On this page, you will see my published books. If one catches your interest, you can click the link to buy the book, or you can visit your school or town library and borrow it.
Naming Your Emotions with Sesame Street
How Are You Feeling?
What situations might cause different feelings to happen? How can you recognize what others are feeling? Help show young readers how to identify and name their emotions alongside their friends from Sesame Street.
How Are You Feeling? can be ordered from any of the following locations:
Why do some things sink and others float? Simple text introduces readers to key science curriculum, and commentary from Sesame Street characters makes the learning fun.
States of Matter
Matter is all around you! Join the Sesame Street gang as they teach young learners about solids, liquids, and gases with simple, accessible text and full-color photos.
Simple Machines
Simple machines are tools that make work easier to do. Sesame Street characters help make learning about the six simple machines accessible and engaging for young learners.
Sesame Street Science Books can be ordered from any of the following locations:
This early encyclopedia introduces readers to many dog breeds. From tiny to huge and hairless to full of hair, each breed is special in its own way. This book highlights each dog's appearance and behavior. It also features a map of the breed's place of origin.
DOGS can be ordered at any of the following locations:
Everyone experiences conflict, even on Sesame Street! This guide comes with simple steps to help readers become kind and independent problem solvers.
"Elmo, Big Bird and their Sesame Street friends talk about their feelings and how to help resolve conflict in the pages of this book. The author provides five simple steps for parents and caregivers to help children navigate challenging situations. This book is full of colorful photographs of diverse children and puppets alike. The Sesame Street gang shares simple, relatable experiences to clearly communicate what they might feel like in situations of conflict and what they can do to solve such problems. At the back of the book is a resource about ways to calm down, as well as a simple explanation and photograph of Belly Breathing. The pages on Belly Breathing would make a great poster for any preschool or early elementary classroom or for a young reader's bedroom wall. The Let's Talk About It series is an asset for preschool and early elementary school teachers, or for parents helping their little ones to begin learning about conflict resolution. Reviewer Rating: 5" –Children's Literature
Let's Talk About It! can be ordered at any of the following locations:
Social media services offer useful ways to connect with friends and stay in touch. But overuse of social media may have a negative impact on mental health. Social Media Addiction examines the science behind this addiction, how it affects people's lives, and how modern treatments offer hope.
Social Media Addiction can be ordered at any of the following locations:
Out on the sea, the US Navy works to keep the US safe. Discover how the Navy formed during the Revolutionary War and learn about its ships, the Navy SEALs, and more.
The US Coast Guard in Action
For hundreds of years, the Coast Guard has protected the US's waterways. Learn about the Coast Guard's ships, how they perform rescue missions, and more!
The US National Guard in Action
The US National Guard aids communities during state and national emergencies. Discover the history of the National Guard, the work they do, and the tech they use.
US Military Branches can be ordered at any of the following locations:
This book explores depression and how people diagnosed with the disorder manage it. It examines how depression affects daily life, work, and school, and it explains the latest treatments available.
Handling Depression can be ordered at any of the following locations:
Sly as a Fox: Are Foxes Clever? is filled with fascinating facts about foxes. Readers will be surprised to learn about the crafty ways foxes build their dens, hunt for food, and even escape predators.
California Reading Association's 2022 Eureka! Nonfiction Book Awards Silver Award
Sly as a Fox can be ordered at any of the following locations:
Making a new friend is easy with help from Sesame Street! Filled with suggestions for conversation starters, easy games, and ways to demonstrate caring, this delightful book helps young readers learn fun ways to approach, get to know, and have fun with a new friend―in just five minutes!
"[G]ently guides children toward best practices for making friends. . . . An indispensable addition to a collection serving young children."―School Library Journal
Five Minute Friendship Starters can be ordered at any of the following locations:
Celebrate all there is to love about getting a new dog with Sesame Street! Learn how to prepare for getting a dog, how to take care of and play with your new friend, and how to help shelter animals, whether or not you can have a dog as a pet.
