Meet Tik-Tk, the singing western banded gecko, who welcomes all to Arrow Canyon, a beautiful slot-canyon in the Great Basin of Nevada.

Arrow Canyon is located on the edge of the Moapa Band of Paiutes Indian Reservation, and Tik-Tik's Canyon Song describes the importance of the canyon to the Paiute and the stories told in the petroglyph writings on the canyon walls.

Those who travel in the canyon receive many great gifts, and Tik-Tik sings of a shared life-lesson as he watched over a unique group of canyon travelers.

" Welcome to the canyon, join the spirits here…. "

Sly The Fox And Advice From La Princessa Roja is a children's book with a universal theme centered on the unconditional love that comes to us through the dogs of our lives

It is the real-life story of a tiny Shitzu named Zorro who came to a family as the children were growing up and setting off on their own adventures. As the last "child", he played a major role in the lives of the parents as they chose to chase their own new dreams. From the mountains to the desert, Zorro followed their new adventure, shared the warmth of the sun, and forgot about the snow. Deafness and dim eyes only kept him closer to the family as they too, grew older.

This is the story of losing a great friend, and being afraid to start over with a new dog. It is a story of finding a new dog named Sly. Advice from a dragonfly in the pond in Sly's new yard prepares him for the responsibility of caring for his new family. He learns key rules of life and the importance of unconditional love. This is also the story of the great healing power of unconditional love as a family faces breast cancer, together.

The Friendship Stones is a children's book based on the true story of Jim who dedicated his life to the fine art of being a friend.

The art of friendship is a great gift to others, and he shared this gift through the process of giving very special stones, stones with white rings, called wishing stones.

Jim's gift of always wishing for others on these stones created special friendships with people who passed along his gift by always wishing for others.

Friends became friends, and the wishing stone circles moved ever outward as ripples on the water, never ending.

This story is dedicated to friendship and the great gift of using all of our wishes to wish for the best for others.

Songs From The Wishingstone has twenty-Three stories with each story based on a true life experience from 50 years of working in public schools. 

Each experience leads to an original  song and each song is tied to a SKILL FOR SUCCESS. 

Most stories and songs include sheet music. All stories include suggested classroom and family activities to reinforce the learning experiences.  Suggested reading lists also accompany each song and skill.  Targeted Quotations are used to introduce the stories and the songs.