28 Jun Facing the Unexpected!
Sam is my neighborhood friend. He lives at the far end of my block. Sam is a year ahead of me in school but we really have good times together. Sam has missed a whole week of school. This worries me. I asked Dad if...
Andy’s Adventures
14 Jun Crisis in the Flower Beds
Before Joey’s dad left for work, he reminded Joey to be sure and pull all the weeds in the flowerbed along the driveway and right next to Mr. Davis’s house. Dad promised Joey that if he did a good job pulling the weeds, they’d go...
07 Jun Runaway Ants
Andy’s best ant friend is a school classmate named Dickter. Dickter is a bit shy and lives in the poorer section of town. Dicker has a disability. You see, when he talks, he stutters. When he gets nervous, his stuttering gets even worse. Too often...
31 May Mower on the Loose
Who is your best friend? Andy’s best friend is a boy named Joey. I know, it sounds a bit strange. It’s not too common for a fourth grade ant and a fourth grade boy to be best friends. Andy and his family live in an underground...
24 May How Andy Began Copy
What started as fun bedtime stories in 1975 for my daughter when she was almost three years old has resulted in a series of wonderful children’s books.
One night as I was telling my daughter a story just before she was to go to sleep, I started with a familiar beginning: “Once upon a time, there was an ant…” My daughter interrupted me with a question: “Daddy, what was his name?” I thought to myself for a moment, “What rhymes with ant?” The next word I said was, “Andy.” That was all she needed.