A Dog's Best Friend can be preordered at any of the following locations:
Art can be painting, singing, playing pretend, and more! Friends from Sesame Street help introduce readers to the many forms of art while prompts and hands-on activities inspire kids to get creative.
It's All Art! can be preordered at any of the following locations:
Parents have many different jobs. Some work in the military and are away from home for months or years. When your parent is gone, you miss what you did together. What are some things you can do while they are deployed?
"Miller's book is a welcome addition to this rarely published topic ... Essential reading for many, many families." - Kirkus Reviews
An encouraging, inclusive title, ALA Booklist calls it "[a] helpful resource for the many young children affected by military deployment."
Parents Here and There can be purchased at any of the following locations:
What does respect look like? With help from their Sesame Street friends, young readers learn how to show respect to parents, their teachers, and themselves.
Caring with Bert and Ernie: A Book about Empathy
Bert and Ernie and their Sesame Street friends help young readers explore empathy. Kids will learn how to consider the feelings of others, show that they care, and help those around them.
"These books hit all the right notes as they define different emotions and provide examples of what those emotions might feel or look like." - ALA Booklist
Me Love to Share with Cookie Monster: A Book about Generosity
Cookie Monster and his friends help young readers explore sharing. Kids will love learning how to share toys, help others, and be a good friend from their favorite Sesame Street characters.
The Sesame Street Character Guides books can be purchased at any of the following locations:
Cyberbullying is a problem for many teens. Experts give concrete ways to protect yourself from becoming a cyberbullying target and offer steps to take if you are being bullied electronically. Read about people who have been the targets of cyberbullies. Empathizing with others and treating them with dignity are keys to ending all types of bullying.
Teens and Cyberbullying can be purchased at any of the following locations:
Young readers will explore the exciting sport of rock climbing. Learn the basics of rock climbing. Read about the history of the sport and about the feats of famous rock climbers.
Rock Climbing can be purchased at any of the following locations:
Feelings can be happy or sad, big or small, easy or hard, and sometimes too complicated to put into words. Young readers will explore different kinds of feelings and the many ways to handle them.
Families Like Mine
Families can include one child and one parent, multiple parents and grandparents with many children, and everything in between. Explore diverse families and the many ways that they care for one another.
Parents Like Mine
A child's parents can be a mom and dad, dad and dad, single parents, stepparents, and more. Explore the many ways that different parents care for their children.
Homes Like Mine
There are many different kinds of homes to suit many different kinds of families. Discover types of homes like apartments, single-family homes, mobile homes, and more, and learn how they are the perfect fit for the people who live in them.
The Many Ways seriescan be purchased at any of the following locations:
People with psychotic disorders might hear or see things that aren’t there. Discover how psychotic disorders are diagnosed and treated. Read about how psychotic disorder affects the everyday lives of those diagnosed and what hopeful treatments are on the horizon.
Dealing With Psychotic Disorders can be purchased at any of the following locations:
You are valuable! Common scenarios and practical advice will help readers in grades 4-9 embrace their talents and improve self-esteem. This book explores the ways that positive thoughts and a healthy body can make students feel good about themselves and discusses how excelling in school and volunteering can boost self-confidence.
Understanding Friendship
Friends make life joyful! This book offers practical advice for meeting friends and creating close friendships. Readers in grades 4-9 will learn what makes a good friend, how to avoid common problems with friends, and how modern technology fits into friendship.
The How to Deal books can be purchased at any of the following locations:
This title introduces young dog lovers to the sports of racing and lure
coursing, covering everything from the history of the sport to
conditioning, training, and competing. The title features informative
sidebars, exciting photos, a photo diagram, and a glossary.
"Readers will be thrilled to find this informative series. These titles could find a home either with books about dogs or in your sports section; you won't regret adding this series to your team." - School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
Racing and Lure Coursing Dogs can be purchased at any of the following locations:
Rachel Carson was a nature
lover since childhood. As an adult, she became a marine biologist and
wrote award-winning books about the ocean, capturing the imagination of
her readers with her poetic descriptions of the sea and its
inhabitants. But it was her book Silent Spring that thrustCarson and the hazards of using pesticides into the national consciousness. Silent Spring
sounded the alarm about the threat chemical pesticides posed to
wildlife and made people sensitive to the ways they impacted the earth.
