Books with author Karen Brown

Mucky Pup is a bright-eyed, floppy-eared puppy who loves burrowing in the trash can, jumping in the coal bucket, pulling down the tablecloth, and ripping up a cushion until the exasperated farmer's wife sends him outdoors. But none of the other animals will play with him—not the rooster, or the ducklings, or even the cat. That is until he meets a mucky pig who delights in rolling in the mud with him. Just as the farmer's wife comes out to bathe him, the pup falls into the pond, emerges clean, and happily curls up in his basket to dream about his busy day.

What happens to a small family in the small town of Cameron, Missouri happens to many other families, regardless of their size or where they live. A ditch troll was living in their neighborhood and it needed just the right conditions to make an appearance. It could happen to you, when you least expect it. You will be going about the business of living a normal family life, celebrating holidays and enjoying outdoor activities. Then one morning, without warning, the troll will appear. It took the author 27 years to get the story of her own neighborhood ditch troll committed to paper. She dedicated it to her granddaughter and presented this story as a Christmas gift to honor the memory of the day the one-shoed ditch troll appeared in their little house.

A Purple Dragonfly Book Award Honorable Mention Award for 2017, and Family Choice Award Winner. "Waiting Patiently" is a tale of the love and patience a young child needs to wait for something special. When Mommy and Daddy tell Pumpkin that she is going to be a big sister, she immediately wants to know, "When will I have my baby?" Waiting is never easy, especially when the waiting is for a new baby sister or brother, but Pumpkin passes the time with her favorite stuffed animal, pancake breakfasts, and taking trips to the park. What will the family do when the waiting gets hard? How will Pumpkin feel when the baby finally comes? Two and three-year-olds will grow their own patience with this gentle but engaging story. Four to six-year-olds will enjoy remembering what it was like when they waited for baby.

'Go away, Mucky Pup! We're busy. Don't you know it's Christmas tomorrow!' But Mucky Pup doesn't. He doesn't even know what Christmas is. So he gets out from under the family's feet and goes to find his friend Pig. Perhaps he will know about this Christmas thing. But pig doesn't and so what anyway? Snow has fallen and there's a new, white world to explore.