“London Loves His Opposites” is an amazing story penned by the author CC Ward and illustrated by Kaitlyn Finney. Story features a little boy London who was born different. In his world, down is up, in is out, sky is on the ground, etc.
This book introduces little readers to the term neurodivergent – those who communicate differently and experience the world differently.
This is an inspiring story that motivates normal kids to accept those like London. It also inspire kids like London to dream. Cover photo of the book is nice. Story is amazing. It is a short and quick read that kids will enjoy and learn from. Language of the book is simple so kids would be able to understand it easily. It’s a worth reading story.
Q1. Hello Sir, can you please introduce yourself? Readers would love to know more about you.
Originally, I come from a screenwriter and independent filmmaking background with over twenty years of experience in the arts and entertainment industry. My directorial debut was entitled, 17 & Under, and won my first awards, garnered successful distribution and landed me squarely on the filmmaking map. Since then, I’ve been a part of many successful productions, with my latest film The Boatman. I won Best Director Idyllwild Film Festival among many other wins and a Best Director and Best Film nominee of the prestigious 33rd Annual Imagen Awards. Now I like to turn my storytelling skills into long-form narrative fiction. My first novel is entitled, Weeper. Weeper is the multigenerational story of the relationships between the members of two 19th century Appalachian families; the True’s, a family of “warners” (early funeral directors), and the Fenn’s, a family of “weepers” (paid mourners). My current is Collodion. It is the second in a companion series after Weeper. All three will submerge into the macabre world of the nineteenth century death industry; postmortem photography & embalming.
Q2. What were the key challenges you faced while writing ‘Weeper’ book?
My first novel was a huge learning curve. Adept at screenplays, novels posed a challenge. I learned from editors over and over again, with multiple versions. I got a little better with Collodion
Q3. What books or authors have most influenced your own writing?
Charles Frazier (Cold Mountain) Pat Conroy (Prince of Tides) I don’t even come close to the prose these guys produce, but they are an inspiration.
Q4. What’s your favourite spot to visit in your own country? And what makes it so special to you?
I’m a man of water. I love lakes, beaches, streams, rivers. I like visiting any place that has those.
Q5. Is there lots to do before you drive in and start writing a book?
Yes. I’m a plotter and plot out the entire story first. But I know it will change after many drafts. Something doesn’t work out, so you have to change it over here and so forth. Since I’m a historical fiction writer, research into history helps me bring in interesting facts and many times helps with plot.
Q6. How long did it take you to write ‘Collodion’ book?
About six months with many more months of revisions.
Q7. On what all platforms readers can find your books to buy?
Both of my books are on paperback, Kindle and Audible audiobook.
Q8. Tell us about the process of coming up with the cover and the title of your books?
I want something ironic or something that would make a reader say, “What is that?” The title of Collodion comes from the substance that is used both in wet plate photography and in embalming, the two professions of my two main characters. The cover for my second book is an interesting story: The two people on the cover I found in nineteenth century tintype photographs. They are real people that lived long ago. I bought them and used them on my cover of Collodion. I do not know who they are. Just regular people that lived long ago.
Q9. When writing a book how do you keep things fresh, for both your readers and also yourself?
I need a story I’ve never heard of before. I don’t want to write a story that is a different take on another story. That’s not my style.
Q10. Are there any secrets from the book (that aren’t in the blurb), you can share with your readers?
Many of the characters, places, ships and things in the story were true historical people, places, battles and things. In the kindle edition you can use their “X-ray” and click on their names and it gives a ton of interesting facts about the place or person or thing.
“Journey of 8: New Beginnings” is an amazing book penned by the author Charlotte Sun. This is an inspiring poetry book that shows how life goes through different seasons of love, pain, broken lies, new beginnings, etc. Poetry is based on these different topics. My favorite among the collection is New Beginnings. Sharing few lines below that are my favorite:
New Beginnings as the twinkle star draws near. Not only to bear witness to those that tried to spell cast bearer of bad news. They will see the Good News that the Universe shall bring Unity and the Love that wasn’t broken. Just another token God rewards those that have grace and the faith of New Beginnings.
Written in simple language, one would be able to understand these poems even if you are not an avid poetry reader. Cover photo of the book is nice and title is suitable according to the contents of the book. Written in 104 pages, one could read this book in a single sitting. Author’s writing style is appreciated. I love the message that new beginnings arrive.
Book: The Adventures of Annabelle: Annabelle and the Messy Room
Author: Judy Pernice
Available On: Amazon
Language: English
Rating: 5/5
Judy Pernice’s “The Adventures of Annabelle: Annabelle and the Messy Room” is a lovely story. With Halloween approaching, Annabelle is really excited to go to mall and shop for her Halloween costume. After coming home from school, she made her room a total mess. All her stuffs are lying here and there. Annabelle’s mom asked her to clean her room first if she wants to go for shopping.
