Toofus

by Maria Ashworth, Kris Bez (Illustrator)

A beaver with no front teeth, unheard of! Bucky needs front choppers in order to join the building team. Even though he wasn't born like the others he still can prove he's worthy to create the perfect dam.

31 pages, Paperback

Published July 15, 2019

About the author

I am an award-winning author who has published eight picture books and a Middle Grade novel. A few of my adult short stories have published in literary contests and a woman’s anthology.

I've been featured in an article December 2017 in Story Monsters Ink. By promoting myself, I landed on Fox News in Houston, Houston Chronicle newspaper, and NPR with my first book, on blended families.

I lead a weekly critique group that I started in 2009. I continue to perfect my craft by being a long-standing member with SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators).