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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!
This coming year I have lots of fun designs and book projects on my to-do list! I've already gotten started on a few! This past year I fulfilled one of my goals to have my book, When I Build with Blocks, available in hardcover! I'm hoping that I will have a few more of my books in hardcover as well, before the end of the year.
Please feel free to look around my blog. My books are all listed along the left side panel, along with book trailers and some fun poetry gifts and more. H...

The new hardcover edition is here!

**New Giveaway Contest!**Enter to win 1 free autographed copy of, When I Build With Blocks, hardcover edition! This contest is sponsored through Goodreads.

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It's Here!!

The new hardcover edition of, When I Build With Blocks, is available for sale at Amazon, Barnes & Noble  and more!! Teachers, parents and children can now enjoy this fun book right along side the block area with this sturdy hardcover edition!



 Available at:Amazon | Barnes & Noble

FREE!

FREE EBOOK for a limited time!
Great for bedtime or anytime that you want to say, "I love you". 

This book can stand alone, or is part of a 2 book set which includes, Your Father's Love. Look for them both where ever ebooks are sold!Get, Your Mother's Love, FREE at:Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Apple/iBooks | Smashwords |

Oodles of Noodles to dry!

We had lots of fun at summer camp painting pasta to make necklaces. But what do you do with all the wet painted pasta so it can dry? Place them on another noodle - a pool noodle that is! With so many kids, (around 80) and so many  pasta noodles, I needed to come up with a way to keep their pasta from rolling away while they waited two days for us to meet again, to string them. Buying individual foam pieces would have been costly, so one day while I was at the Dollar Store checkout, I not...

Expanding!!

Currently I'm working on making some of my ebooks available at other outlets in addition to Amazon. There is a reviewing stage the books need to go through so I'm not sure how long it will take. So far, Your Mother's Love (which will be free for a limited time) and The Roots of My Family Tree, are now available at Smashwords, and will soon be distributed to Apple itunes, Kobo, Barnes & Noble (Nook), Sony and more!

I'll keep you posted!

Fathers

This Father's Day I'm reminded of how important a father's role is in the life of a child. He's the man they look up to, the man they want to be like. The man they go to for comfort, and the man who knows how to be silly.

When I remember my step-father, the man who raised me from a very young age, I remember his voice, when he shared his never ending wisdom. I remember his arms, when he hugged me when I was sad, and mostly I remember his laughter, he was just so darn funny - we laughed togethe...

Bagpipes on Memorial Day

In honor of Memorial Day and for my Dad, this bagpiper is for you.Adapted from the children's book, The Roots of My Family Tree, by Niki Alling.
Bagpiper Mug by nikiclix
View more Bagpipes Mugs at zazzle.com

Mothers

When I wrote the children's books, "Your Mother's Love" and "Your Father's Love", my hope was that the children who read it, or have it read to them, will have a better understanding of how much love their mothers and fathers have for them. Parental love is so huge, and so strong, and helping children to understand that, may possibly lead to a greater sense of security and confidence as they go out into the world.

I have worked in a school with young children for many years, and I have seen hu...

Fun learning for Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day is this week! Have fun combining shape recognition, and Valentine's Day this year, with this fun little book, Hearts Are For Loving.

Available at:
Amazon / Barnes & Noble / CreateSpace