The Southern contemporary, coming-of-age story you've been searching for.

This is a story about Kate. A young girl embarking on adolescence without a mother.  Each new phase of her life is catapulted into an unprecedented new time to “grow.” (Y2K, 9/11, COVID) When the reality is that she feels like she is slowly dying. She wears her internal wounds like armor to guard a very fragile spirit—equipped with self-deprecating humor and adverse coping mechanisms. Life is life, and she is doing her best. Still, she is starting to feel all the external forces weighing on her as a woman—especially regarding motherhood—until a string of events causes her to unravel.

A collection of poetry and photographs with themes centered on mindfulness and ideology. A Deception Garden bares teeth at the intricacies of being human and questions the infinite by focusing on the selective nature of the present.

Toadstool Books' debut picture book! Neighborhood kids find a day of adventure as they attempt to sell Bug Stew instead of Lemonade. Bug Stew is a great book to integrate reading and outdoor play.

Join in the adventure to help the letters of the Alphabet find one another in a fun game of hide and seek. In Toadstool Books' second book, children learn the alphabet through crafts and creative photography. Alphabet Hide and Seek is a great and engaging way for kids to get excited about literacy.

The third collection of poetry.

A collection of original poems and photographs with themes of grief, family legacy, and identity.