"Aleck's Amazing Talking Dog" was published in Highlights for Children in November 2006.
It is about how Alexander Graham Bell taught his dog to say "mama" and "grandma." I found the account while perusing Mr. Bell's journals from the Library of Congress.
The article won a Letter of Merit from SCBWI's Magazine Merit Awards.
Forthcoming Debut Novel
From Publisher's Marketplace 9/14/11:
K.A. Barson's 45 POUNDS, about a girl who doesn't fit--not into her blended family, and certainly not into Snapz! clothes, and who is certain that if she could lose 45 pounds, her life would be perfectly normal, only to find that there is nothing perfect about normal, to Sharyn November at Viking Children's, by Sara Crowe at Harvey Klinger (world).
Works in Progress
Running With Steam is a middle grade historical fiction novel that takes place in rural Michigan in 1919, when steam engines were used to thresh wheat.
Bicentennial is a middle grade historical fiction novel that takes place in Michigan in 1976. It is about two girls finding common ground when each of their neighborhood schools are combined into a central one.
Who is Garfield? is a historical picture book for older readers. It is about President James A. Garfield, 20th President of the United States.