Fairy stories are ancient, and these new stories will delight readers as do the old ones.

Government of Nature

For eons people have wondered about those things that go bump in the night. In the beginning most believed they were monsters coming to eat them. Human maturity has allowed us to see through these fears. The noise makers are simply living things such as opossums, raccoons, owls, and skunks. The life noise of all the different species and organisms with which we share this planet. Each wading through their own lifelong adventure. And what do these creatures want? They want what we want—a safe place to sleep, a full belly, a strong and courageous mate, and a fair chance at raising a family for a long-lasting bloodline.

Countless numbers of living things travel with and among us daily. The food we eat, the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the shelter we take are all products created by these living entities. There are rules and regulations that govern nature that allow her to do what she does.

The government employed by nature! Capitalistic Biotic Republic. Wait! What?

The First Citadel

Does global prehistory intrigue you? Secret caves? Ancient manuscripts? Giant skulls? This story blends facts, fiction, and fantasy to portray the unusual young life of Blake Burmeister and his globe-trotting archaeologist grandfather, Doctor Henry Covington, who delves into the mysterious anomalies of his profession, which he shares with his precocious grandson, who eventually takes up that fascinating profession.

As their stories mature, Henry has a surreal experience in the Altai Mountains of southern Russia at an ancient, majestic volcanic island palace protected by a geoenergized crystal wall—home to the last surviving pair of giant Atlanteans and their unique android staff.

The two educate Henry about their cultures’ rise and fall, then implore him to send Blake and three talented companions to learn from the Atlantean experience how they can work in the modern world to prevent a repeat! Meanwhile, a recently released lethal Atlantean creation threatens chaos before they even begin.

Their lives are forever reshaped!

Joy and the Menagerie - Book Three

Maintaining a work-life balance, Joy takes her menagerie family on a weekend vacation trip to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, after a birthday trip to New Jersey. Follow Joy and the Menagerie as they interact with the Door County locals, shop, fish, eat, and enjoy their vacation time together.

Princess Arya and the Clever Fox

At the castle where Princess Arya lives, the roosters always protect the hens—but they don’t get along very well with the princess’s dog, Chase. When a cunning fox dares to attack, everything is put to the test.

Will Chase be able to overcome his rivalry with the roosters? And will the fox succeed in carrying out her clever plan?

A thrilling and engaging adventure that unfolds into a heartwarming story about friendship, courage, forgiveness, and the power of standing united in the face of danger—a tale for all ages.

Spider Versus Monkey

Deep in the Amazon rainforest, Viv and Vish embark on an adventurous journey of whimsical humor. Like the flow of their river, there are a few surprise twists and turns as they immerse everyone’s attention in their quirky interactions and sparring.

Will sly Vish succeed in his endeavors against Viv, or will he find himself in a sticky situation? Who knows! Make no mistake, Jaguar and the other forest denizens are hilariously entertained as they bear witness to a swift payback. The question is, “Who is on whose side?!” Prepare to be amused and educated too!

True to the author’s style, the story is followed by an engaging activity section. It is designed with an age-appropriate educational focus, drawing on the author’s extensive experience in education. In this instance, the spotlight is on the letter “V” to help young readers explore and expand their understanding of words in a playful way.

The fast-paced plot of the story plus the engaging activities will make it difficult for you or your youngster to put this book down once you start reading.

A Bird Who Cannot Fly

A story for young hearts that need love and acceptance, just as they are.

With a critical mom and an apathetic dad, Jiho, to whom home is not a place for comfort, one day meets a bird who can speak. The bird guides Jiho to a beautiful village where they encounter a landlord with a tiny garden and a family along the seashore.

What does the bird want to tell Jiho?

In the Modern Tower of Babel

In the original fable of the Tower of Babel, as punishment for attempting to build a tower into the heavens, the people were relegated to an inability to communicate, each speaking a different language. Hence the term “to Babel.”

The Modern Tower of Babel refers not to multiple languages but to the increasing spread of misinformation, disinformation, and fake news. We are increasingly disadvantaged in our ability to establish fact from fiction and truth from lies. This confusion is leading to the chaos we now see across many aspects of society: In medicine, should we vaccinate our children or not? In the health of our environment, are global warming and climate change a reality, or are they a hoax? And, of course, in politics, where anything seems permissible and truth is often discarded in favor of retaining power.

But all is not lost. If we are smart enough to use modern technologies; such as AI; intelligently and with proper regulation, we can harness the wealth of information available to us and leverage modern tools to distinguish fact from fiction and rigorously evaluate evidence. But that will only happen if we use AI properly, and given our current course, that outcome is far from assured.

The Clock and the Garden

Why are some people organized, meticulous, and rigid in their everyday lives? While other people focus on the beauty in everything, including plants, animals, gardens, and a field of wildflowers. These personalities usually collide. This story is about a conversation between two such personalities—a structured grandfather clock and a free-spirited flower garden. Through their conversation, they discover the value of both order and spontaneity—reason and emotion. Ultimately, the story conveys that “we should use our heads to guide us but never forget to follow our hearts.”