Children's Books, and Other Cool Stuff

      Author Spotlight October 2022 Jeff was born in downtown Toronto.   Being the only child to two working parents, introspection came naturally to him.   As he progressed through school, he was never the popular kid, but still formed friendships that would last a lifetime. As a kid, he loved cartoons, especially the late 1970s imports from Japan.   They were leagues away from Star Wars and Star Trek and helped change the scope of his imagination. After high school, he was in the military for nearly half a decade.   Lots of long nights on observation patrol let his mind soar into the heavens.   He finished a first year in Computer Programming/System Administration at Sheridan College, and a 4-year BA at York University.     Spending nearly 20 years in security and logistics, in 2014 Jeff finally succeeded in publishing his first work “The Secrets of Solomon” which was well received.   Combining his knowledge of esoteric topics with one of the more enigmatic figures of the

                                                                BIOGRAPHY                                                     Mary Griffith Chalupsky   Mary Griffith Chalupsky was born to Viola (Brown) and Edgar Griffith.  She married LaVerne Chalupsky and together they raised six children on a farm south of Fairfax, IA.  She attended Kirkwood College and studied the Arts.   Mary began writing poetry many years ago and won awards through the World Poetry Association beginning in 1987 when she won the Golden Poet Award, the Silver Poet Award followed in 1990, and the Editor Choice Awards in 2005, 2006 and 2007.    She has published 15 Children’s Rhyming Pictures Books titled, “Jogger’s Adventures,” A Children’s Book about her very own Bichon puppy “The Littlest Puppy,” A Children’s Book about Bullying: “The Big, Bad, Sad, Mad, Meany,” and an Anthology of 20 short stories about a middle school boy, “Jimmy’s Adventures.” Her recent books, “Wings, Fins, a Bully and Friends,”

  Author Spotlight August 2022    Bio Hi! I’m Sybrina. I have been writing since I was a little girl. My Dad was my main influence. He could tell a story like nobody’s business. He would hold an entire room enthralled, wildly recounting his youthful adventures. I could never tell stories like that, but I found that I could write them down pretty well. A little aside about my dad that you might find interesting...he thought he made up my name, Sybrina, and he was proud of it. Once I made the mistake of asking him if I could have a nickname because Sybrina (Si [rhymes with Hi]-Bree-Nuh) is awkward name to pronounce. No one ever got it right. Well, that was the angriest He ever was at me. His answer was unequivocally “NO!” He said, “I gave you that name for a reason. Someday the world is going to know who you are, and you need a name they will remember.” I scoffed at such a notion at the time but maybe that little lecture is what has motivated me to keep writing and sharing my stories. Th

 Author Spotlight July 2022 Book Review - I read " Son of the Sphinx " and liked this Historical Fiction overall. I really enjoyed Rosa’s voice and the whole concept of time traveling with King Tut. The book was pretty historically accurate and well written. The few black and white illustrations fit well with the book. I really liked how the author posted several index like a map and a list of the various Pharaohs. Even though the concept of the story was good I did want to see King Tut more developed he seemed like a background character here. I also would have loved for there to be more interaction with the past, it kind off did not work out when both characters looked from the outside and could not have been seen. In general, this is a pretty good book that could have been made better. It does give the readers a nice look into the history of Ancient Egypt and is a good read for middle graders. Overall, I give this book 4 stars.           Bio. I'm a lover of mythology,

 Author spotlight June 2022 Book review- “Rozanne Travels to Africa to kiss a Giraffe” I found this picture book very unique, and it falls in its own category of books. It is full of some amazing Photography of many animals and divides into three trips the author took. I guess it is sort of a biography of the author’s travels. This is overall a great book for children, but it does lack a story and seems to be shortened. In my view I think this book would have made a much better chapter book then a picture book. The author has a great story to tell but it needs lots more development. Because of the uniqueness of this story, I will give it 4 stars overall. Rozanne Weissman Bio   WILDLIFE CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHOR & AWARD-WINNING MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS EXEC   Rozanne Weissman is an unexpected, unimaginable, disabled wildlife children’s book author—  ‘Rozanne Travels to Africa to Kiss a Giraffe 🦒 .’    Her passion for wildlife journeys, volunteering with young children,

  My books have been recognized       It happened my books have been given 5-star ratings by two respected companies. I was very amazed at this. These awards made my day and I decided to share them with my audience and how I came to write these books.  History "The Enchanted Rope"   "The Enchanted Rope" was published in 2010 in softcover, came out in Hardcover in 2021. It has helped many people from psychologists to parents and children to overcome death. As we all know in 2020 a nasty virus hit that killed millions of people including my grandma in March 2020. My book has been on a long journey, and I look back at this and how it all began.  My book was born from three parts: a poem, my grandmother getting sick with cancer and my trip to Alaska. The poem goes like this: Moment  Stop by for a moment Swing on a vine. Sit in the Shadows. Sing over wine. Simple is life. Sad is my wife.  Stay for a moment. Smile to the sky. Sorrow will follow. Something will fly. Second