May Awards Harriett Beecher Stowe & Hooray for Heroes Awards

Harriett Beecher Stowe & Friend
May Awards 2010

Hooray for May! Last week Hooray for Heroes! was awarded Honorable Mention in Children's Literature at the San Francisco Book Festival. http://www.sanfranciscobookfestival.com. This is indeed an honor when considering the hundreds of books submitted for consideration. According to Mr. Bruce Haring, Director: "This was without a doubt, the most competitive festival ever." There will be a party in San Francisco this week to celebrate the authors who worked so hard to create their books...it will be at the famous Hotel Rex. Fortunately, my mother and brother live in the city and will represent illustrator Janice Hechter and me. Last year both Duck Tape and Santa's Hat won two awards for Children's Literature in the London Book Festival and the NYC Book Festival. Thanks to illustrators Janice Hechter, Toby Mikle and editor Nancy Lindstrom for their help and support in making these books a reality.

All Rhyme Time Books are now available at Amazon. I joined the Amazon booksellers program and have sent a box of books off to the Amazon warehouse. Hope this makes ordering books easier for everyone! Check the website: www.amazon.com for Rhyme Time Books.

Toby Mikle, illustrator of many children's books, is preparing Duck Tape 2 for publication in June at King Printing in Lowell, Massachusetts. Partial proceeds from the sale of Duck Tape 2 will go to the Brain Injury Association of Connecticut, www.biact.homestead.com. This is a wonderful nonprofit organization that educates the public about brain injuries and provides resources for those with brain injuries. Visit the website and be impressed with the good work this association does in Connecticut. Check out the Hole in the Wall Gang website that explains the purpose of the Newman camps for ill children. The first camp was build in Ashford, Connecticut and now there are many such camps in the US and around the world.

More later in the month. Enjoy the spring weather as you rake out the gardens and spread the mulch! I watch as my cat, Skooter and his friend, Tiger play in the leaves and are enjoying spring smells....here's a little poem for cats everywhere!

Fred

I have a little kitty I always call him Fred.

He sleeps beside my bed, and jumps upon my head.

We play so well together we laugh and hug all day

If Freddy was a person I know what he would say:

"The more we are together the more we like to play

and spend the day in sunshine, and chase grey clouds away."

"Your sandbox is my favorite it looks like kitty litter

the swing set is enormous and daily does grow bigger."

"Your arms are kinda chubby and hold me mighty tight

when dogs come around to sniff me, you never let me fight!"

"You always keep me safe and give me lots o' food

the only little bitty thing is--

"I'm not a his, I'm a her!"

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