Something I found that should appeal to all Balto fans, especially kids and parents.

http://www.pluggedin.com/~/media/PIO/PDF/MovieNights/Kids/2011/Balto.pdf

For those who have enjoyed my Toby series, here's a look at my upcoming fantasy series, currently known by its working title "The Haven Chronicles."   This excerpt is from the book, Rise of the Dragon.   (click "see full presentation" for the whole excerpt as well as my actual profile)

Desolation.

That was what Areek saw as he gazed out across the land, the place he had called home all his life.   Thunder rolled across the sky, distant flashes of lightning briefly illuminating the clouds before they returned to their true, terrible state.   In the seemingly interminable twilight that reigned, the ground stood torn and gutted by earthquakes, devoid of the trees and farms which had once made this the most prosperous and beautiful countryside in the entire world of Haven.   The