More About Hester Publishing LLC.
Hester Publishing is an independent publisher and online book store.  We publish otherwise out
of print works of classic American children's literature.  These are the original works, just as you
remember them.  We are constantly looking to add more titles of children's books to our store.  
So if you know of any out of print titles that you would love to see back in print, please email us
and let us know.

The only places to get these books is here on hesterpublishing.com and in select independent
bookstores.

We will add works as we find them.  Please browse the site and read the articles about various
topics.  We are just getting started, so be sure to bookmark this site and come back frequently
to see what has been added.

Hester Publishing is the exclusive publisher for Me and Caleb,  Me and Caleb Again, and now
More Me and Caleb Again.  The company and the author Franklyn E. Meyer have an exclusive
agreement granting Hester Publishing permission to sell these classic American books.
Email:  info@hesterpublishing.com
In 2005 I attended a book fair at our children's school and my eyes lighted upon an old copy of
Me and Caleb Again.  Something stirred deep in my memories that reminded me that this book
was incredibly funny, and so I quickly picked up the book.  I couldn't recall the specific details of
the book as it had been over 35 years since I had last read it, but I knew that it was one of my
childhood favorites.  I promptly bought the book and brought it home for my 10 year old
daughter to read.  

Unfortunately, anything that Dad recommended couldn't be any good so Me and Caleb Again sat
unread on the bookshelf for almost a year.  Finally on a cold winter morning in February 2006 our
ten year old daughter Caitlin decided to pick up the book and start reading.

All of a sudden I started to hear giggling coming from the green chair in the sun room.  Soon I
heard outright laughter.  Next I witnessed her reading passages to her younger brothers who
also laughed.  She then finished reading the book and told me that it was the funniest book
she'd ever read.  I remarked that I thought there was another book, entitled Me and Caleb which
obviously was set before Me and Caleb Again.  I suggested that we try to find it to buy.  
Unfortunately it was out of print and unavailable from bookstores.  I was only able to secure a
vintage copy for an exorbitant price on ebay.  

When that copy of Me and Caleb arrived at our door, my daughter tore open the box and read it
cover-to-cover.  She then proclaimed it to be the funniest book that she'd ever read!

My boys, (ages 6 and 8) then begged me to read them Me and Caleb, which I did a chapter at a
time each night.  I watched as they giggled over and delighted in the antics of Bud and Caleb in
each chapter and I was amused how, as each night when we finished a chapter they would beg
me to keep reading!  My daughter who'd already read both books, curled up next to us and
listened each night as well.  At this point, I realized the timelessness of these books.

After we'd finished Me and Caleb, we left for a vacation to Florida, and my boys insisted that we
bring Me and Caleb Again with us to read at bedtime each night!  We did, and I was amazed to
see them ask to come in from the beach to read the chapters!

Now I started to wonder how I could get these books back in print and make them widely
available to kids everywhere.  My first effort was to locate the author, Franklyn E. Meyer.  I was
amused to learn that we had been just a tad bit south of him while in Florida on vacation. (Click
here to read more about Franklyn Meyer.)

After we met, things started to "snowball" and after a lot of fun work and early morning hours,
Hester Publishing was born.  Please order Me and Caleb, Me and Caleb Again, and now More Me
and Caleb Again.

Sincerely,
Jim Hester