Dotti Enderle | Author

Dotti Enderle
Author & Storyteller

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PUBLISHED: Sep.01.2009

Gingerbread Man Superhero!

One day, a little old lady decides to bake a Gingerbread Man. But he turns out to be not just any Gingerbread Man--this one has special powers, like the ability to fly. He flies to a bakery and helps save the other baked goods from a crazed macaroon, in this hilarious picture book for young readers.

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PUBLISHED: Jul.08.2008

Man In The Moon

A novel about the magic that lives in all of us.

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PUBLISHED: Apr.01.2008

Grandpa for Sale

Eleven-year-old Lizzie is minding the family antique store while her grandpa naps on a spindly sofa. When Mrs. Larchmont and her poodle, Giselle, enter and begin their buying spree, they refuse to leave without bargaining for the one antique not for sale...Grandpa!

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PUBLISHED: Feb.01.2008

The Fat Stock Stampede at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

At the annual Houston Livestock Show, Jake unwittingly frees the animals from their pens-now it's up to him to corral the wild stampede back up again. From the cows playing volleyball with the cowboys to the pigs on paddleboats, things get out of hand mighty quick. As heifers, chickens, rabbits, and pigs run wild around the rodeo, Jack devises a clever plan to herd up the livestock...

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PUBLISHED: Sep.01.2007

Hidden

Fiona is less than thrilled about having to travel with her parents to clean out her newly deceased grandmother's home. When she discovers that there may be something valuable buried among the clutter, she uncovers a deadly secret, and a lot more that is hidden.

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PUBLISHED: Oct.01.2006

Granny Gert and the Bunion Brothers

Buddy and Buck Bunion, known as the dumbest boys in Texas and worthless rascals, have met their match with Granny Gert. After being chased out of Amarillo, the Bunion Brothers ask Granny Gert for a job. She agrees to give them a chance but threatens to sic Mad Dog on them if they don't behave. Everything is fine until Buddy and Buck both fall in love with Starla Scissors, Granny...

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PUBLISHED: May.01.2005

The Ghost of Shady Lane

Creepy, run down, and possibly haunted, "The Boogerman House" becomes the object of Anne's fascination as she researches this historic landmark for a school assignment. Reports of eerie piano music and a ghostly "Gray Lady" have been circulating for generations. Are they true accounts of ghost activity or simply urban legend? Anne is determined to find out....

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PUBLISHED: Jan.01.2005

The Burning Pendulum

Juniper had no idea that donating her favorite books-a series about psychic teenagers solving mysteries-to the school library would result in a heated protest that pits her unyielding mother against irate parents determined to ban the so-called "wicked" literature. Desperate to escape scathing embarrassment and possible expulsion, Juniper is ready to give up the fight-...

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$Storytime Discoveries - Math$

PUBLISHED: Nov.01.2004

Storytime Discoveries - Math

Math should be fun and the stories and activities in this book will guarantee it! Through interesting folktales, poems and original stories students learn about logical thinking, problem solving and various mathematical concepts such as: measurement, shapes, telling time, addition, fractions, map reading and much more. The creative ideas end with a page of ridiculous arithmetic...

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PUBLISHED: Sep.01.2004

Aesop's Opposites - Interactive Aesop Fables

Tired of the same old Aesop? Here's a new twist on the classroom favorites. Aesop's Opposites combines the age-old teachings with the concept of opposites. And to add to this double dose of fun are the instructions for some wacky classroom participation. Each story concentrates on one pair of opposites and includes instructions for interaction by the class as a whole. Aesop's...

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PUBLISHED: Sep.01.2004

Mirror, Mirror

This exuberant, sixth installment of the Fortune Teller's Club Series focuses on Gena, the wise-cracking tomboy of their group. She needs to buy a fancy dress for a ball and dreads the shopping trip, but not because she hates wearing frilly dresses. Gena's afraid to look in the mirror. When she does, a strange girl with pigtails and a unibrow peers back at her. Anne and...

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PUBLISHED: Sep.01.2004

The Cotton Candy Catastrophe at the Texas State Fair

Cotton candy creates chaos as big as Texas. When young Jake visits the Texas State Fair, he makes a beeline for his favorite sugary treat, but when the cotton-candy machine malfunctions, he leaves a very sticky situation in his wake.

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PUBLISHED: May.01.2004

Hand of Fate

A car accident prevents Anne from possibly winning the Cheerleader of the Year award. This odd twist of fate provokes the Fortune Tellers Club to explore the cause of the accident. Using astrology and other fortune telling techniques the girls discover a strange connection between Anne and a woman she's never met. As the club gradually unravels the tangled web of fate, Anne learns...

