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Keoni’s Big Question – A Review
July 5, 2009 by Writing for Children
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Reviewed by Donna M. McDine, contributing editor
Title: Keoni’s Big Question
Author: Patti B. Ogden
Illustrator: Mary Manning
Ages: 3-10
Publisher: Capstone Productions, LLC
ISBN: 978-0-9816783-6-8
Published: September 2008
Keoni always treasured his special relationship with his widowed neighbor, The Old Fisherman. Their times together fishing on the Ohio River always provided Keoni with a sense of God’s peace. Keoni’s wonderment and appreciation of the world around him, developed into a BIG question. He sought out many people for the answer. No one, not even his pastor, his mother, or friends could provide a true answer – until the day a violent storm forced Keoni and The Old Fisherman to run for shelter onshore.
Come along for this Christian based journey to discover God’s presence. The thought provoking storyline jumps from the pages with vibrant illustrations by Mary Manning.
About he Author: Patti Ogden is a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and Sunday school teacher and has always had a love for writing and the desire to reach out to children. Visit Patti atcapstone-productions.com
Illustrator Mary Manning specializes in the children’s market. She works in watercolor and colored pencil in a whimsical style that she loved as a child! For more about her work, visit www.childrensillustrators.com/illustrator.cgi/marym
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Donna M. McDine’s publishing credits include over 25 print and ezine publications. She is the Marketing Manager for Stories for Children Magazine. McDine placed 12th in the 77th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition in the category Children’s/Young Adult Fiction and she recently signed her first book contract with Guardian Angel Publishing. McDine is also a member of the SCBWI and Musing Our Children. To learn more about Donna’s writing career visit www.donnamcdine.com Sign her guestbook and receive her FREE e-Book ~ “Write What Inspires You! Author Interviews.”
Caves, Cannons and Crinolines – A Review
July 5, 2009 by Writing for Children
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Reviewed by Donna M. McDine, contributing editor
Title: Caves, Cannons and Crinolines
Author: Beverly Stowe McClure
Ages: 12 and up
Publisher: Twilight Times Books
ISBN: 1-60619-112-8
Published: September 2009
The year 1863 finds outspoken, 14-year-old, Lizzie Stamford at a crossroads of what her parents believe to be acceptable behavior for a young lady and her secret desire to join the Confederate Army disguised as a boy. Her two brothers, Willie and Joseph, willingly joined the Confederacy to defend Vicksburg from the Yankees, and Lizzie longs to be part of the glory. Her blind courage brings her into the midst of a battleground at night. Much to her dismay, war is not what she believed it to be. The horrific acts of violence overwhelm her and she runs away quickly after she arrives.
Lizzie’s emotions and beliefs that all Yankees are evil is put to the test by an unexpected encounter with a Yankee soldier. Will Lizzie come to terms with the ever changing world and circumstances that surround her? And what is to become of her beloved brothers and the city of Vicksburg?
McClure balances the emotions of the Confederate and Yankee characters with such in-depth feeling the reader will find himself switching sides throughout the perilous journey of Lizzie Stamford and her family and their quest to reclaim Vicksburg.
To learn more about Beverly Stowe McClure click here!
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Donna M. McDine’s publishing credits include over 25 print and ezine publications. She is the Marketing Manager for Stories for Children Magazine. McDine placed 12th in the 77th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition in the category Children’s/Young Adult Fiction and she recently signed her first book contract with Guardian Angel Publishing. McDine is also a member of the SCBWI and Musing Our Children. To learn more about Donna’s writing career visit www.donnamcdine.com Sign her guestbook and receive her FREE e-Book ~ “Write What Inspires You! Author Interviews.”
Our Daily Book Giveaway Continues!
April 12, 2009 by Writing for Children
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Our daily book giveaway will continue all this week.
Check back here everyday from Monday, April 13th to Friday, April 17th, to find out the titles of the books that will be given away.
Today’s Book for the Daily Giveaway
April 7, 2009 by Writing for Children
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All this week we’re having a daily book giveaway. All you need to do to enter the giveaway is leave a comment. Each day that you come back and leave a comment, your name will be entered in the drawing for that day’s book.
Today, we’ll be giving away an autographed copy of River Beds: Sleeping in the World’s Rivers. This is a beautiful picture book from Sylvan Dell Publishers, written by Gail Langer Karwoski, and illustrated by Connie McLennan.
Don’t forget to leave a comment today so your name will be entered in today’s giveaway drawing!
