“Black Boy Ballad” is a Children’s Book written by the author Martha Sylla Underwood. In this story book, a little boy is worried because of his skin color. As he prayed to God, he heard a voice that tells him how brilliant, smart he is.
Parents could gift this book copy to their little kiddos. This book will help them to get rid of their self-doubt.
It teaches a powerful lesson to kids. We shouldn’t forget our worth. Powerful illustrations made this book attractive. We all feel worried sometimes because of our lack of belief in ourselves. This book is full of positive affirmations and will inspire the readers. Go ahead with it. Great work done by author and illustrator in this book.
Measures written by the author B. L. Bruce is the third published book of the author. It is a collection of nearly sixty poems. Some of my favorite poems from the collection are: Morro Bay, Fewer, The Color Blue, It Happened Once, etc. These poems explores grief, love, loss, betrayal, etc.
A woman in the distance stands in the gray sea, bends to hold it in her hands so tenderly— I yearned to know such a caress.
Cover photo of the book looks mind blowing and the title is suitable. Writing style of author is nice. Poems are written as left aligned. Some poems are short whereas other ones are long. They are lyrical in nature and if you are a poetry lover then you shouldn’t miss to read this book.
Book: The Adventures Of Darren and Destiny: Safari – Tanzania
Author: Jay Cameron
Available On: Amazon
Language: English
Rating: 5/5
“The Adventures Of Darren and Destiny: Safari – Tanzania” is second Children’s Book in the series that helps in educating kids about the culture of Africa.
Darren and Destiny are on way back to Africa with their family. They went to Serengeti National Park for the Safari and had great adventure watching different animals. Get a copy of this book and read it yourself to find out what all they will learn from their tour guide Godfrey.
Join twins – Darren and Destiny to enjoy Safari adventure in Africa. Author’s writing style is impressive. Cover photo is nice and I like the way author is covering different African countries as part of the book series. Parents could gift this series collection to their kids to educate them about Africa. This book is strongly recommended for kiddos. There are so many things that kids will get to know from this book.
“The Adventures Of Darren And Destiny: Ghana” written by the author Jay Cameron is a Children’s Book. Through this book, little readers will get to know more about countries that are part of Africa continent.
The twins Darren and Destiny lives with their parents in America. Their father is taking them to Ghana so they can get to know more about Africa. This trip to Ghana is a fun-filled trip for Destiny and Darren. Grab a copy of this book and get to know what all they learnt about Ghana.
This book is a great starting point to introduce African culture to kids. Language of the book is simple and pretty illustrations will capture kid’s attention. Author’s storytelling skills are amazing and I enjoyed reading about Africa in this book. I like to strongly recommend this book to little readers.
Q1. Hello Ma’am, can you please introduce yourself? Readers would love to know more about you.
I’m Nevmah Morris, I was born in Walsall, UK in 1981. I have 5 boisterous brothers and we lived in Staffordshire during our childhood years. During our teenage years we lived in the West Midlands. I moved to North Wales in 2000. North Wales, UK, is indeed a beautiful part of the world to live in and a wonderful place to raise children so needless to say I still reside in Wales. I was a Primary School teacher for 13 years until joining my husband in our family business as Funeral Directors. I am also a children’s book author and writing stories about precious moments is my favourite pastime. My husband and I are raising 5 beautiful daughters. They are my purpose, my reason for all that I do. To be a role model to them to show them that not only can you be a wife, mother, go to work, but that it’s important to maintain your own identity and not be too busy to lose my own interests and hobbies whilst taking care of many other people. Writing stories is time for ‘me’. I’ve thought about publishing my stories for many years. After being diagnosed with breast cancer and surviving I realised that tomorrow is not promised to anyone, we are only given today. So why wait? Take one step towards your goal each day to make it happen. I began writing my first book ‘My Daughter Believes’ and have a mind full of stories ready to tell the world.
Q2. What were the key challenges you faced while writing ‘Post Office Travels’ book?
Talkers can talk and writers can write. I guess I was conscious of the word count and to keep it suitable for the age range I had intended it for without it becoming too lengthy. It was a challenge to condense the content and proved to me that it is much easier to write more than less!
Q3. What books or authors have most influenced your own writing?