Carson—and her book—are often credited with inspiring the modern
environmental movement. Rachel Carson shows how this writer was able to bring national attention to a growing environmental crisis.
Rachel Carson can be purchased at any of the following locations:
Managing Responsibilities contains concrete
tips about how to manage responsibilities at home, school, and at work.
You can read about responsible historic figures, like the altruistic
four chaplains who sacrificed their lives to save fellow service
members, and about everyday teenagers who are doing stellar jobs of
handling their responsibilities.
Managing Responsibilities
A responsible person answers for his or her decisions and actions. Managing Responsibilities
tells the stories of responsible people who made a difference
throughout history—including Helen Keller, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ruby
Bridges, and modern teens—and suggests to readers how they, too, may
become more accountable for their actions at school, at home, with
money, and on the Internet.
"These well-written texts provide substantive advice on
handling social issues... The information is well-researched and
up-to-date...solid resources." —School Library Journal
Managing Responsibilities can be purchased at any of the following locations:
Managing Responsibilities is also available as an audiobook.
"Extremely educational and inspirational —I was
the narrator for this book and found it quite surprising. It was one of
the most well-written and enlightening books I have narrated. It is
written for a younger audience, but as a 44-year-old mom, I learned
quite a lot and will require my sons to listen!" —Christian Taylor
Have you ever watched in wonder as a guide dog and its handler cross a busy intersection without being harmed? Would you like to learn how a police dog trains to find explosives with its keen sense of smell or how bloodhounds trail criminals? If so, you might enjoy reading one of my Dog Tales series of books. Below, you will find the books in the series, along with a short description of each
Distinguished Dogs
Working dogs can be heroes—just like people. In Distinguished Dogs, learn how a Port Authority Police K-9 put his life on the line protecting the World Trade Center from bombs; military working canines save soldiers on the battlefield; sled dogs help stop a disease from spreading in Nome, Alaska; and Newfoundland dogs pull drowning victims from the water. Discover how handlers train these courageous canines and how the dogs put the lessons to work to save lives.
"This is a compelling account of how dogs have saved lives and provided invaluable companionship throughout history, earning military accolades and a spot in the hearts of admirers of all ages." Suzanna E. Henshon, Ph.D. —Children's Literature
Helping Dogs
Discover how helping dogs are trained to aid their handlers in leading independent, happy lives. Real-life stories explain how a guide dog can lead a blind person safely across a car-filled street, a hearing dog alerts his deaf handler to her crying baby, and a service dog helps a person in a wheelchair prepare for bedtime.
"A good addition to the Dog Tales series." Ilene Cooper —Booklist
"Miller is very thorough in her treatment of this topic and provides resources for more information, as well as presenting the sense of respect and importance these animals share in our lives... An excellent resource for any library, this is sure to get plenty of use, and as it is so well done, it is a pleasure to read." —Children's Literature
Hunting and Herding Dogs
Hunting and herding dogs come in all shapes and sizes. Some have a natural ability to do their work, but training with humans is also important. Learn about how a miniature dachshund forces a rabbit into the path of his hawk-hunting partner, and how the well-trained dogs of Deer Search, Inc. track wounded deer. Discover how a border collie gathers sheep into a pen, and what makes a scrappy Australian cattle dog go head-to-head with a 1,000-pound bull in order to herd it.
"Children who are interested in dogs will like the depth of information here" —Children's Literature
Police Dogs
Take an inside look at the training of police dogs and how they get their often dangerous jobs done. Police Dogs provides exciting real-life accounts of police dogs and human partners in action. Learn how a police patrol canine protects his human partner from a criminal, how a police bloodhound finds a burglar days after the culprit has left the crime scene, and how detector dogs use their sense of smell to find illegal drugs, bombs, and more.
