Flibber T. Gibbet
(Children 5-8 & Parents)
Available Direct from Author
Audio edition (Free)
Flibber T. Gibbet can be nasty, nice, devious, honest, helpful, a hindrance, dangerous, delightful, playful, earnest, talkative, glum, a trickster, or a straight shooter, depending on his mood. As you might have guessed, he’s an elf. The most ‘mischievous’ elf in all of Chemainus.
But when he coaxes Lincoln into the forest off the Hermit’s Trail, his prank suddenly becomes deadly. Lincoln tumbles into a trap set by Gristle and Gnash, a pair of trolls whose bulgy eyes and sharp fangs are their pleasantest features and who stink like ‘rotting fish, garnished with a plop of poop.’
Lincoln’s older brother Jake, his Nana West, Grampa Grumps, and the whole town of Chemainus mount a search for the missing boy. Will they rescue him before dinner time?
Josh & The Magic Vial
(Young Adults)
Available on Amazon
The friendships of Josh Dempster, Millie Epp, and Ian Lytle are tested to the limit as they are drawn into the underworld kingdom of Syde, and must confront its evil ruler, Vortigen
Josh & The Magic Vial, which was nominated for a BC Book Prize in 2006, keeps readers turning the pages with its fast pace and growing tension. The heroes of the story have to overcome temptation, fear, self-doubt, and mistrust as they desperately try to outwit an evil genius planning to take over the world.
Einstein Dog
(Young Adults)
Available on Amazon (Print Only)
Bertrand Smith’s father, Alex, thinks he’s making the world a better place by developing a breed of super-intelligent canines. But SMART dogs turn out not to be such a smart idea when a global arms dealer decides to “dognap” the experimental litter to use as his next secret weapon. Bertrand, Ariel Krieger, and their four-legged friends Einstein and Genie find themselves drawn into a dangerous game of espionage with potentially deadly consequences.
Can these young detectives and their gifted SMART companions match wits with the cunning corporate villain Hindquist? Can humans muster the kind of loyalty dogs do? The heros—human and canine— of this novel will be tested to the limit and forced to grow up quickly as they struggle to survive.
Einstein Dog was nominated for the BC Teacher Librarians Chocolate Lilly Award when it was published in 2009.
Over the horizon…
Soldier Boy
Work in Progress
For Release in 2025
In this sequel to Josh & the Magic Vial Josh, Millie and Ian confront Sirus Blackstone again. But this time he will be allied with Vortigen, Prince of Syde, a powerful demon, who is seeking revenge for their having fomented a revolt in his underworld kingdom, and thwarting his plan to make Josh his heir and co-ruler.