This book tells the story of Poopie the bluebottle fly and his friends Frederick, Amber, Butch, Luna the butterfly, Gordy the rat, and one other friend that Poopie doesn't tell his friends about--a black spider named Mr. Inky.
At school, Mr. Horace teaches his fly students to always be aware of their surroundings, but t... ry as he might, Poopie and his friends somehow manage to get into one dangerous situation after another. Read and discover how Poopie escapes from a poop-eating dog, a fly-eating dog, a sticky drink, a birdbath full of yellowjackets, flyswatters, hundreds of spiders in the dark woods, and a vicious praying mantis who comes to live in their backyard with the wooden fence.
Find out how Poopie eventually stands up to a bully and how at last he discovers his color blue is not dull at all, but beautiful.read more
BIOGRAPHY I'm a former grade school teacher who always wanted to write a children's book, and I wanted it to be about frogs. And it was. I hadn't planned on writing any more books, but I ended up writing four more. I'm working on my sixth book right now.
I never dreamed I would be an illustrator. After failing to get so... meone to illustrate my first book, I didn't know what to do. Then a relative suggested I illustrate my book myself. It took me seven hours to draw my first character. Now, I enjoy drawing my different characters.
Since I taught fourth and fifth grade for many years, I used the experiences of the classroom for my award-winning second book.
I also enjoy writing poetry, painting pictures on small wooden blocks, craft fairs, camping in our RV, and being a news junkie.read more