“A good book for grandparents to read to their grandchildren”
Thank you to Shakiera Reece for a wonderful 4-star review of of Donny and Mary Grace’s California Adventures. Read the full review here:

Thank you to Shakiera Reece for a wonderful 4-star review of of Donny and Mary Grace’s California Adventures. Read the full review here:
Read the full review and comments at Online Book Club.
Pause for a minute, if you would, and ponder what would qualify as the most meaningful moment of your life. For many, it would be becoming a parent for the first time. For others, it might be the first taste of victory, from being the last one standing in a grade-school spelling bee to catching…
I’m thrilled to have released the second book in the Grandma Gang series, Donny and Mary Grace and the Dognappers, and I am just as excited to announce that I will continue to donate 10% of net proceeds from sales to the Special Olympics. The Special Olympics holds a special place in the hearts of…
Lompoc, CA (July 18, 2023) – The fourth and final mystery novel in the Grandma Gang children’s book series, Donny and Mary Grace Go to Camp, has been posthumously published following the passing of author Cathy Pepe. The new, exciting tale concludes the adventures of Donny, a curious boy with Down syndrome, and Mary Grace,…
All writers both love and fear reviews. Naturally, you want others to have positive opinions of your work, but you also dread the possibility that, for one reason or another, someone will write something negative that could possibly influence the decisions of others to either read or purchase your book. I’m happy to say that…
Thank you to Reading_Jack for a wonderful 4-star review of Donny and Mary Grace’s California Adventures. Here is an excerpt: “Donny and Mary Grace’s California Adventure is a children’s book that features love, family, siblings’ affection, adventure, and mystery. The author wrote the book in the third person’s point of view and narrated the story beautifully….