Books published by publisher BHC Press/Barking Frog

A short story collection following the lives and friendship of a band of six cats and six dogs. Although life and humans happen, through it all they are always friends. Occasionally they find themselves in situations that Nikki, the little black Yorkie says, “shouldn’t happen to a dog.” But with the help and support of all the animals there is no situation, or “stew,” from which they can’t rescue each other.

To Catch A Thief… Jefferson City is a sleepy town and a well-kept secret until oil is discovered on the outskirts. Now it seems to attract everyone—and not all are people I want where I live. My nickname is Genius and together with my friends, the Are you One Toos (R*U*1*2s), we’ve taken it upon ourselves to rid our town of a daring and brazen burglar dubbed The Cat. You never know what can happen in Jefferson City. I have a feeling Operation Cat Tale is only just the beginning of our adventures.

A short story collection following the lives and friendship of a band of six cats and six dogs.Although life and humans happen, through it all they are always friends. Occasionally they find themselves in situations that Nikki, the little black Yorkie says, “shouldn’t happen to a dog.” But with the help and support of all the animals there is no situation, or “stew,” from which they can’t rescue each other.

The Best Kept Secret… Blue paint covered a five-year-old Cuban refugee seeking asylum in the United States. In his search for a safe-haven and, in an attempt to find food, he succeeded in causing a paint spill that would forever change his life and the lives of those who befriended him.My name is Shacoo Bandaris, a twelve year old and a member of a club known as the Are You One Toos (R*U*1*2s). I, together with another club member, Rhymin’ Sally, was responsible for extricating from his predicament the boy we dubbed “Blue.” Keeping Blue a secret from the authorities and our parents was no easy task. Discovery would have meant possible deportation for Blue and, of course, a punishment we chose not to think about. Follow our trail of intrigue as the R*U*1*2s attempt to keep Blue the best kept secret—at least until he is naturalized.

Ready or not… As I struggle with the ropes that bind me, I keep thinking of my fellow Are You One Toos (R*U*1*2s), who are frantically trying to discover my hiding place. An innocent game of hide-‘n-seek has turned into a nightmare thanks to a renegade the authorities have dubbed The Weasel. My name is Shacoo Bandaris and I’m the daughter of a lab technician employed by our local police department and the target of The Weasel. Apparently, I’m the bargaining chip used to dissuade my father from testifying against The Weasel. King’s X is not in The Weasel’s vernacular and isn’t something The Weasel would honor even if it was. My gripping story of survival is one meant to promote hope and not pity. Follow me on my terrifying journey that started that One Frightful Day.

To Catch A Thief… Jefferson City is a sleepy town and a well-kept secret until oil is discovered on the outskirts. Now it seems to attract everyone—and not all are people I want where I live. My nickname is Genius and together with my friends, the Are you One Toos (R*U*1*2s), we’ve taken it upon ourselves to rid our town of a daring and brazen burglar dubbed The Cat. You never know what can happen in Jefferson City. I have a feeling Operation Cat Tale is only just the beginning of our adventures.

Cricket O’Conner lives on a Montana horse ranch, but she’s decided not to get attached to horses any more. As soon as she finishes their basic schooling, her mother sells them and Cricket is left once again without a horse of her own. To her great dismay, her job this hot, dry summer is to work with an especially opinionated blue roan. The threat of wildfire has her increasingly on edge. Even buying a uniquely painted model horse does little to help Cricket’s growing unease. There’s something odd about the little horse. Is it just her imagination, or does it sometimes seem to talk to her?During a fierce electrical storm, lightning ignites a wildfire that quickly gets out of control. Cricket and her mother rush to help rescue thirty cats and a litter of Border collies for a neighbor, but their own ranch is at grave risk. Two valuable O’Conner colts have gone missing, the sheriff has issued an evacuation order, and Cricket is forced to make a hard choice. Should she help her mother defend the ranch house and barn from flames? Or should she listen to the mysterious voice of the Fire Pony as it urges her to search for the missing colts in the face of oncoming fire?

Seeing Red…To see a character from a fairy tale like Little Red Riding Hood up close and personal can be as much a nightmare as a dream. My nickname is Genius and together with my friends, the Are You One Toos (R*U*1*2s), we were faced with an unimaginable dilemma: How to return a fairy tale celebrity back to fantasy land. It was not Red, as we called her, but her storybook enemy, the Big Bad Wolf, that was the major concern. Red could have stayed if she had wanted; the Big Bad Wolf was a different story. Follow us on our quest to preserve the sanctity of fairy tales and the dignity of those who are cast as stars therein.

A summer to remember...Ever wonder what it would be like to be shipwrecked, stranded on a desolate island, rescued by pirates, play little league baseball internationally and travel in outer space? My name is "Genius" Bailey and that's how I, along with several other R*U*1*2s, spent part of our summer vacation between our sixth and seventh grades.Come back in time and experience an adventure that will leave you spellbound.

Hocus-Pocus...Shacoo Bandaris could do nothing but stare at the jumble of characters that had just materialized from the pages of Rhymn’ Sally’s book of fairy tales. When asked about the dilemma, Sally blurted through a torrent of tears that all she did was wish that the R*U*1*2s could meet the storybook characters and get to know them just as she had.The R*U*1*2s knew they were duty bound to keep the materialization a carefully guarded secret for fear there would be unintended consequences—not only for them but for their guests as well. Now the dilemma was how to reverse the spell and return Snow White and the gnomes to their place of origin before the authorities became involved.Throw caution to the wind and forget everything you know to be real, then dive into a fantasy world along with the R*U*1*2s on an adventure you won’t soon forget.