Grab a copy of this book and read it yourself to know what Annabelle will do? Written in simple language, this is a great story that kids will cherish as they read it. Cover photo of the book is eye catchy. Annabelle’s adventures are relatable and fun to read. I read this story to my little nephew and he enjoyed it totally. I like to strongly recommend this entire book series for little readers.
“Curly Girl: My Curls Are Mine To Love” is an amazing Children’s Book written by the author Casey F McGee and illustrated by Amari N Booker. Story features a little girl Baylee who loves her big curly poofs. On the first day of second grade, her new schoolmates made fun of her hair saying they look like “crunchy popcorn balls”. Will this comment from others affect Baylee?
Grab a copy of this amazing story and read it yourself to find out what happens next in the story. Cover photo is eye catchy and author has beautifully written this story. I enjoyed reading it. This book gives a wonderful lesson of not letting ourselves feel low because of the comments that other people make on us. Language of the book is simple and easy to understand. I loved this story.
Q1. Hello, can you please introduce yourself? Readers would love to know more about you.
My name is Chris Perreira Jardine and my wife’s name is Rachael Perreira Jardine. We love art, fashion, interior design and pretty much everything that allows us to be creative including painting- which we both did a lot while living in Costa Rica. Rachael has her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Visual Arts and Chris holds a Bachelor of Commerce Marketing Degree along with a Master of Business Administration in Community Economic Development. Our three children keep us quite busy in our spare time!
Q2. What were the key challenges you faced while writing ‘Hairy Back Jack And The Three Little Hairs’ book?
We wrote Hairy Back Jack and the Three Little Hairs nine years ago, while living abroad, teaching English in Costa Rica- where we lived for two years. Since returning to Canada, we had not stopped thinking about bringing this book to fruition, so we did! If there is a silver lining of this global pandemic, that would be it! It allowed us to come together creatively and get both the publishing and illustration process underway.
Q3. What books or authors have most influenced your own writing?
Hairy Back Jack and the Three Little Hairs is a children’s picture book for children of all ages. In a recent interview, the interviewer quickly did the math… “nine years ago, and your oldest child is five- so this means that you wrote this book way before having children!”. At that time, when writing this book, it just felt right. We knew at some point that we wanted to have children, and why not create a magical experience of our own that both of our children and ourselves can be proud of. In retrospect thinking back, we were probably inspired by both Pinocchio, for the magical fairy tale component and Goldilocks and the Three Bears for the name- those are true classics, who isn’t inspired by those books?
Q4. What’s your favourite spot to visit in your own country? And what makes it so special to you?
Our favourite spot to visit in Canada is a little town called Mattawa, which is located in the Canadian province of Ontario and located in the Nipissing District. When we are in this little quaint town, which is usually once a summer, we stay at the Nature’s Harmony – Shamayim Cabin, where we can unwind, relax as a family, get creative and breathe in everything that nature has to offer.
Q5.Is there a lot to do before you dive in and start writing a book?
For us, the process was a little bit different- we dove in and wrote the book while we either sat pool side or beach side, at that point in Costa Rica, where we had complete mental clarity. The process of actually publishing and illustrating came later, as we mentioned, nine years later. It is important to do your research to find the right publisher that makes the most sense for your goals and objectives. It is also imperative to find the perfect illustrator that can make the visuals in your head come to life- with the most appropriate style of illustration.
Q6. How long did it take you to write ‘Hairy Back Jack And The Three Little Hairs’ book?
We worked on it for probably a month or two- fine-tuning the language and sentences. Once we were on a roll, we were on a roll and we super motivated to keep it going, both adding new ideas and concepts to the plot and story line.
Q7. On what platforms can readers find Hairy Back Jack And The Three Little Hairs for purchase?
You can find Hairy Back Jack And The Three Little Hairs on Amazon, Wal Mart, Barnes and Noble, Chapters Indigo.
Q8. Tell us about the process of coming up with the book cover and the title ‘Hairy Back Jack And The Three Little Hairs’?
The title was a given. Could there be any other name than Hairy Back Jack And The Three Little Hairs?! As for the cover. We designed a quick sketch with a stick figure- it was almost as if we were in the same brain (Chris/Rachael), thinking the same thing. We knew exactly how we wanted it to look. See below. From beginning to end.
Q1. Hello Sir, can you please introduce yourself? Readers would love to know more about you.
My name is Solomon Andre Dawson Morway and I live in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts. I loved to play baseball and do karate. I even managed to get myself a black belt in Kenpo. After I finished my high school, I joined the Army National Guard at 19. That didn’t last long due to medical complications, but it did allow me time to write my book. Two weeks before I turned 22 I began my new adventure. My hope is that it brightens the day of even just one person, like writing it brightened mine.
Q2. What were the key challenges you faced while writing ‘DELSAR: The Champion & The Hero’ book?
