Meet a curious cat with a talent for finding extraordinary adventures.
Meet Whiskers
Families are discovering stories that pair gentle adventures with bright, vivid worlds and ideas. A great way to spark conversations.
Explore the Whiskers’ Adventures Series★★★★★ “A cute and enjoyable story with adorable, vivid illustrations…”
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Billy & Mia Mysteries
Every road leads to another mystery.
Reader Reviews
Secrets of the Spanish Wind
Reviewed in Spain on 2 June 2026
“Friends face danger, hard choices, and discoveries that test their courage in a coming of age middle-grade mystery-adventure series.
Billy and Mia see something strange one night. There is a helicopter flying carrying a crate that is hung from a cable. They follow it because inside them, they know there is something wrong. This is an easy-to-read, fast-paced book. It is very interesting and to the point, without words that add nothing but make the story longer. A beautiful mystery that middle-grade readers will love.”
THE NIGHT LIFT: Billy & Mia Mysteries
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2026
Well written and excellent book to share with tweens.
Format: Paperback
Well written and excellent book to share with tweens. Young readers are able to easily related to this story and protagonists. Highly recommended.
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The Brontos
Start with a comic. Stay for the big ideas.
Discover free Brontos comics and learning resources, then explore the printable Bill-of-Rights, Rights Explorer activity books.
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Big ideas. Friendly dinosaurs.
Comics, stories, and Rights Explorer activity books make the Bill of Rights approachable, memorable, and fun for young learners.
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The US Constitutional Amendment Review Lessons
Includes, vocabulary building, then and now, activities, and a “Rights Explorer” Certificate of Achievement for each amendment lesson.
Shop Bill of Rights Activity Books on Etsy →Poetry & Reflection
Adult oriented rhymes, prose, and memoirs.
- Relationships
A poem about how life’s improvisations. - 📝Songs Unfinished
At its heart, this is a story about resilience that does not announce itself. It is found in small acts of endurance, in creativity that persists despite limitation - 📝In Memory of My Father Ron Bayliss
Ronald Walter Bayliss December 14, 1933 – January 15, 2018… Read more: 📝In Memory of My Father Ron Bayliss
Meet the author
After decades of writing for corporate America, Doug returned in retirement to the subject he always loved: creative writing. Today he creates a sundry of works including children’s adventures, mysteries, historical fiction, and poetry.
The tone may change from one bookshelf to the next, but the roots remain the same—curiosity, resilience, kindness, and wonder.
New stories are always taking shape.
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