Night time poems for preschoolers. In mountains high, where mist does swirl,Lived Maggie, a brave and curious girl.Her home, a lodge upon the peak,Where hikers came to rest and seek.Maggie loved the mountains so,And every creature high and low.But most of all, she...
Celebrating the spirit of the mountains, featuring young characters who navigate the rugged wilderness and form deep connections with the land and its wildlife.
Willow Watches the Elks Return
Willow smiled, her heart so light. Smoky Mountain elk were home, all safe and right. In the Smoky Mountains, green and tall,Lived little Willow, brave but small.Her parents worked as rangers there,Protecting nature with loving care.One autumn day, with leaves so...
Llamas on the LeConte Trail
Smoky Mountains stories of Appalachia Chapter One: Maggie and ChurroChapter Two: Into the MistChapter Three: The StormChapter Four: Homeward BoundFind Your Next Story Chapter One: Maggie and Churro Twelve-year-old Maggie stood on the porch of Mount LeConte Lodge,...
Return of the Elk
Appalachian mountains folklore of the last Smoky Mountains elk in Cataloochee Valley. Chapter One: Whispers in the ValleyChapter Two: The Last ElkChapter Three: Jonah’s JourneyChapter Four: The Elk’s Return Chapter One: Whispers in the Valley The crisp autumn wind...
Wildflower Adventure with the Ogle Twins
From our collection of stories with rhyming words for preschoolers! In a mountain cabin, cozy and small, Two sisters awake to the bluebird's call. Elizabeth and Mary Ann jump out of bed, Excited for the adventure that lies ahead. The smell of breakfast...
Springtime at the Ogle Cabin
Appalachian stories in search of Smoky Mountains wildflowers. It was a crisp spring morning in the Smoky Mountains. Inside the Ogle cabin, Elizabeth and Mary Ann sat at the rough-hewn wooden table, eagerly waiting for breakfast. Their mother flipped cornmeal pancakes...