Find out about a passport your kids can enjoy while your family discovers the beautiful castles of the MIddle Rhine Valley in Germany! There’s also a free onlline tool to create a coat of arms. (You’ve been meaning to update your family’s coat of arms, haven’t you??) Come explore the area that inspired my Seven Kingdoms Fairy Tale books for ages 9 to 12.
Making a tiny book come out correctly is a bit tricky! Here’s how I finally got the pages to print in the right order for the first book in my series for ages 9 to 12. If you are interested in a bit of amateur bookbinding, you might enjoy the challenge.
This is an epic train journey that is slowly coming down the tracks to you . . . When you can’t keep up with all
This is the story of a quiet afternoon and what came out of it. Using what you have can remind you that you have “enough”
A castle in the middle of the current is strong This castle in the middle of the Rhine is the inspiration for the Blackfly Kingdom
Train travel is always an adventure and sometimes you don’t have the words you need. A few years ago, we accidentally missed our train to
After a long, rainy winter, families in Germany are ready to get out of the house and have a little fun. Why don’t you come
Finding more magic in life . . . all around the world. Have you ever been surprised by meeting people like you? I remember doing
Videos of Print-on-Demand Here are a few virtual tours of the print-on-demand process. It’s amazing to see how the covers and pages come together and
A fairy tale village on the Mosel River in Germany, complete with half-timbered houses and ruined castle. ©LaurelDecher, 2021 While you wait for me to
LOST WITH LEEKS What would you do if your mother put St. Nick in the dungeon? Eleven-year-old Prince Nero wishes he didn’t have a gift
Bread Guys a.k.a. Weckmänner or Stutenkerle ©Laurel Decher, 2021 In Germany, you can buy these in every bakery at this time of year: Weckmänner or