As a child I could transport to another world through the writings of Enid Blyton, it was the closest to magic a child could get. Creating a book that can stretch a child’s imagination beyond anything they could ever experience is key. I also love the childlike simplicity and innocence that Beatrix Potter can bring to stories. With both of these authors it is quite something to be able to master completely fictional places and characters and make them so incredibly real and normal to a child.
Q4. What’s your favourite spot to visit in your own country? And what makes it so special to you?
Wales is an idyllic place to live. It is difficult to pick one spot. My children and I have created many stories and games in a tranquil woodland, reaching the heights of a hill or mountainside to have a picnic with a view or building a boat out of sand whilst listening to the sound of the ocean.
Q5. Is there lots to do before you dive in and start writing a book?
I ‘think’. I can spend days, months and years bringing a story to life in my mind. I write the plot, create characters and a purpose for the writing all in my head before I even put pen to paper. I plan a whole story then once it’s finished in my head the writing it down is the easy bit.
Q6. How long did it take you to write ‘My Daughter Believes’ book?
My Daughter Believes is a collection of childhood memories based on my own daughter Kya. As she grew up there were so many beautiful moments that I wanted to bottle up and keep treasured forever so over the years I would write them down on little pieces of paper and keep them in a drawer. In 2018 I was diagnosed with breast cancer which encouraged me to then do something about ‘those little pieces of paper’ and in 2019 I wrote my book My Daughter Believes. This book is dedicated to Kya and I intend to write and dedicate a book to each of my children.
Q7. On what platforms can readers find your books to buy?
My children’s books – My Daughter Believes and Post Office Travels – are available to purchase on Amazon and via my website http://www.nevmahmorris.co.uk.
Q8. Tell us about the process of coming up with the cover and the title of your books?
My Daughter Believes is about all the childhood memories with my own daughter. Kya believed in everything – from fairies, midnight dances, the magic of Christmas to friendship, kindness, helping others. I hope her wonder of believing stays with her long into adulthood. Post Office Travels was about my own travel and experiences to many places and countries. I wanted to record these experiences and share them with children in a story book. Using the Post Office, as a place of work in my book, enabled each reader to ‘travel’. One can travel anywhere in the world they need only take their imagination.
Q9. When writing a book how do you keep things fresh, for both your readers and also yourself?
I focus my writing on the ‘present day’ and noting new things that come to light during conversations with others or observations of behaviours resulting from present day experiences. Hence I then work with new thoughts and ideas without the need to revisit old matters/ topics.
Q10. Are there any secrets from the book (that aren’t in the blurb), you can share with your readers?
Plenty My second book Post Office Travels is dedicated to one of my twin daughters Tien Rose. Tien helped me to create lots of fun seek and find items within the book. Tien loves interactive books so the last page calls for all ‘little explorers’ to go off and find things throughout the story. The name written on the boat, when the character is in Greece, is called the Tien Rose.
My Daughter Believes has many subtle references to our family too. For example, the characters that appear in the story are our 5 daughters, our family dog is illustrated on certain pages, the teddies on the little girls’ bed are drawings of Kya’s own stuffed toys, the name of the fairy is what Kya called her childhood imaginative fairy, one page is an illustration of a field by our house, the car number plate are our own private plates, we have a family tradition of the girls taking it in turns to put the star on the Christmas Tree each year which is exampled on one of the pages and Kya’s name means ‘diamond in the sky’ which is again illustrated on a page. It’s been lovely that my girls have joined me in the writing, illustrating and publishing process to help create wonderful stories for children.
The Valkyrie’s Bond written by the author Lucy Roy is the first book in Half Blood Rising series. In unions where one is a shifter and one is a witch or a warlock, it’s the witch blood that always won out.
Freya’s father decided to send her away from the royal court of Lindoroth. She’d trained and fought in Watoria, the capital of the realm of Allanor, earning herself a reputation with the local marshals.
After spending six years in Watoria, Freya left the city. She had to go directly to the academy. It will take under three days for Freya to reach Iladel. Prince Aerilius will be attending Aldridge this year and he is Freya’s good childhood friend. Grab a copy of this book to know about the secrets that Freya and prince will uncover.
