When I was a kid there were no computers or DVD’s or video games. We drew with crayons, not markers, and the blackboard in school was black, not green or white. The sidewalk in front of my house was made of slate, just like the blackboard in school, and I drew on the sidewalk with chalk. When it rained, my drawings washed away, and then I drew some more.
I have loved drawing for as long as I can remember.
I also loved watching television. The shows were in black and white, not color, and you had to get up to change the channels. There were only five channels. I watched cartoons in the morning, “The Mickey Mouse Club” after school, and my favorite show in the evening was “The Wonderful World of Disney.” I didn’t like to read. I didn’t grow up in a house full of books – my father read the newspaper; my mother read the TV Guide.
Books in order of publication:
Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink – 1996
Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet – 1998
Happy Birthday To You, You Belong In a Zoo – 1999
We Gather Together…Now Please Get Lost – 2001
Annie Pitts, Burger Kid Book 3 – 2000
Annie Pitts, Artichoke Book 1 – 2001
Annie Pitts, Swamp Monster Book 2 – 2001
Good Night, Sleep Tight, Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite! – 2003
Jingle Bells, Homework Smells – 2003
Love, Lola – 2003
Lola the Elf – 2003
Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire – 2003
Lola’s Trick or Treat – 2004
Lola Hides the Eggs – 2005
Brand-new Pencils, Brand-new Books – 2005
No More Pencils, No More Books, No More Teacher’s Dirty Looks – 2006
Last One in Is a Rotten Egg! – 2007
Mother, You’re the Best! (But Sister, You’re a Pest!) – 2008.
Gilbert, the Surfer Dude – 2009
April Fool! Watch Out at School! – 2009
Dogs Don’t Brush Their Teeth! – 2009
Charlie the Ranch Dog – 2011
Ants in Your Pants, Worms in Your Plants
(Gilbert Goes Green) – 2011
Gilbert and The Lost Tooth – 2012
Charlie and the Christmas Kitty – 2012
Homer – 2012
Charlie the Ranch Dog – Where’s the Bacon? – 2013
Charlie Goes to School – 2013
Charlie the Ranch Dog – Charlie’s Snow Day – 2013
Charlie the Ranch Dog – Charlie Goes to the Doctor – 2014
Charlie and the New Baby – 2014
Charlie the Ranch Dog – Charlie’s New Friend – 2014
Charlie the Ranch Dog – Rock Star – 2015
Charlie Plays Ball – 2015
The Adventures of Robo-Kid – 2022
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