WE'VE ALL GOTTEN LOST ON THE ROAD TO LOVE, JOY, AND PEACE,

AND IT CERTAINLY DOES HELP TO HAVE A GUIDE TO GET YOU BACK ON TRACK.

Lost Without a Standard has been endorsed by the world-renowned "Global Mapmakers Club" (Don't do a search for them; I don't think they exist).

AUTHOR: Hi, y'all. Welcome my two favorite critters, Bailey and S'More-we want to say a few words about this story.

BAILEY AND S'MORE: Hi, nice people who just picked up our book.

AUTHOR: After reading this story, I thought of a time I was lost in a big city in Yugoslavia.

S'MORE: Hugo what?

AUTHOR: Yugo... never mind. Before panic set in, I prayed real hard, and God gave me an answer-just like He gave you-and I became unlost.

S'MORE: Is unlost a real word?

AUTHOR: Are you actually going to say something about the book?

BAILEY: Yes-Nellie and Snakey are stinky sneaks for getting us lost.

AUTHOR: Yep, let's let these nice people go so they can take you home and tell their critters all about your lost-and-found story.

BAILEY AND S'MORE: Have fun! See you next story. Are we done? We have a date to play "leaps and bounds"!

AUTHOR: Shhhh, that's in the next story.