Michael O’Haver was born in Atascadero, California. He got into writing rather late in life three years before retiring from a 38 year career as a City and Regional Planner.
His daughter Lisa, by his second marriage was going through a divorce. She wanted to give her own daughter Mickenzie something to do during this difficult time in both their lives. She asked Michael to e-mail Mickenzie. He was happy to comply. When he did, he asked Mickenzie, who was about ten at the time, to start a story about herself and some of her many pets. She would send it to him and he would edit it, adding his part. When they finished a story, they would pick another pet or adventure; some were imaginary, and some were based on true events. The result was the chapter book – Mickenzie’s Menagerie. Two of the chapters in Mickenzie’s Menagerie, Michael has since turned into picture books:
- The Perfect Christmas Tree, and
- The Tales of Two Kittens
Over the years he has gotten inspiration for seven more children’s picture books, three educational workbooks for children, a couple of adult self-help books and currently is working on his first Historical Novel – Gold Fever, as well as his first Memoir about his athletic career – The Memoirs of a Track Nut.
Genres:
Children’s Picture Books
Children’s Chapter Books
- Children’s Educational Workbooks
- Adult Self-Help Books
- Adult Historical Fiction
- Memoirs
- Christian Poetry
- Newsletters
- Science Fiction (Coming Soon)
Graduate of the Institute of Children’s Literature, in 2010
Children’s Picture & Chapter Books:
- Mickenzie’s Menagerie
- Dragonfly Quest
- The Paperboy
- The Mysteries of Meadowlark Lane
- The Magic Crooked Canes
- The Adventures of Joe, the Wave that Grew
- The Little Dog with the Big Bark
- The Perfect Christmas Tree
- The Tales of Two Kittens
Children’s Educational Books:
- The Last Royal Monarch
- The Animal Alphabet Book
- The Greening of Naveen
Self-Help Books:
- Recovering from Back Injuries
- A Short Guide to A Long Marriage
- Finding Your Soul Mate in a Soulless World (Coming Soon)
Adult Historical Fiction:
- Gold Fever (Coming Soon)
Memoirs:
- Memoirs of a Track Nut (Coming Soon)
Poetry:
- A Short Guide to a Long Marriage
- Annual calendars turned into Mini Books of Poetry with photos.
- Trees
- Lighthouses, or Oregon & Washington
- West Coast Lighthouses
- Covered Bridges, Oregon
- Covered Bridges of California
- Fruits of the Spirit
- Barns of Highway 49
- The Cross
- Prayers in Verse
- Rivers
- Waterfalls
- Old Barns of Lake County
- The Lighthouse and the Cross
- Gardens
- Sailing Ships
- Old Spanish Missions of California
Newsletter Editor/Writer/Illustrator:
Currently:
- Gold Country Writers – Dispatch
- Placer’s Gold Toastmasters
- Auburn SDA Church
In the Past:
- Kern COG Log
- Madras SDA Church
- Bakersfield Track Club – The Last Gasp
- Kern County Triathlon Association
- Kern County Triathlon Club
- Foothills Christian Writers
- Redwood Chapter of Adventist Singles