December: The Gift That Keeps On Giving
My twin sons are turning 18 at the end of this month. At the dinner table the other night Twin A informed us that he had…
Safari Adventures: Elephants In Crisis
“When a poacher kills an elephant, he doesn’t just kill the elephant who dies. The family may lose the crucial memory of…
Safari Adventures: Khalid, The Secondary Character, Takes Center Stage
“He [Chris] watched as Khalid moved from the cool shade of the welcome center to stand under an acacia tree. Chris noticed…
Safari Adventures: The Largest Land Mammal
I have done so much research on African elephants over the years that I found the easiest way to keep track of all the…
Safari Adventures: The Making of Elephant-Dung Paper
“After lunch, Chris met up with Stephan to make journals out of elephant-dung paper. This homemade slightly thick paper…
Safari Adventures: Kipepeo Tented Camps
If you’ve read past page 5 in BECAUSE OF KHALID, you know that the tented camp in Tanzania, Africa, where Chris and his…
Safari Adventures: X Marks The Spot
Have you ever tried throwing a spear? What about a dart toward a dart board? Ever try sending a paper airplane out of a…
Safari Adventures: Soaring to New Heights
Before dawn, the trucks headed out. We knew we were going on a hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti National Park, but I…
When Dreams and Reality Are In Sync
Long before it became a reality, Tiger Stripe Publishing, a small indie press based out of Chicago and Phoenix, Joy E.…
Spooky Middle Grade Stories That Will Definitely Scare But Won't Permanently Scar
I’m not a fan of Halloween. Never have been. Maybe it’s because we live in the Midwest and by the time October 31st rolls…