My Own Books

OUR PERFECT MISTAKES opens with an innocent young mother being introduced to an attractive French artist by her own husband. Unfortunately for the husband, this kicks off a series of mistakes that puts the marriage in danger. How the wife navigates temptation, what she tells herself, and how a better marriage emerges is what this book will tell you in an entertaining way that is often laugh-out-loud funny. Get it on Amazon.

In ONLY CRAZY SOMETIMES, Danah visits a psychic healer with a friend and is told her father was probably murdered. Before she even arrives home she decides her stepfather did it. This one leap of bad faith leads Danah to examine all the unspoken thoughts she has about her mother, her husband, and her best girlfriend. As she falls apart emotionally, she is literally renovating her house and appreciating how workmen first observe details and then take action. When her daughter is cast as Hamlet in the school play and the grandparents come to see a performance an old family secret is revealed. Of all the lessons Danah learns the greatest is love. Get it on Amazon.

An easy-to-understand edition of Shakespeare's MACBETH that is faithful to the original and gives students a great advantage when then finally read the original. Many teachers use this paperback as the basis for group projects. This play has been used all over the world since 1986.  Get it on Amazon.

This is a bilingual edition of an easy-to-read adaptation of MACBETH. Simplified Chinese and English are side-by-side.There are many reading and writing activities described that make wonderful collaborative projects. Students who are introduced to Macbeth with this edition can go on to appreciate the original with confidence. Get it on Amazon.

This is a bilingual edition of an easy-to-read adaptation of MACBETH. Arabic and English texts are side-by-side. Get it on Amazon.

This is a short and faithful adaptation of a classic Spanish play called Life Is A Dream, originally written in 1635. There are many reading, writing, and teaching suggestions as well as a list of discussion questions, evaluation tools, and ways to connect with other classrooms around the world via Google Plus. Get it on Amazon.

The St. Ives Question: This is a short play in English about an old and classic riddle. During the play, an American family with three children hear and then solve the riddle by putting it into their own words and collaborating. Get it on Amazon.

Here is an easy-to-read adaptation of Macbeth in English and in Spanish. It makes a great and active introduction to studying the original and can also be used for sociable reading projects. Get it on Amazon.

A short play for young children or students learning English based on the classic poem by Christina Rossetti. The play takes place in a modern TV station. DanDan the Weatherman has to do his weather report with a poet to make it more interesting. Together, they create #PoeticWeather. Lots of reading and writing activities are suggested. Traditional evaluation and self-evaluation are also included. Get it on Amazon.

A Smithsonian book: The Great Wonder. Kevin and his friends watch a film in the National Museum of Natural History about the building of the Great Pyramids of Egypt. Then, suddenly, Kevin is transported to a burial chamber inside the Great Pyramid at the time of its construction, over 4,000 years ago! Follow along as he joins workers to put the capstone in place, marking an incredible moment in history. Get it on Amazon.