Pronunciation Guide at the beginning of the book helped me to pronounce easily. World building is nice and characters are penned well. Storyline is very intriguing and author’s writing style is impressive. Cover photo of the book is nice. Pace of the story is medium and I didn’t feel bored anytime while reading this story. I like to recommend it to my friends.
The Unravelling written by the author Joanna Vander Vlugt is the first book in the Jade and Sage Mystery book series. Story is set in the city of Victoria. Jade Thyme defended her ex-husband Jules Cranbury. Jules was charged with the second-degree murder of twenty-year-old Swedish actress Anna Von Altman. When the jury announced its decision, Jules was declared not guilty. But soon, Jules was murdered. Jade was questioned at the crime scene for her reasons of being there.
Jade discovered something about the secret justice Society who has been around for twenty years. When Jules has chosen Jade to defend him, Jade’s life was also put in danger because of guilty by association. Now, will the truth uncover who is behind the murder?
The Unravelling is an interesting story with a fast pace. Cover photo of the book is nice and plot of the story is well written. The story kept me on the edge while reading. I love murder mysteries as they wake up the inner detective in me and while reading I keep on thinking who is the culprit. Go ahead with this book without thinking twice.
“Secrets Of The Under Under World: Water” written by the author P.S. Whatever is an interesting story about a girl Sam who have to look after two world.
Sam and her brother Darby are orphan. They once had love, a shadow of parents, good food, clothes, etc but now with their parents dead, they are living with Aunt C. Sam was stuck on the roof. She was angry because of the bad food she has to eat, old clothes she has to wear and hand-down books she has to use.
Sam fell through the Surface of the earth and lands into an Under-Under World. Luckily she landed on leaves, so her body didn’t broke. Sam realizes soon that she is under the bottom of the world and she has to find a way out to reach the surface. Grab a copy of this book and read it to find out what will happen when she has an encounter with Great Hildinski.
This is really an interesting story that I enjoyed to the most. Author’s vivid imagination is something I really appreciate. Children will enjoy this story a lot. Language of this book is easy to follow and cover photo is nice. It would be great to see this story in the form of a movie.
“Daniel’s Dreams: Monster Mountain” is an interesting story book written by the author Leanne Brown and illustrated by Yogesh Mahajan. Story features a young boy Daniel who is shy and kind.
Daniel who lacks belief in himself feels butterflies in his stomach oftenly. His sister Darcie is opposite of him. She is strong, independent and has a cute smile. Every night in his dreams, Daniel go on great adventures and meet new people. One night, a corn-yellow, egg shaped monster Dex appeared in Daniel’s room and took him to Monster Mountain. Grab a copy of this book and read it yourself to know why that place is called Monster Mountain and is Dex a good or a bad monster? What advice he will give to Daniel?
Language of this story book is lucid. Cover photo of the book is eye catchy. This book is full of pretty illustrations and is a perfect pick for bedtime reading. I could relate myself to Daniel as I am also shy but adventure loving person. Author’s storytelling skill is mind blowing. This book is perfect and I wish I could give it more than 5 stars out of 5. Truly loved it.
Book: Shlok’s Dad: A Father’s Perspective Of Parenthood
Author: Vivek Sharma
Available On: Amazon
Language: English
Rating: 5/5
“Shlok’s Dad: A Father’s Perspective Of Parenthood” is a book written by the author Vivek Sharma.
Author has shared various experiences of his parenting journey like his wife Reshma went to a labor pain, when he first time hold his son, potty discussion, naming game, etc.
When author has shared his WWF experience and he missed to notice a small child sleeping among the pillows, I went down the memory lane. Once in a hospital a newly born wrapped in a towel was sleeping on the couch, thinking it’s just a towel, I was about to sit on him.
If you are looking for a light hearted read then go ahead with this book. I like to recommend this book to new or wannabe parents. Language of the book is lucid so one could follow it easily. Cover photo of the book featuring Shlok and his dad is nice.
I have read many books on parenting from the perspective of a mother but I guess this is the first time I have read it from a perspective of a father. I am glad to know the terms DINK, SINK from this book. Phrases like “We are pregnant” and “Our Pregnancy” are amazing and should be used by every pregnant couple. There is much more that one can learn from author’s parenting experience.
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