I love to create gentle, fun, imaginative stories with playful surprises and heartfelt discoveries—perfect for bedtime and beyond.
A cozy, playful day of pretending—sneaking, studying spiders, and curling up to purr.
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A call-and-response search—belonging, being found, and the joy in between.
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Children in branches, a hillside chuckle—joy, memory, and nature’s gifts.
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A cricket finds courage (and a surprise ending) one night when his beloved moon leaves him in the dark.
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When a little girl mishears her mother’s warning, she discovers a secret world of gentle, hidden rhinoceroses beneath the rushing creek.
In developmentMichael Lamanna is a children’s author living in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia with his wife and two daughters. Trained as a poet and a professional actor, he brings a love of rhythm, performance, and tenderness to every page. His stories often explore belonging, courage, and the quiet magic of everyday family life.