Search and Rescue Dogs
Uncover the difficult training exercises and heroic real-life stories of search and rescue dogs, their handlers, and their brilliant teamwork. Among the amazingly true tales: a disaster search and rescue dog leaps from metal beam to concrete slab while trying to locate an earthquake victim trapped beneath the rubble of a fallen building; a group of children lost in the forest is saved by a wilderness search and rescue canine; and a snow slide buries a young mother, until an avalanche dog comes to her rescue.
Dog Tales books can be purchased at any of the following locations:
What situations might cause different feelings to happen? How can you recognize what others are feeling? Help show young readers how to identify and name their emotions alongside their friends from Sesame Street.
Why do some things sink and others float? Simple text introduces readers to key science curriculum, and commentary from Sesame Street characters makes the learning fun.
Matter is all around you! Join the Sesame Street gang as they teach young learners about solids, liquids, and gases with simple, accessible text and full-color photos.
Simple machines are tools that make work easier to do. Sesame Street characters help make learning about the six simple machines accessible and engaging for young learners.
This early encyclopedia introduces readers to many dog breeds. From tiny to huge and hairless to full of hair, each breed is special in its own way. This book highlights each dog's appearance and behavior. It also features a map of the breed's place of origin.
Everyone experiences conflict, even on Sesame Street! This guide comes with simple steps to help readers become kind and independent problem solvers.
Social media services offer useful ways to connect with friends and stay in touch. But overuse of social media may have a negative impact on mental health. Social Media Addiction examines the science behind this addiction, how it affects people's lives, and how modern treatments offer hope.
Out on the sea, the US Navy works to keep the US safe. Discover how the Navy formed during the Revolutionary War and learn about its ships, the Navy SEALs, and more.
For hundreds of years, the Coast Guard has protected the US's waterways. Learn about the Coast Guard's ships, how they perform rescue missions, and more!
The US National Guard aids communities during state and national emergencies. Discover the history of the National Guard, the work they do, and the tech they use.
This book explores depression and how people diagnosed with the disorder manage it. It examines how depression affects daily life, work, and school, and it explains the latest treatments available. 
Sly as a Fox: Are Foxes Clever? is filled with fascinating facts about foxes. Readers will be surprised to learn about the crafty ways foxes build their dens, hunt for food, and even escape predators.
Making a new friend is easy with help from Sesame Street! Filled with suggestions for conversation starters, easy games, and ways to demonstrate caring, this delightful book helps young readers learn fun ways to approach, get to know, and have fun with a new friend―in just five minutes!
Celebrate all there is to love about getting a new dog with Sesame Street! Learn how to prepare for getting a dog, how to take care of and play with your new friend, and how to help shelter animals, whether or not you can have a dog as a pet.
Art can be painting, singing, playing pretend, and more! Friends from Sesame Street help introduce readers to the many forms of art while prompts and hands-on activities inspire kids to get creative.
Readers explore rainbow mountains, pink sand beaches, and more and learn the science behind some of nature's most colorful geographical formations.
Parents have many different jobs. Some work in the military and are away from home for months or years. When your parent is gone, you miss what you did together. What are some things you can do while they are deployed?
What does respect look like? With help from their Sesame Street friends, young readers learn how to show respect to parents, their teachers, and themselves.
Bert and Ernie and their Sesame Street friends help young readers explore empathy. Kids will learn how to consider the feelings of others, show that they care, and help those around them.
Cookie Monster and his friends help young readers explore sharing. Kids will love learning how to share toys, help others, and be a good friend from their favorite Sesame Street characters.
Cyberbullying is a problem for many teens. Experts give concrete ways to protect yourself from becoming a cyberbullying target and offer steps to take if you are being bullied electronically. Read about people who have been the targets of cyberbullies. Empathizing with others and treating them with dignity are keys to ending all types of bullying.
Young readers will explore the exciting sport of rock climbing. Learn the basics of rock climbing. Read about the history of the sport and about the feats of famous rock climbers.
Feelings can be happy or sad, big or small, easy or hard, and sometimes too complicated to put into words. Young readers will explore different kinds of feelings and the many ways to handle them.
