Across the Pond Publications
Orb Adventures Series
Our Books
Across the Pond Publications was born with the publication of the first book in the Orb Adventure Series. This middle grade series is co-written by Diane (Dee) Klein, who lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Tim Knight, who lives in St. Austell, Cornwall-England. Dee and Tim met serendipitously on a writing site and became friends. The friendship grew into a transcontinental writing partnership.
Tim loved fictitious creatures and their stories. Dee loved adventure. Together they brainstormed ideas and Tim discovered an interesting creature (the Squonk) native to Pennsylvania's magnificent forests. Dee went camping at the Allegheny National Forest and The Mystery of the Wailing Woods took shape. The ORB had magical abilities for its owner, so the writers let their imaginations fly. The story took close to three years of 'across the pond' collaboration before it was ready for an editor. But once edited, the book quickly hit the shelves in 2021. Children and adults loved the story and the characters and asked for more.
Tim and Dee put their heads together and decided the next book would take place on Tim's side of the pond, England. In short order, Trouble at Tintagel- A North Cornwall Adventure bloomed. A baby dragon found himself in deep trouble on his way to England. The ORB also found itself in England. Book two of the Orb Adventures series took flight in 2022 to rave reviews.
There will be two more stories in the Orb Adventures series. Dee is working on the ORB'S origin story now! Where did that curious sphere come from? The fourth book will be a story that takes place in Finland. Watch our site for announcements about the progress of each story!
STEAM4Littles is the newest series in our family. A picture book series for children between the ages of 4-8, each story focuses on some element of the STEAM concept. The characters in this series experience exciting adventures and interact with elements of science, technology, engineering, art, and math.
Dee Klein is the author of STEAM4Littles and builds the stories on her personal experiences. In the first book, Percival's Amazing Adventure, the characters come from Dee's travels to Antarctica and Australia. Nature, the environment, friendship, and trust are the primary themes in the story. The beautiful illustrations bring Percy to life for children and adults. A fun activity book is available for each story in the series as well.
There are currently two more stories in development: The Bumblebee Nursery and Wormbergs Go Wandering. Please sign up for our Mailing List to stay up to date on our bizzzzzzzzzzzy bees!
