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About My Books
Every book begins with a story that refuses to stay quiet. Mine often begin with a moment, sometimes joyful, sometimes difficult, always meaningful, that eventually grows into something worth sharing.
On this page, you will find the books I have written and published. Each one reflects my love of storytelling, faith, history, and the small details of life that shape who we become. Some are drawn from my own experiences, others from the lives of people who lived long ago but whose stories still matter today.
If something here catches your interest, you can easily purchase the book through Amazon using the links provided.
If you read one of my books and enjoy it, I would be deeply grateful if you would take a moment to write a short review on Amazon. Reviews help other readers discover books they might love. If you do post a review, I would also love it if you could send me a copy.
Thank you for visiting, for reading, and for supporting an independent writer. Every reader who opens one of these books becomes part of the journey, and I am grateful you are here.
Capture your story before it slips away in Memoir Writing with Peggy.
Have you ever thought, “I want to write my memoirs, but I don’t know how to begin?” This beginner-friendly guide is written just for you.
In this encouraging and practical book, Peggy walks you step by step through the process of preparing, organizing, writing, and publishing your life stories. With clear guidance and simple techniques, you will learn how to turn memories into meaningful stories to share with others.
Designed especially for those who want to preserve memories for their children and grandchildren, this book helps you capture the moments that matter most before they fade over time.
Because when we are gone, our stories can disappear with us. Writing them down leaves a footprint in this world—and a gift for the generations who follow.
Beginner book showing how to prepare, write, and publish memories.
Dandelion Child
Discover resilience, healing, and hope in Dandelion Child, the award-winning memoir of Margaret Best’s childhood as a Cold War – era Army brat.
Winner of the Florida Writers Association’s Royal Palm Literary Award in 2019, this powerful story took thirty years to write. What began as a doctor’s assignment to process childhood trauma became a journey of healing and transformation.
Through honest reflection and vivid storytelling, Margaret reveals how writing her story helped her overcome the lingering effects of military life and find peace.
This moving memoir is a testament to the power of memory, courage, and the written word—and to the healing that can come when we finally tell our stories.
Unsung Hero
Read the powerful story of an ordinary man who served in the military in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. He shares his memories of being a Prisoner of War during WWII. His life afterward is told in this book.
Winner of the 2018 Royal Palm Literary Award from the Florida Writers Association, this memoir-biography tells the story of an unknown soldier who served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam—a soldier who happened to be the author’s father.
From the battlefields of three wars to the harrowing experience as a prisoner of war under the German Reich in Italy, his first-hand memoirs are preserved within these pages.
Unsung Hero is more than one man’s story. It is a tribute to all the men and women who have served our country, yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Early Peoples Book Series
The first book in a series of books written for the fourth grade as a supplement to a unit taught about Native American Indians.
Book One: Mrs. Whitehead and the First Americans
In this exciting middle-grade adventure, Mrs. Whitehead magically becomes the Wise-Woman-Who-Tells-Stories and shares three powerful possibilities about how the first Native Americans came to America. Travel with Eve-Woman and Crow-Man as they cross from Asia to Alaska, battle giant sloths, hunt mammoths, and fight to survive in a wild new world.
History, legend, and adventure come together in this unforgettable tale. This is the first in a planned series about the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Nation).
The journey is just beginning.
Holiday Books
Rediscover Christmas
A colorful family guide to Christmas, blending Bible stories, traditions, recipes, and crafts to help families celebrate, understand, and pass on the true meaning of the season.
What if Christmas could feel the way it once did—full of wonder, hope, and quiet joy?
In Rediscover Christmas, Margaret Allyn Best invites readers to slow down and look again at the season that often rushes past in a blur of shopping lists and crowded calendars. Through thoughtful reflections, meaningful traditions, and gentle reminders of the first Christmas story, this book helps readers return to the heart of the holiday.
Each chapter encourages families and individuals to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the deeper meaning of Christmas: faith, generosity, gratitude, and the miracle of Christ’s birth.
Perfect for personal devotion, family reading, or church groups, Rediscover Christmas is a warm and inspiring companion for the Advent season.
Come back to the quiet manger.
Come back to the hope of the first Christmas.
Come and rediscover Christmas.
He Lives: The Easter Story
Use this three-part book as a group or personal Bible Study during Lent, Holy Week, and after.
Written during the long months of the 2020-21 Covid pandemic and while homebound and recovering from knee surgery, this powerful collection was born out of study, reflection, and perseverance.
Each Bible story of Eastertide is rewritten to place you inside the scene walking alongside the disciples, witnessing the Cross, and rejoicing at the Resurrection.
With thoughtful questions and answers, personal reflections, prayers, devotions, crafts, and family-friendly recipes, this book transforms the biblical story of Easter into a hands-on, heart-deep experience for all ages.
Read. Rejoice. Renew.
The Easter Basket Giving Mystery
Every year in the magical world of Make-Believe Land, one bunny family is chosen for a very special task—gathering the materials needed to create Easter baskets for children everywhere.
Where did the tradition of giving Easter Baskets begin? What is the mystery behind this rite of springtime?
Is it true that bunny families take turns overseeing this well-loved tradition? Here is one story of how the bunnies possibly do it and the reason behind it all. Want a hint? Two thousand years ago, a man named Jesus brought a new way of living. He taught that being kind and loving to each other is the way to happiness. Why does giving Easter Baskets to each other make us happy? It’s all explained in this story.
Glossary Includes:
Facts about rabbits
What makes rabbits different from hares?
What sounds do rabbits make?
Fun Recipes Include”
How to make jellybeans
Rabbit- In-The-Hat Salad.
Author’s Request
When you purchase and read one of these books, I would greatly appreciate a brief review. Please consider posting it on Amazon. Also, You may send your comments directly to me at peggy.best47@gmail.com.