A MAGICAL WHIMSY

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Saturday, October 13, 2018

Fall is in the air! Yay!

HERE IN CALIFORNIA, THE LEAVES ARE BEGINNING TO FALL...WE HAVE HAD OUR FIRST RAIN WHICH WASHED AWAY THE DUST AND ASH FROM THE FIRES WE EXPERIENCED OVER THE SUMMER.

IF YOU DIDN'T SEE MY LAST POST ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S BOOK 'WHALE IN THE FISHBOWL' PLEASE CHECK IT OUT!  THE BOOK HAS NOW BEEN PUBLISHED IN CHINESE, JAPANESE, AND SOON TO BE FRENCH! 

THE BOOK IS ABOUT A LITTLE GIRL WHO GOES TO VISIT 'WEDNESDAY', A BEAUTIFUL WHALE, WHO IS SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF A CITY IN A HUGE FISHBOWL.  'WEDNESDAY' LOVES TO LOOK AT A PATCH OF BLUE WHEN SHE JUMPS HIGH ENOUGH.  SHE IS NOT QUITE SURE WHAT THE PATCH OF BLUE IS.  SO, ONE DAY, SHE ASKS PIPER, THE LITTLE GIRL WHAT THE PATCH OF BLUE IS IN THE DISTANCE.  PIPER ANSWERS: "IT'S THE SEA!" AND SHE PROCEEDS TO TELL 'WEDNESDAY' THAT SHE DOESN'T BELONG IN A FISHBOWL BUT IN THE SEA.

FROM THAT DAY FORWARD 'WEDNESDAY' DETERMINES TO FIND A WAY TO GET TO THE SEA.

THE BOOK IS ABOUT SEEKING THE UNATTAINABLE, AND COURAGE, AND FRIENDSHIP. 'WEDNESDAY' DOES END UP TAKING A GIANT LEAP.  PLEASE READ THE BOOK TO FIND OUT WHERE HER GIANT LEAP TAKES HER. 

THE MONTH OF MAY WAS A MONTH OF GLADNESS AS THE BOOK WAS THE BOOK OF THE MONTH CHOSEN BY AMAZON BOOKS!  THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER REVIEWS OF THE BOOK ONLINE.  JUST TYPE IN 'WHALE IN THE FISHBOWL' BY TROY HOWELL TO READ REVIEWS AND ALSO IF YOU SO DESIRE TO ORDER COPIES OF THE BOOK FOR THE CHILDREN IN YOUR LIFE.   THE BOOK PROMISES TO BE ONE READ BY MANY GENERATIONS TO COME.  IT IS A TIMELESS BOOK ABOUT FRIENDSHIP AND FREEDOM.

WRITTEN BY TROY HOWELL, ARTIST AND AUTHOR
TROY HOWELL HAS ILLUSTRATED FOR TIME/LIFE; SCHOLASTIC WITH HIS 'DRAGON OF CRIPPLE CREEK';  HE BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH ILLUSTRATING FOR 'CRICKET' MAGAZINE FOR CHILDREN; HE STUDIED AT L.A. ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN.  HE HAS ILLUSTRATED MANY BOOKS, BUT HIS PASSION IS WRITING CHILDREN'S BOOKS.

A PHOTO OF THE BOOK IS ON MY LAST BLOG POST. YOU CAN ALSO READ AMAZON'S RECENT COMMENTS FROM THOSE WHO HAVE READ THE BOOK.

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING TROY HOWELL'S RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOK!

3 comments:

Magic Love Crow said...

This is amazing!!! Many congrats!!! Big Hugs my friend!

Melissa Bolton said...

Hi Teresa! Please contact me at melissa@melissabolton.com regarding the Archetypes- I have a surprise for you! Thanks Melissa :)

Unknown said...

Good morning, I've been on Pinterest this morning and found a doll's head I love and it led me to you. It looks like a composite doll head that is ceramic-looking and was made in a workshop by JoAnnA P. I am dying to learn more about it! Is it yours?