STORIES FOR EVERY CHAPTER OF LIFE

Stories with heart. Adventures with meaning.

Discover stories for children and adults of all ages—exploring courage, connection, belonging, and the strength to keep going.Discover stories for readers of all ages—exploring courage, connection, belonging, and the strength to keep going.

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Book cover of Bessie: An American Red Ranger Tale, written by Mark E. Scheyder and illustrated by Amber Watkins.

Stories with something to say.

A good story can draw us in at any age while reminding us that we matter. Through illustrated adventures and fiction for children and adults of all ages, TeachWiser stories explore finding courage, making connections, and discovering where we belong.

Courage

Finding the strength to keep going, even when the way forward feels uncertain.

Kindness

Learning to recognize the worth and feelings of those around us.

Belonging

Discovering that being different does not mean being less important.

Hope

Believing that disappointment is not necessarily the end of the story.

CHILDREN’S BOOKS · FOR FAMILIES AND CLASSROOMS

Stories children enjoy. Conversations adults value.

TeachWiser books give children engaging characters and memorable adventures while creating natural opportunities to talk about courage, kindness, self-worth, and belonging.

EXPLORE BESSIE

Read Together

Stories young readers can enjoy with a parent, grandparent, teacher, or older sibling.

Talk About It

Characters and experiences that help begin conversations about feelings, bullying, kindness, and resilience.

Carry It Forward

Lessons children can recognize in their own lives long after the story ends.

THE AMERICAN RED RANGER TALES

The adventure continues.

Bessie’s story is only the beginning. The American Red Ranger Tales is an expanding series of illustrated adventures about courage, kindness, perseverance, belonging, and the people and places encountered along the way.

In development: Cateena for children

The illustrated children’s Cateena will introduce young readers to a Florida panther living in Southwest Florida, where a changing wilderness brings new challenges and a new adventure. This children’s edition is currently in development.

The children’s Cateena is currently in development.

A Florida panther mother shelters with her blue-eyed cub in a Southwest Florida cypress wetland.
Early concept artwork from Cateena: An American Red Ranger Tale

Cover preview

Working cover of Cateena: An American Red Ranger Tale by Mark E. Scheyder, for young adult and adult readers, featuring a blue-eyed Florida panther in a cypress wetland.

Working cover preview. Final artwork may change.

For readers of all ages.

Cateena: An American Red Ranger Tale

“She carries the memories of a wild world. Now we must listen.” Cateena draws readers into the world of a Florida panther, where survival, connection, and a changing wilderness meet. A separate illustrated children’s edition is in development. More stories are on the horizon as the TeachWiser collection continues to grow.

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MEET THE AUTHOR

Meet Mark E. Scheyder

Mark E. Scheyder writes stories for children and adults of all ages, exploring courage, connection, perseverance, and the search for belonging. His illustrated children’s books give young readers memorable adventures with characters who are overlooked, underestimated, or finding their place in the world. His writing for older readers carries those human questions into new stories and experiences.

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