Critter Capers - For Animal Lovers

by Mark H. Newhouse, Sharon Solomon, Dorothy Leyendecker

These winning stories and poems will make you laugh, touch your heart, and celebrate our love for animals wild and domestic. Discover three who were the first to fly in a hot-air balloon; a rat who helped build the subway to Brooklyn; a R.E.A.D dog; twelve gold fish named Whale; a group of dancing chickens; a heroic eagle; and a useless horse who’s not so useless after all. “What a terrific humorous, sentimental, heart-warming, food for thought. A great mixture of real stories, original stories from the imagination, and creative fun poems. Children of all ages will find delight in reading this great volume of ‘critter’ tales. Animal lovers ... this is for you.” —Linda Leggett, author of Sammy Sleuth, Boy Detective “Critter Capers is a beautiful collection of short stories and poems to engage a young reader through the love, emotions, and antics of animals. It is perfect for the education professional during read-aloud time, to capture the attention of young learners.” —Josephine Brocco, Author & Reader “This is a cat and dog book. It’s also a goose, eagle, chicken, octopus, horse, duck, sheep, spider, hedgehog, giraffe, snake, alligator, squirrel, rabbit, seagull, owl, deer, possum, rat, and monkey book. These artful, original stories and poems bring all who read them a love and understanding of the world of animals.” —Paul Garneau Clark, Author

178 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 15, 2015

About the author

Born to Holocaust survivors, my novels of love and suspense, THE DEVIL'S BOOKKEEPERS, won THE GRAND PRIZE FICTION SERIES and HEMINGWAY WARTIME SERIES awards in the Chanticleer International Book Awards competition; First Prize Historical Fiction- Eric Hoffer Awards, and Book of the Year and Gold Medal Historical Fiction from the Florida Writers Association. A retired Long Island educator, my award-winning mysteries for children were inspired by my being bullied and abused as a child. I want children to laugh and feel empowered to solve problems without violence and magic. My mysteries feature a boy and half-human girl in a secret sector of the US where humans are the endangered species. WELCOME TO MONSTROVIA; THE CASE OF THE DISASTROUS DRAGON; THE CASE OF THE CRAZY CHICKENSCRATCHES; have all won awards and are a joy to write. My new podcast mystery series, Defenders of Monstrovia, was is a lot of fun and available on Amazon, GoKidGo, IHeartRadio and other podcast outlets. Thank you for reading my books and your kind reviews. I love writing for you.