Scott Berry: 9 books

Tanner is one of those older dogs that hangs around the rescue shelter. While the younger puppies and kitties are worried about getting adopted some day, Tanner is just trying to help his kennel mate, Duggie, from being taken to the back room for a bath.Children, young and old, appreciate a simple story about the pets we have around us.

All boys enjoy wandering through the woods or fields.They are attracted to ponds and streams, where there is a whole world of fascinating creatures. This piece is just a short poem about such an encounter between a young boy and . . . a dragonfly. See if perhaps you can relate to your own childhood...

Tanner has started feeling comfortable in his new home. The people who have adopted him from the animal shelter are also feeling comfortable with him. Today, the trusted him to be off his leash for a while. Of course, Tanner was ready for a little fun.

Return to the Middle is the story of one man's journey, both physically and spiritually.  He had always strived to do the right thing, but seemed to be missing the mark.  During a short-term mission trip to the Philippines, that man not only traveled through a foreign land, but also through...

Drag kings and sea monsters, switchblade travellers and teacup ghosts—these stories and poems are a mixture of the mundane and the bizarre. Here you’ll find true tales of a son’s death and a girl’s first heartbreak, stories that range from the minutely personal to the transcendently universal. Words...

De-Signing Design: Cartographies of Theory and Practice throws new light on the terrain between theory and practice in transdisciplinary discourses of design and art. The editors, Elizabeth Grierson, Harriet Edquist, and Hélène Frichot, bring together diverse approaches to design theory, practice,...

Over the past several decades, the demographic populations of many countries such as Canada as well as the United States have greatly transformed. Most striking is the influx of recent immigrant families into North America. As children lead the way for a 'new' North America, this group of children...

Over the past several decades, researchers as well as social policymakers and educators have acknowledged the importance that fathers play in their children's lives. A good deal of research on fathering has been conducted among Euro-American families in North America. However, our understanding of...

The works of Poe were dark and often disturbing. From dismembered corpses, rivals bricked behind cellar walls, murders in back alleys, laments for lost loves, obsessions that drive men - and women! - to madness, his stories have had a profound impact on both the horror and mystery genres to this day. In...