"Anna and the Storm" Now Available on Amazon and A Music Video!

I've just published a new children's book called Anna and the Storm on amazon!  It's a rhyming picture book about a musically-gifted girl named Anna who writes a piece of music on a rock in the woods near her house just for fun.  When the rock is found, the music is performed for the people of Anna's small town. The music is so beautiful, the town mayor and pastor are convinced that the music is a gift from heaven.  When a storm washes the music away from the face of the rock, the townspeople believe that the music was taken from them for someone's wrongdoing and try to blame a dark stranger and Anna for taking away the music.  Anna must find a way to convince everyone that she wrote the music and that the stranger and she had nothing to do with causing the storm that took away her song.

This story offers parents and children an excellent opportunity to discuss such important issues as the dangers of jumping to conclusions, blaming innocent people for imagined wrongs, distrusting people we don't know just because they are strange to us and the fact that our political and religious leaders are just as fallible as everyone else and sometimes work against our best interests.

This is a long-form rhyming picture book written for children ages nine to thirteen, though younger children will enjoy the cadence of the rhymes.

I've also made a YouTube video of Anna's Tune that you can watch right now if you want to hear the music that Anna wrote in the story.  The song is actually a traditional American folk song called Shenandoah which was probably written over two hundred years ago.  It has lived all of those years because of its beautiful melody.

Here's the cover of Anna and the Storm:

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Thank You to Sharon F, Upcoming Book & Riddle Answer

My sincere and heartfelt THANK YOU to Sharon F for her excellent four-star review of my children's Christmas book Noel's Christmas Wish.  Sharon read the book with her six year old granddaughter, who said that it was a good story.  Thank you again, Sharon.  I'm delighted that you and your granddaughter enjoyed the book and your review means more to me than you know.

In other news, I should be publishing my next children's book in a week or so.  It's a rhyming picture book about a musically gifted girl named Anna.  Here's a drawing of Anna and the house where she lives which you'll see in the book:

This book is written for nine to twelve year olds but younger children will enjoy the cadence of the rhymes.

You might remember that I showed you an illustration called, or a toad in your pocket, from my recent #1 Bestselling book, Things You Might See #4.  You'll remember that I challenged you to guess what illustration might be paired with that one in the book.  My hint was that it was something that rhymed with pocket and that it moved very quickly.  Well, if you guessed rocket, you were right!  Good job!

Here's the illustration:

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Happy New Year! Thank You for Things #4 Sales & A Riddle

Happy (slightly belated) New Year, everyone!  I hope the new year finds you healthy and happy and that 2014 is the best year yet for you and yours!

My newest children's book, Things You Might See #4, became a #1 Bestseller in the USA, UK, Latin America and all across Europe and Asia last month!  THANK YOU to everyone who bought a copy and helped make this book a smashing success all around the world!

You might remember that I showed you a drawing the other day called, A bicycle built for two and challenged you to guess what drawing might be paired with that one in the book.  If you guessed or a snake crawling out of your shoe, you were right!  Good job!  Here's the drawing:

Here's a new riddle for you; the drawing below is called, or a toad in your pocket.

Can you guess the name of the drawing that's paired with this one in the book?  Remember, it will rhyme with pocket.  I'll give you a hint: it's something that moves very quickly.  I'll give you the answer in a few days.  Good luck guessing!

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