The Rules and Mysteries of Brother Solomon (1987)—The second of two spiritually-themed children’s books that Stoddard authored for Paulist Press is the tale of an old dog named Brother Solomon who is the companion to a group of Franciscan monks living at a friary. The secrets of the Friary Farm become his rules and mysteries in a tale inspired by the author’s many retreats spent at the Bishop’s Ranch in Healdsburg, California.