Night Catch,
Bubble Gum Press, 2005

Ehrmantraut, Brenda

Brenda started writing and dreaming of being an author as a young girl.  And although she has spent years filling notebooks and journals with stories and ideas, Brenda only began to publish her work in 2003.  Her first book, “I Want One Too!” was inspired in the waiting room of a doctor’s office. Brenda threw in a few ideas from watching her own kids and hit on a universal theme – tag along siblings.  It has been very popular with children and was student-selected as the winner of the 2005 ELBA award in Grand Forks, ND. 

Brenda’s second book, “Night Catch” is the story of a father and son who are apart because the father is a soldier working on the other side of the world.  In it they use the North Star to play a game of catch each night. It was written when her brother was in Iraq, away from his sons, for a year. It struck a chord with families and is in it’s 9th printing.

Her third publication is a family resource booklet offering tips on building a love of reading in your home.  It is titled “Reading at Home A-Z, 26 family reading habits.”

“Hope Weavers”, a second book with military characters, was released in June of 2009.  In it, the daughter of a soldier wonders why her dad has to go away.  She finds the answer watching a caterpillar build a protective cocoon.

“SOUPer Readers a Teacher’s Guide to Supporting Family Reading” is due out this spring.  Later this year Megan and Will from, “I Want One Too!”  will be back in “Me First!”

Brenda was a reading and language arts teacher in Ohio and Washington before having children of her own.  Her love of children’s literature was cemented in the classroom reading wonderful books with kids. Brenda visits schools on a regular basis to talk about writing and publishing books.
                       
Night Catch Book Description

When a soldier's work takes him half-way around the world, he enlists the help of the North Star for a nightly game of catch with his son. Night Catch is a timeless story that connects families while they are apart and offers comforting hope for their reunion.

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