Book: The Wildly Whimsical Tales of Gracie and Sniggles: The Mystery of the Blue Goo
Author: Teressa Hill
Available On: Amazon
Language: English
Rating: 5/5
“The Wildly Whimsical Tales of Gracie and Sniggles: The Mystery of the Blue Goo” is a Children’s Book written by the author Teressa Hill and illustrated by Karine Makartichan. Story features a girl Gracie and her best friend Sniggles who is a dog. Gracie was sad about moving out of the city.
Gracie and Sniggles decided to explore the new place after unpacking. They set out on an adventure. On their adventure, they met a crow, a cat and a wee little bee (who was blue and covered in goo).
Pretty illustrations made this book more eye catchy. This story is adventurous and teaches about friendship to little readers. Story has great content and is perfect for kids. I appreciate author’s writing style. I like to strongly recommend this book for little readers.
Q1. Hello Maám, can you please introduce yourself? Readers would love to know more about you.
Hi There! My name is Kimberly Lecar. I’m a US Army spouse, new mom, worship leader, and author who has been blessed to travel and live abroad. I love encouraging people through my podcast “Crowned in Beauty Podcast,” blog post, testimonies and sharing about Jesus.
Q2. What were the key challenges you faced while writing ‘Crowned in Beauty’ book?
Crowned in Beauty is a devotional testimony book, of how I made Jesus Lord and Savior of my life. When I began writing the devotional, I knew that I had to be vulnerable and share my hardships to encourage my readers. This book challenged me to trust the process, trust in what I read and trust that what I wrote, would serve a purpose. So, essentially the challenge was giving over doubt and judgment by embracing a new season of growth and self-acceptance.
Q3. What books or authors have most influenced your own writing?
“The Broken Way“by Ann Voskamp, “It’s Okay to Not be Okay” by Sheila Walsh, and “Uninvited” by Lysa Terkeurst. I enjoy authors that shed light on their experiences and find deeper meaning as a way to encourage others.
Q4. What’s your favourite spot to visit in your own country? And what makes it so special to you?
Clearwater Beach, Florida. It’s where I gave my life to Christ and also closer to St. Pete beach where married my husband.
Q5. Is there lots to do before you drive in and start writing a book?
Lots of reflection, praying, remembering the “why” I’m writing, and researching. Once I have an outline of each chapter and/or topic, I remind myself of the why.
Q6. How long did it take you to write ‘Crowned in Beauty’ book?
It’s funny, I would say the first “Crowned in Beauty” book I wrote was in 2017. Initially this first draft of 5 chapters was “finished.” But, on a trip to Italy I decided to take my laptop. The trip didn’t turn out that great. My laptop and other valuables were stolen and there went my story. Back to the writing board on January of 2019 and completed within 4 months. Honestly, I’m glad that first draft wasn’t the final book. I still had a lot to learn about myself and what became the final book is what needed to be.
Q7. On what all platforms readers can find ‘Crowned in Beauty’ book to buy?
It’s available at http://www.crownedinbeauty.com, Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible and online retailers. It’s also available as an Audiobook, which is a plus because the songs are included.
Q8. Tell us about the process of coming up with the book cover and the title ‘Crowned in Beauty’ ?
In the Bible, there is a verse that talks about God replacing Israel’s beauty for their ashes. (Isaiah 61: 3) I thought of how as God’s children we are crowned in His righteousness. I wanted the ashes, rust and dirt to be a reflection of my past being replaced with rubies. The rubies represent our value, being more precious than rubies. (Proverbs 3:15)
Q9. When writing a book how do you keep things fresh, for both your readers and also yourself?
I beleive this comes with being vulnerable, genuine and confident in who you are. My experiences are specific to me, but they are relatable. I simply share from my heart.
Q10. Are there any secrets from the book (that aren’t in the blurb), you can share with your readers?
There will be times you may feel uncomfortable, challenged and maybe question your faith. It’s all part of the journey.
Q1. Hello Sir, can you please introduce yourself? Readers would love to know more about you.
My name is Cory Ward, I am 39 years old born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I have been married to my best Friend Joslyn Ward for 9 years and we have two beautiful boys Joshua who is 5 and David 3.
Q2. What were the key challenges you faced while writing ‘Dear Sons’ book?
Some key challenges were simply getting started, and being discipline enough to create space to create and write. My wife was very helpful with helping me stay on track and holding me accountable for my writing goals day by day
Q3. What books or authors have most influenced your own writing?
Dr Jermone T. Glenn, Dr Myles Munroe, and Dr Tony Evans
Q4. What’s your favourite spot to visit in your own country? And what makes it so special to you?
I would say my favourite state to visit in the United States would be New Orleans Louisiana just the food and the melting pot of culture is pretty cool to me
Q5. Is there lots to do before you drive in and start writing a book?
