My newest book Singing Crickets

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Here's my newest book Singing Crickets. Actually, my mother deserves credit for this one. She kept suggesting crickets as a new book topic for my young nonfiction "critter" series. 

A true animal lover, my dear mother believes in feeding all animals. (How many times on family vacations did we discover her on the other side of the fence feeding the goats, the horses, the geese, you name it?) So, when she discovered crickets in her basement one winter she fed them--of course. Doesn't everybody do that sort of thing? Don't you feed your house guests? Well, they seemed very happy with that arrangement. Over the years, they multiplied and took up permanent residence. 

Whenever we visited my mother, we shared quarters with countless hopping little ones. The babies were truly adorable--tiny miniatures of their parents. If my memory serves me, they especially liked the sliced grapes that my mother set out for them in a tiny upturned lid. 

As far as I know, when she sold the house, my mother did not give the new owners feeding instructions for the downstairs clan. So I suspect that the descendants have re-established themselves in the great outdoors--which is where my new book, Singing Crickets, takes place.