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For Readers, Bookshops, and Libraries
Bookstores and libraries are two of my favourite places to linger, so I’ve included the ISBNs for all my books. You can use them to order copies for yourself, recommend them to friends, or request them through your local library. Librarians love hearing from their patrons, and an ISBN makes it easy for them to add a book to their collection.
To encourage you to shop around for your books, I’ve included sample links from various parts of the world. I’ve discovered that my books sell for wildly different amounts, even in the same country, despite my having set a reasonable price for all of them.
I’m a big fan of libraries and would be broke without them. If you see a book you would like your library to purchase, in print or digital format, share the ISBN with them and show them the description below or on the book’s own web page.
Featured Book
The Reluctant Farmer
A memoir of unexpected change, rural resilience, and finding home in unlikely places.
A sudden move from city life to a small farm—and then a remote northern ranch—shook up everything I thought I knew about myself. The Reluctant Farmer follows the humour, jolts, and surprising joys of that journey, and the lessons it offered about courage, adaptability, and starting over in later life.
- Your favourite independent bookstore — available through Ingram (Print ISBN: 9781764285407; Digital ISBN: 9781764285414)
- Your library — simply request it, and they can order through Ingram (Print ISBN: 9781764285407; Digital ISBN: 9781764285414)
- Amazon (paperback & ebook)
- Barnes & Noble
- Bookshop.org
- Booktopia
Books for Adult Readers
Hope Wins
For dreamers, doers, worriers, teachers, optimists — and anyone else who needs a nudge toward the hopeful side.
These brief, uplifting true stories show how ordinary people rise to challenges with courage, creativity, and heart.
- Your favourite bookseller: ISBN 978-0993962318
- Amazon Kindle & paperback
- Barnes & Noble paperback
Feisty Aging
A spirited look at growing older with curiosity, courage, and a dash of mischief.
These essays explore the joys and jolts of aging — the humour, the challenges, and the unexpected freedoms that come with living fully in the later chapters of life.
Utterly Hope-Full
A guided journal for noticing glimmers — those small, bright moments that spark courage, gratitude, and perspective.
With gentle prompts and plenty of space, it helps build a habit of paying attention to what sustains you.
- Your favourite bookseller: ISBN 978-1988760025
- Amazon paperback
Roscoe & Me: Love Letter to a Crow
What begins with a few seeds tossed out for ducks becomes an unexpected interspecies friendship. Roscoe the crow arrives for peanuts, stays for company, and slowly works his way into the author’s heart.
Paperback through Blurb
In the Hug of Hills
A love letter to a small city in one of the most stunning spots on the planet.
Storyteller and photographer Cathryn Wellner celebrates place, community, and the quiet beauty that pulls us home.
Small-Scale Stories
Small-Scale Stories are whimsical, observant, and slightly mischievous. They arise from walking through the world with a storytelling mind — one that listens closely.
A construction crane boasts about rising above the city. A flower complains about being misnamed. A pigeon defends its reputation as an environmental steward. In these stories, animals, plants, and even everyday objects speak — not because they’re fanciful, but because they remind us how deeply connected everything is.
I’ve gathered all eleven books on a separate page, with descriptions and sample pages for each. They delight me still. I hope they enchant you, too.
Children’s Books
Turkey Baby and the Hungry Hawk
A hungry hawk nearly shatters their happy foster family — and that’s when Turkey Baby discovers she has far more courage than she imagined. This sequel to Millie’s Feathered Foster Family celebrates belonging, bravery, and the everyday miracles that hold a family together.
Turkey Baby Finds Her Magic
Turkey Baby still feels small and unsure when she faces a cat, a rooster, a dog, and some curious children. But then she discovers a deeper kind of magic — the kind that rises from within and wraps her in the courage she needs.
Thank you for exploring my books. Each one grew out of curiosity, community, or an unexpected corner of my life, and I’m delighted to share them with you.