I would say yes, a lot of the prep organizing and plain motivating yourself to do it all happen before you ever write or type your first words. I highly recommend an outline of what the overall theme of your book is, what each chapter will focus on with bullet points to keep you on track, you can have a great concept that you place in the wrong chapter if you don’t have a focus. I can be scattered brained at times and go down a rabbit hole lol. So, outlines next to me while I am writing help me keep the focus.
Q6. How long did it take you to write ‘Dear Sons’ book?
About 4-5 months during the height of the pandemic, I hade been working on it in bits and pieces for a while by journaling my thoughts on manhood and fatherhood, but during the pandemic the world was still so I had time to focus on creating, one of the benefits of the pandemic was the world couldn’t go anywhere so I had a lot of time.
Q7. On what all platforms readers can find ‘Dear Sons’ book to buy?
Readers can find Dears Sons on my website corjward.com and by next month sometime it will be available on Amazon also
Q8. Tell us about the process of coming up with the book cover and the title ‘Dear Sons’ ?
What’s interesting about the book cover is that photo is from a family photo shoot we did with a friend of ours named Leah a whole year before I even thought about writing a book, and wanted something that my boys could see years from now and be proud of.
Q9. When writing a book how do you keep things fresh, for both your readers and also yourself?
For myself, prayer, studying the word of God and translating HIS thoughts about topics and scripture, music and watching my children be themselves in their various environments really feeds my creativity. For readers I am not sure I kind of just a problem pertaining to manhood and fatherhood and try to be a piece of the solution
Q10. Are there any secrets from the book (that aren’t in the blurb), you can share with your readers?
Rootlines is a poetry collection penned by the author Kelsey Day. It is a poetry collection by a queer, neurodivergent woman living in the mountains of Appalachia.
Few of my favorite poems from the collection are: “bread & wine & the body”, morning, afterlife, etc. Pretty illustrations with few poems caught my attention. Below lines from the titular poem “rootlines” are amazing:
beneath the urgent floods
the honeyed stones and braids of chrysalis
beneath the nest of wild grass and shed talons,
the churning beasts are not sleeping.
I spot them on a walk with my family.
my body rushes to fill itself.
roots rumble under the pavement, snarling bike chains
catch between my fingers—see the bent paperbacks, the
flecked lenses, the plunging shortcuts through the trees
Written in 84 pages, this poetry collection could be read in a single sitting. I liked the cover photo of the book and the title is suitable. The poems in this collection are based in place. Through this book, authors has made the readers aware that Appalachia as we know it today has been built on a stolen land. I like to recommend this poetry book to avid poetry lovers.
“Rufus & Olivia: A Tail of Acceptance” written by the author Michele Walker and illustrated by Quil.and.Ink. Olivia is a cat who lives in a home with humans. One day the humans told Olivia that they have a surprise for her. They presented Rufus, a dog in front of Olivia. But Olivia thinks they both are different from each other. Will Olivia be not able to accept the new member in the family?
Grab a copy of this story book and read it yourself to find out what happens next. This story teaches a beautiful lesson to kids. Find it yourself by reading this book. Whenever we have a new person or animal around us, we should give them a chance to mix up with us instead of disliking them at the first place.
Illustrations are pretty and cover photo is nice. I appreciate the content that author has presented in this book and I enjoyed reading this story.
“In My Fathers’ Steps” written by the author Hannibal Muhammad is a self-help and spiritual read that motivates readers to deepen their love so they can grow closer to Allah (God).
In this book, author has talked about following the steps of his father and about the connection to Almighty God Allah. Author has also discussed about how we have taken the Teachings of the Most Honorable Elijah
Muhammad as a joke! Even though we become scholars, we can’t compete on the level of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan.
“I loved the below quote from this book: We have to make a perfect family. And it starts with perfect love and total commitment.”
~~The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan
Furthermore, by taking the teachings of Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad as a joke, we don’t get the blessings and we get “Curse for Disobedience”.
Cover photo of the book is nice. Title is suitable. This is infact a spiritual memoir in which author has shared events from his own life. It’s a worth reading book. I enjoyed every bit of it and I came across various teachings in this book. I like to recommend this book to my fellow brothers and sisters.
“Death of a Final Girl” is the debut book of the author Sonny G. The book is written in four parts in total. The first part Autumn’s Eve is set in the year 1976. In an island city of Devil’s Den, woodlands blend into Heathen’s forest. A nature maze Satan’s Labyrinth is a hundred thousand acres of land. Autumn is a seventeen years old girl who who was scared by her friend Leo. Things are complicated with her ex-lover Tony Bronco and she hates Goldie who was close to Tony.