Families can include one child and one parent, multiple parents and grandparents with many children, and everything in between. Explore diverse families and the many ways that they care for one another.
A child's parents can be a mom and dad, dad and dad, single parents, stepparents, and more. Explore the many ways that different parents care for their children.
There are many different kinds of homes to suit many different kinds of families. Discover types of homes like apartments, single-family homes, mobile homes, and more, and learn how they are the perfect fit for the people who live in them.
People with psychotic disorders might hear or see things that aren’t there. Discover how psychotic disorders are diagnosed and treated. Read about how psychotic disorder affects the everyday lives of those diagnosed and what hopeful treatments are on the horizon.
You are valuable! Common scenarios and practical advice will help readers in grades 4-9 embrace their talents and improve self-esteem. This book explores the ways that positive thoughts and a healthy body can make students feel good about themselves and discusses how excelling in school and volunteering can boost self-confidence.
Friends make life joyful! This book offers practical advice for meeting friends and creating close friendships. Readers in grades 4-9 will learn what makes a good friend, how to avoid common problems with friends, and how modern technology fits into friendship.
This title introduces young dog lovers to the sports of racing and lure
coursing, covering everything from the history of the sport to
conditioning, training, and competing. The title features informative
sidebars, exciting photos, a photo diagram, and a glossary.
Rachel Carson was a nature
lover since childhood. As an adult, she became a marine biologist and
wrote award-winning books about the ocean, capturing the imagination of
her readers with her poetic descriptions of the sea and its
inhabitants. But it was her book Silent Spring that thrust Carson and the hazards of using pesticides into the national consciousness. Silent Spring
sounded the alarm about the threat chemical pesticides posed to
wildlife and made people sensitive to the ways they impacted the earth.
Carson—and her book—are often credited with inspiring the modern
environmental movement. Rachel Carson shows how this writer was able to bring national attention to a growing environmental crisis.
A responsible person answers for his or her decisions and actions. Managing Responsibilities
tells the stories of responsible people who made a difference
throughout history—including Helen Keller, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ruby
Bridges, and modern teens—and suggests to readers how they, too, may
become more accountable for their actions at school, at home, with
money, and on the Internet.
Working dogs can be heroes—just like people. In Distinguished Dogs, learn how a Port Authority Police K-9 put his life on the line protecting the World Trade Center from bombs; military working canines save soldiers on the battlefield; sled dogs help stop a disease from spreading in Nome, Alaska; and Newfoundland dogs pull drowning victims from the water. Discover how handlers train these courageous canines and how the dogs put the lessons to work to save lives.
Discover how helping dogs are trained to aid their handlers in leading independent, happy lives. Real-life stories explain how a guide dog can lead a blind person safely across a car-filled street, a hearing dog alerts his deaf handler to her crying baby, and a service dog helps a person in a wheelchair prepare for bedtime. 
Hunting and herding dogs come in all shapes and sizes. Some have a natural ability to do their work, but training with humans is also important. Learn about how a miniature dachshund forces a rabbit into the path of his hawk-hunting partner, and how the well-trained dogs of Deer Search, Inc. track wounded deer. Discover how a border collie gathers sheep into a pen, and what makes a scrappy Australian cattle dog go head-to-head with a 1,000-pound bull in order to herd it.
Take an inside look at the training of police dogs and how they get their often dangerous jobs done. Police Dogs provides exciting real-life accounts of police dogs and human partners in action. Learn how a police patrol canine protects his human partner from a criminal, how a police bloodhound finds a burglar days after the culprit has left the crime scene, and how detector dogs use their sense of smell to find illegal drugs, bombs, and more. 
Uncover the difficult training exercises and heroic real-life stories of search and rescue dogs, their handlers, and their brilliant teamwork. Among the amazingly true tales: a disaster search and rescue dog leaps from metal beam to concrete slab while trying to locate an earthquake victim trapped beneath the rubble of a fallen building; a group of children lost in the forest is saved by a wilderness search and rescue canine; and a snow slide buries a young mother, until an avalanche dog comes to her rescue.