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​I'm an award-winning author of 100+ picture books.
PictureFREE: This charming retelling of the Aesop fable.
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Spark kids' curiosity with questions and answers about Presidents' Day's significance, history, and traditions. Readers will learn why this holiday honors George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, how it began as Washington's Birthday, and why it was later moved to create a three-day weekend. Packed with fascinating "Did You Know?" facts and infographics for visual learners, this book is perfect for kids eager to learn more about American presidents. (Amicus, 2026)
• I'm an award-winning author of 100+ picture books written in both prose and rhyme.​ I also write cookbooks, articles, poetry, and create board games.

• My books range from science-based nonfiction, ​Think Like a Scientist (Pearson), to faith-based narrative nonfiction, God's Earth is Something to Fight For (Sunbeam/Bushel & Peck Books), to licensed character workbooks, Dora the Explorer Safety (Learning Horizons), to over 60 retellings of fairy tales, folk tales, and fables, to cookbooks and cooperative games.

• Working as a children’s librarian and preschool teacher helped inform my writing. I was inspired to write for children when I was a graduate assistant in the early childhood department at Northwest Missouri State University.
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Color-changing Bible story bath book
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Color-changing Bible story bath book

Creation Care
God's Earth is Something to Fight For

By Amy Houts, illustrations by Kris Smolskaya
"This book is a gift not just to the kids who will hear it but to the adults who will read it to them.
  • It is honest about the challenges we face without being scary
  • It is biblical about our call to action without being preachy
  • It is practical about how to respond without being prescriptive
Everyone who encounters this book will be empowered to find the joy of serving and protecting our neighbors and God's good creation!"
Rev. Kyle Meyaard-Schaap
Following Jesus in a Warming World
A Christian, faith-based picture book about why human beings are responsible for fighting climate change and how kids can help.
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Best Children’s Picture Book, Sponsored by The Missouri Association of School Librarians.
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Valerie Frentress interviews me in her Bookworthy podcast.
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A Christian, faith-based picture book

about why human beings

are responsible

for fighting climate change

​and how kids can help.
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Experience   •   Write   •   Inspire
“A book, too, can be a star, explosive material, capable of stirring up fresh life endlessly,
a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.”
– Madeleine L’Engle

Great Morning at the Gentry County Library, Stanberry, Missouri!
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Preschool Parade is a celebration of books, activities, and ideas for parents of young children by Author Amy Houts
​
​Parents, grandparents, daycare providers, preschool teachers: This newsletter is for you!
  • ​Activities for parents of young children 
  • DIY, info, how-to, recipes
  • Exclusive picture book giveaways 
  • Book news, #authorlife