All of them are going in Tony’s car for a camping. It’s there last weekend of high school and they wanna make it memorable. At the gas station, Goldie stole Tequila bottle but the owner Donovan witnessed her and asked for a favor in return. Now, with a stranger accompanying them on a journey, what gonna happen?
I enjoyed reading this spooky story. Heathen’s forest setting description is amazing. Language of the book is medium so I like to recommend this book to avid readers. Cover photo is nice with a suitable book title. Author has done great work in his debut novel.
Jen Conrad got married to a brilliant lawyer. She was happily married. But life turned upside down for her one day. Her husband Arthur Conrad is no longer alive. With Arthur, Jen was famous for fundraising. She used to attend various events also. But now, she has distanced herself from people. She is just not able to properly process the grief of the loss of her husband.
With Arthur no more around her, Jen has to find a way to move on. Her childhood best friend Renee Murphy suggested her to open a needlework shop in new Heritage Art Park. Jen now has amazing friends in life. But sometimes things get complicated. This story kept me on the edge while I read it. I was constantly curious to know what gonna happen.
This is an amazing book that inspires women to keep a financial backup so if a situation like Kathy comes, they could support themselves without a partner. There are many characters in the story and author has introduced them well. I enjoyed every bit of this story. This is a worth reading book that especially women should add to their tbr.
Q1. Hello Ma’am, can you please introduce yourself? Readers would love to know more about you.
Hi Angie! My name is Angelica Clark, I am 34, I have two beautiful girls, a toy poodle named Teddy P. and I am a children’s book author focusing on mindfulness and positive mindsets! I was born and raised in Monroe, Louisiana. I received a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. I moved to Dallas, GA in 2012 and found my way back home to Louisiana in 2015. I’ve lived here since then.
Q2. What were the key challenges you faced while writing ‘I Am Me’ book?
The most challenging aspect was choosing the affirmations and only choosing twenty! I had a total of about 200 positive affirmations to choose from and I loved them all! I put into consideration of my audience’s age range and that helped a lot with choosing the affirmations that are in the journal.
Q3. What books or authors have most influenced your own writing?
No particular author or book. I got into journaling about six years ago. It became an outlet for me.
Q4. What’s your favourite spot to visit in your own country? And what makes it so special to you?
I love the beach! Any beach of the Atlantic Ocean will do just fine. It’s so calming for my overactive mind! It the one place I don’t have to force my mind to shut down. The sound of the ocean waves hitting shore just washes my thoughts away.
Q5. Is there lots to do before you drive in and start writing a book?
No, not really! I always brainstorm before writing and jot down ideas as they come to me. I definitely have to be in the mood to write, so it can flow out of me easily and authentically. I typically meditate and clear my mind. If there is something pressing to do, I HAVE to finish that or I will think about it during writing.
Q6. How long did it take you to write ‘I Am Me’ book?
4 months! I paced myself so I wouldn’t get overwhelmed with the idea of completing.
Q7. On what all platforms readers can find ‘I Am Me’ book to buy?
I Am Me is available for purchase online on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. I will have a book signing in Baton Rouge, LA June. 19th and the Journal will be available in store on that day!
Q8. Tell us about the process of coming up with the book cover and the title ‘I Am Me’?
I wanted something that was unique but represented me. I was initially thinking of something dealing with DNA strands to represent identity but my sister suggested my thumbprint and I ran with it! I bought colored pen markers and a black ink pad. I pressed my thumb in the pad, and placed it on a blank sheet of paper. I then blew it up and traced affirmations onto tracing paper along the ridges of my thumb pattern! I had a blast! I had such a hard time choosing the 20 affirmations that I couldn’t let go of the affirmations that I did not chose! I ended up putting them (along with the chosen affirmations) into my thumbprint! That beautiful handwriting you see is mine as well! LOL!
Q9. When writing a book how do you keep things fresh, for both your readers and also yourself?
I have nieces and nephews that keep me updated on the new trends. I’m and old soul but I’m also young at heart. With all the negativity we face every day in the world, I figured I would make my “Tik Tok” scene in the form of a book! You’re never too old to learn something new, so I embrace the youth’s view on life, mix it up with my own and what I’ve learned and make something of it!
“CATTY THE CAT LEARNS ABOUT PERSONAL SPACE” is a motivational children’s book which is written by Irsa Jawed and illustrated by Spectacokids.
This book is perfect if you want to make your child learn something about personal space of others. Join Catty the Cat to know how learning to respect one’s personal space is an essential part of social skill and how it plays a vital role in maintaining friendship.
The story is fast paced and exciting. Language of the book is easy so kids could understand it. Author has very well represented this story and I am happy to get my hands on this lovely book. Illustrations are awesome and won my heart. This book will be a valuable addition to kids’ library.
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