Heather and Picket are both extraordinary rabbits with their ordinary lives. “The Green Ember” is the first novel in the “Green Ember” series and was released in the year 2014. Smith finds hope to be something worth fighting for, and all of these stories are anchored in hope. Like the apparently harmless rabbits in their Appalachian landscape, they never expected they would see their tales rise up and battle. It would be an adventure in hospitality, sharing their tales with families all around the world. They also couldn’t have known that a surprising adventure was waiting for them, too. It would outgrow the hills in West Virginia and make its way off to every continent on earth. What they didn’t realize on that first day, and only learned years later, was that thousands of kids would later share this little adventure. These stories carried on for a few years and turned into their own private serial adventures.

Joined by her younger brother, they shared this narrative during walks, at bedtimes, and other stolen moments. The tales they began that day were about one family of rabbits caught up in one epic and surprising adventure. He saw these furry and vulnerable creatures just hopping around. That day felt special, and he scanned the natural beauty seen all around the state of West Virginia. He often told her stories from out of his mind, improvised in the moment just for her delight. One day, he was on the porch with his young daughter, and it was time for a story. The “Tales of Old Natalia” books also take place within this universe. The books have hit the number one spot on Audible as the number one bestselling audiobook. The books are set in the land of Natalia, and the rabbits battle with swords for freedom against Lord of Prey Morbin Blackhaw and wolf Redeye Garlackson. The series is about Picket and Heather Longtreader, two rabbit siblings with swords. Zach Franzen illustrates the books, with maps being drawn by Will Smith, S. The series began publication in the year 2014, when “The Green Ember” was released, and they are published by Story Warren, LLC.

Smith is from the children’s fiction genre, and meant for middle-grade students.

The green ember book series