Enjoy photographs of an adorable Jack Russell Terrier as she shares inspirational homespun advice. Welcome to Wilma’s World, where life is full of joy and adventure lies around every corner. This charming book of photographs celebrates the wise insights of a special dog whose musings remind us to slow down and see the beauty in simple things. Wilma’s handmade style and playful personality will inspire adventurous spirits everywhere.

A biography of Wilma Rudolph, an African-American who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track during a single Olympics.

"My stomach feels like it's tied up in a knot. My knees lock up, and my face feels hot. You know what I mean? I'm Wilma Jean, The Worry Machine." Anxiety is a subjective sense of worry, apprehension, and/or fear. It is considered to be the number one health problem in America. Although quite common, anxiety disorders in children are often misdiagnosed and overlooked. Everyone feels fear, worry and apprehension from time to time, but when these feelings prevent a person from doing what he/she wants and/or needs to do, anxiety becomes a disability. This fun and humorous book addresses the problem of anxiety in a way that relates to children of all ages. It offers creative strategies for parents and teachers to use that can lessen the severity of anxiety. The goal of the book is to give children the tools needed to feel more in control of their anxiety. For those worries that are not in anyone's control (i.e. the weather) a worry hat is introduced. A fun read for Wilmas of all ages! Includes a note to parents and educators with tips on dealing with an anxious child.

My short literary novel is about one woman's life. It begins as this large, red-haired woman is fishing from a pier that extends into the bay. She lights a cigarette, shifts the pole to her other hand and sighs with contentment for being alone this Sunday morning. Her mind scrolls back to her childhood as the third of four daughters of a southern mid-west farmer. She recalls the wonder she always felt toward her daddy, because he was tall and red-haired like she was, though none of his children were. He taught her that there was no shame in being poor - that some people just naturally were poor. Her memory replays the scenes of trauma of attending a neighbor's funeral service, the thrill of going to town for new school shoes, her graduation from 8th grade, and going to work in the nearby town of French Springs. Her meeting Elmer, their subsequent marriage, her loss of their first baby, his becoming involved with the idea of Unionism, and their moving to the West Coast. She remembers, but doesn't take much stock in people she has met who have told her that human's, through their minds, have more control of their lives than they think. She remembers too her second miscarriage, her husbands death, years of despair, including disappointing love affairs. But on this Sunday, Wilma is content. She subsists on a dish-washing job. She is 54 years old, overweight and alone. But she still believes that some people are just naturally supposed to be that way, so she is content.

Stories set in Alaska, Arizona California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Early in her life, doctors told Wilma Rudolph she would never walk. She had a disease called polio, which crippled her leg. But Wilma proved the doctors wrong. Not only did she walk, she also ran—fast! By the time she was sixteen, she had an Olympic bronze medal. She went on to win three gold medals at the 1960 Olympic Games. Find out how this dedicated athlete beat the odds to become a champion.