INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An Indiana teacher has published a children’s book aimed at helping the kids of today become the problem solvers of tomorrow.

Julia Kolouch is the author of “The Adventures of Mrs. Crockess and Ivy: No Pockets? No Problem!”

Kolouch earned her degree at Purdue before teaching kindergarten in Culver in northern Indiana. She eventually moved to Boston, spending time there before coming back to Indiana.

The story comes from a deeply personal place, recreating the whimsical stories of Kolouch’s real-world niece, Ivy, who in childhood would d...