Starting a new scene or chapter. I always knew where I wanted to go with the story, I just didn’t always know how to get there.
Q3. What books or authors have most influenced your own writing?
My favorite book series has to be ‘Republic Commando’ by Karen Traviss. It was a series that never finished and it was my dream to finish it for her. Then I wrote something completely different.
Q4. What’s your favourite spot to visit in your own country? And what makes it so special to you?
Not necessarily a specific spot, but one of my favorite things to do is attend Renaissance fairs. Here in New England they have them all the time. They’re some of the best places to unwind and enjoy fantasy.
Q5. Is there lots to do before you drive in and start writing a book?
Sometimes, it’s as simple as just sitting down and beginning. Other times, it’s something someone said that inspires me or something I’ve seen. Once I have that drive, it’s very difficult for me to think of anything else.
Q6. How long did it take you to write ‘DELSAR: The Champion & The Hero’ book?
To write, edit, and publish DELSAR, it took me six months.
Q7. On what all platforms readers can find ‘DELSAR: The Champion & The Hero’ book to buy?
It’s all over the place…. Barnes & Noble, Nook, Amazon, Kindle, Writers Republic, Books-A-Million, eBay, Kobo, LibroWorld, Booktopia, and Waterstones. These are all online. We are currently working hard to get it in the book stores.
Q8. Tell us about the process of coming up with the book cover and the title ‘DELSAR: The Champion & The Hero’?
The cover went through a couple phases. The first looked very fake and didn’t quite fit the aesthetic of the book. We used that first cover as the concept for the final cover. I felt the cover really speaks what the book means.
Q9. When writing a book how do you keep things fresh, for both your readers and also yourself?
I like to add real conversations with friends, family, or anyone else I’ve spoken to recently. It’s never word-for-word, but I feel it helps keep dialogue organic and flow nicely. It also helps make the characters feel ‘human.’
Q10. Are there any secrets from the book (that aren’t in the blurb), you can share with your readers?
There are a lot of Easter eggs and foreshadowing on events to come. A keen eye and solid sleuthing skills may allow you to figure a few things out. Trust me, if you enjoy Book 1, you’re not going to want to miss Book 2.
Author: Lisa Olmstead, Nicole Diaz and Korey Olmstead
Available On: Amazon
Language: English
Rating: 5/5
Stinky Binky is an amazing story book written by three authors Lisa Olmstead, Nicole Diaz and Korey Olmstead. Story features a little girl Scarlett Marie who loves her binky so much. Throughout the day, she held her binky tight. What gonna happen when one day Stinky Binky will disappear?
This is a beautifully illustrated book. Story is interesting and written well. Cover photo of the book looks amazing. The trio authors have done fantastic job in this book. I enjoyed this story book. After reading this book, little ones gonna have their own binky. It’s a short and quick read. Don’t miss to enjoy this amazing story.
Book: Sisters By The Sea: The Adventures Of Cider & Maggie
Author: Erin Burke
Available On: Amazon
Language: English
Rating: 5/5
“Sisters by the Sea: The Adventures of Cider & Maggie” is an amazing story book penned by the author Erin Burke. Story features two puppies Cider and Maggie. Together the two sisters went on a trip to the seashore. Grab a copy of this book to read about their adventures as they hit the sand, enjoy the breeze and heat.
This is an amazing story that teaches little readers about the importance of having family and loved ones by our side. Language of the book is lucid so kids would be able to understand it easily. Cover photo of the book looks attractive. Story is full of beautiful illustrations and I enjoyed reading each and every page to the most. This is a fun story and kids gonna be delighted to read it.
Book: Becoming Olive W.: The Women Of Campbell County
Author: S Lee Fisher
Available On: Amazon
Language: English
Rating: 5/5
“Becoming Olive W.: The Women of Campbell County” penned by the author S Lee Fisher is the first installment in the Family Saga series. Story is set in Pennsylvania in early 1900s. Main character of the story is Olive Westchester, a curly blonde-haired girl. After her mother Polly’s death, Henderson was left alone to raise his seven children some of whom have become parents. Henderson is a farmer without any parenting skills. Olive is the seventh child of her parents. Even though doctor advised her parents not to have their eighth child but Henderson was selfish enough and got his wife pregnant again. As a result, she died in labor.
As the story progresses, Olive’s eyes are set on the College education. But she was disappointed to know that her father Henderson don’t believe in female education. According to her father, his job is to prepare his daughter as an acceptable
wife, to find her a respectable husband who can provide for her.
Grab a copy of this book and find out yourself what gonna happen next in the story. Cover photo is amazing. Story shows rural time with gender inequalities. Writing style of author is amazing. Even though this is the debut book in the series, author has done wonderful work and was able to hold my attention throughout the story. Looking forward to read more novels by the author.
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