Tall-Tale Katie

About the Book

Katie is a delightful, vivacious young lady ten years old. Her adventuresome spirit is only exceeded by her tendency to stretch the truth a little bit once in a while. Her stories often go into flights of marvelous fantasy that entertain and delight nearly every age, especially those who appreciate a young imagination and the spinning of a good yarn. In the end, there comes a moral, a truth out of the mouth of youth, that few of us could deny. Tall-Tale Katie is an adventure that is sure to grab anybody who has ever told a ‘stretched’ tale right where they live. It is sure to put a smile on your face and a chuckle on your lips that will reach all the way to your heart. You may never look at a frog in quite the same way again.

About the Author

H. William Berger, known to his special Grand Children as ‘Papa Bill’, has been a prolific but relatively undiscovered artist in oil paintings, poetry, prose, music and lyrics for many years.

A world traveler, he has led an extraordinary, adventuresome life in which, as he puts it: There have been ample challenges, sufficient controversy and enough disappointment (in self and others both ‘in-country’ and ‘out-country’) to get a wise man confused or make a saint mumble under his breath.  “Never the less,” he quickly adds, “I have also been blessed with several true and trustworthy friends and a loving, supportive family.  That is worth far more than anything else in this worldly life.”

A licensed commercial, instrument, multi-engine pilot, ‘Bill’ has also owned and operated a trucking company in Illinois. He has operated long-distance trucks, busses or planes in every state but Hawaii and traveled within numerous foreign countries as well.

An avid fan of literature, he has compiled two large volumes of his poetry; Jongleur’s Dalliance and Works of a Mad Monk  plus a lyrical collection, Melodies of a Dusty Lute .  His first novel, Fan the Flame, is complete and he is working on future novels, Suffer the Saints and the Children and The Bog Babies .

‘Papa Bill’s ‘  latest artistic endeavor strikes even closer to the heart.  His illustrated “youth” books include, Papa’s Sara Wants To Bake,  Tall-Tale Katie,  Freddie The Fly,  Blake Finds A Friend,  Young Billy Flies A Plane ,  Larry Gator , Emily’s Hats , A Different Night Before Christmas and more.  Bill and his devoted wife, Celia, hope to publish all of his works within the near future.

According to him, “Writing for the Grand Children, promoting a love for reading within any youngster, is well worth the effort it may take.  They are truly, after all, our future and our blessing.”