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PUBLISHED: Jan.01.2004

Secrets of Lost Arrow

Something's glowing in Lightfoot Creek. Spring break has arrived at last, and Juniper's headed to her grandmother's house in Lost Arrow for a visit. This year she's bringing along her friends Anne and Gena, the two other members of the Fortune Tellers Club. Something strange is going on in the graveyard near Nan's house. Each night a mysterious glow rises near Lightfoot Creek,...

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PUBLISHED: Oct.01.2003

Storytime Discoveries - Biological Science

This collection of original stories, folktales and poems are bound to boggle the mind, tickle the funny bone and please the participants. A delightful blend of biological science and storytelling . . . from head to foot. Fun and informative, this collection includes: That’s Impossible, King Midas and If I Had a Tail. Each storytime includes a complete list of materials, easy-to-...

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PUBLISHED: Oct.01.2003

Storytime Discoveries - Earth Science

Science and storytelling are a class combination that mix well. As students become engrossed in this collection of original stories, folktalkes and poems, they'll become equally absorbed in the accompanying earth science lessons. Treat them to exciting and educational storytimes with fun tales like Pecos Bill, Tyler and the Time Machine and The King's Trick. Each interactive...

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PUBLISHED: Sep.01.2003

The Magic Shades

When Gena finds a pair of cat-eye sunglasses in a thrift store, she gets more than she bargained for. Within a few days, Gena is convinced that the glasses really can show her the future. Anne and Juniper, the other two members of the Fortune Tellers Club, don't exactly share Gena's enthusiasm for her new shades. But then the glasses show Gena her dad's new girlfriend snooping in...

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PUBLISHED: Apr.01.2003

Storytime Discoveries - Physical Science

Be a Houdini in your classroom! Mesmerize your students with science experiments that appear like magic from the content of original stories, folktales and poems. Fun, as well as educational, these stories include: How Cats Got Their Purr, The Ambitious Raisins and The Famous Feud of Mason Jar Gulch. Each storytime experiment includes a complete list of materials, easy-to-follow...

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PUBLISHED: Mar.01.2003

Playing with Fire

Anne Donovan is smitten with Eric Quinn, the new boy in town. He's cute. He's sweet. And he's immediately recruited as a star player for the Avery Middle School football team. But when a series of fires break out, she learns he's literally the "hottest" boy at school.

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PUBLISHED: Sep.01.2002

The Lost Girl

Twelve-year-old Juniper Lynch and her friends, Anne Donovan and Gena Richmond call themselves the Fortune Tellers Club. For the past two years they've helped each other using Ouija boards, tarot cards, and other forms of divination. While crystal gazing in a bowl of water, they see the gaunt face of a young girl. The image is that of a missing child. And now the Fortune Tellers...

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PUBLISHED: Aug.01.2009

Don't Read This!

Malcolm always thought the librarian at the Franklin County Library was cranky. She constantly shushed him and insisted the library was haunted. Boy was she right! When Malcolm and Dandy have school reports to research, Malcolm's library book keeps disappearing and returning to the library! Could it be a ghost? It is up to the Ghost Detectors to get the library back in order!

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PUBLISHED: Aug.01.2009

I Dare You!

It's time again for the Franklin County Fair! Malcolm and Dandy can't wait to ride the rides and eat the fair food, even if they have to watch Malcolm's sister, Cocoa, compete for Fair Queen. But something strange is going on in the Screaming Mansion. When the carnival worker, Gus, dares them to enter, they discover more than just a stray cat. The Ghost Detectors never get time off...

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PUBLISHED: Aug.01.2009

Tell No One!

A Ghost Detector's job is never done--not even when school starts! Malcolm and Dandy spent their summer hunting ghosts with their trusty specter detector and ghost zapper. On the fi rst day of school, Malcolm's digital camera captured some very strange paranormal activities in Waxberry Elementary School. Now they have to bring a message to an even bigger fright, their fifth-grade...

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PUBLISHED: Aug.01.2009

It Creeps!

Malcolm and his best friend Dandy aren't like other 10-year-old boys. Malcolm would rather avoid his older sister, experiment in his lab, and read his science magazines than play sports. In one magazine, he comes across an advertisement for an Ecto-Handheld-Automatic-Heat-Sensitive-Laser-Enhanced Specter Detector. Its arrival is the beginning of the boys' new career Ghost Detectors...

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Man In The Moon

Published by School Library Journal

Grade 4–6—In the blistering heat of summer 1961, during the phase of a new moon, Janine and her family are visited by a strange skinny man who emerges from a cornfield on their...

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Video: Gingerbread Man Superhero

Video: Granny Gert and the Bunion Brothers

About Dotti

I am the author of numerous books for children and educators, including picture books, Grandpa for Sale and The Cotton Candy Catastrophe at the Texas State Fair. I began publishing in 1995, writing for popular children’s magazines. My work has been included...

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