Title: Hertz Gets Fused Author: Suzanne Purvis Publisher: Owl’s Nest Publishers Format: Novel-in-Verse Recommended Ages: 8-13 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fun, Quirky Middle Grade Novel-in-Verse Set in the Arizona Desert Three words open this delightful, entertaining, fast-paced tale: Smoke. Flames. Sirens. Readers are thrust into the wonderful, inventive, ingenious mind of superb storyteller Purvis who takes us…
Title: Queens & Owls: Folk Stories from Around the World Author: SA Krishnan Publisher: SA Krishnan Recommended Ages: 4-8, best for 6-8 Rating: ⭐⭐⭐½ Beautiful Illustrations Meet Expectations Challenge Based on the title I bought the book expecting more than just the two stories. And enjoyed what I read, Because this book only included two…
My next book is a children’s book called BELLA AND THE MISSING BUTTERFLY LOCKET. As part of my research, I took a road trip in November, to interview entomologists in Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arizona. The trip was a successful, and crazy adventure. The trip began simple enough. I met and interviewed an…
Why is there a picture of my ten year old cat Ginger on a tree stump in sea of calm backyard grass? I’ll get to that in a moment, because it’s affirms to me how a writer’s intention verses reader’s interpretation is a matter of perspective. One writer creates stories in genres readers naturally crave…
I promised in my previous blog post I’d share with you why I ran in a marathon I had no business running in that led to an increase in my own happiness. I’m a Disabled Veteran with permanent, painful neuropathy in both legs and feet and I had no business running in the Walt Disney…
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