How Teddy Roosevelt figures into this:

In 1903, Theodore Roosevelt was depicted in an editorial cartoon, rather satirically, demonstrating mercy to a frail and ailing bear while on a hunt. He refused to shoot the bear which was emaciated and ill. This small gesture and the resulting media translated into Teddy Bears. Books containing anthropomorphized animal characters were soon published and […]

close up photo of komodo dragons

Help Us Help Them

OUR GOAL: Adopt 5,000 Endangered Species Animals by May 2024. Adopt 50,000 Endangered Species Animals by May 2028. Let’s not miss them, Let’s save them! DarkShadeDragon.com – books sold for $21.99 – we will use $2.19 to adopt animals. Books sold for $14.99 – $1.49 per book. A book written by children, for children.

Successful Launch! Komodo Dragons Fly!

Dark Shade, the young Komodo Dragon who wants to fly – he wants his book to help save others like himself – endangered species. Dark Shade the Determined Dragon, on sale now!

Little Book

The year 2020 was a tough one, wasn’t it? A global pandemic had turned our world upside down, leaving us feeling isolated and anxious with little to chuckle about. But in the midst of it all, I found a glimmer of hope in the simple act of sharing stories. As I navigated the ups and […]

Launch Day May 19, 2023

The third Friday of every May is Endangered Species Day. Our book will be on sale in late April on Amazon or at Barnes & Noble – you can even pre-order today on our site – but we chose to do the formal launch on Endangered Species Day, May 19, 2023. We will be at […]

Why write a children’s book to raise awareness?

As a child growing up in the United States, the American flag and the bald eagle were the ultimate in citizen symbology. However, 50 years ago, we nearly lost the bald eagle to an extinction of our own making. This beautiful bird ranges all over the western part of North America and into Mexico. It’s […]