Get Ready for Earth Day

Get ready for your Earth Day celebrations with great books and activities.  Visit Deb Toor's blog for more info and a lot of awesome books to celebrate Earth Day at http://www.ecostoriesbydebtoor.com/ecostories-blog.  Explore nature and celebrate this great Earth on which we live.  You can find additional resources and info at https://www.pinterest.com/debtoor/books-for-earth-day-other-green-days/ if you are a Pinterest follower. 

Enjoy your explorations!

October 2014 Guardian Angel Kids eZine

Come read all about Aussie Animals in the newest issue of Guardian Angel Kids.  It is full of great stories and info.  Find it here...

http://www.guardian-angel-kids.com/

For Your Reading Pleasure...

Guardian Angel Announces MAY 2014 Releases

 

Inside a Snail Shell 

Academic Wings 

http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com/snail-shell.htm

Author-JennaKay Francis, Illustrator-Jillian Crider

Have you ever wondered what’s inside a snail’s shell? A jaunty story in rhyme. Educational pages, too.

 

Never Say Boo to a Frilly with Rainbow Birds & Tasmanian Devil Dance 

Academic Wings

http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com/never-say-boo.htm

Author- Margot Finke, illustrator-Aysin Eroglu

When an Aussie Tasmanian Devil, Rainbow Birds and a Frillneck Lizard find themselves inside the same rhyming book, watch out for educational FUN. 

 

Once Upon an Eyeball - How the Nose Knows Roses The Sum of our Parts Series  

http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com/eye-nose-tsoop.htm

Academic Wings

Author Bill Kirk, Illustrator- Eugene Ruble

This book is a bonus set of two anatomical rhymes in one book, describing the basic structures and functions of the eye and the nose in a way that is easy to understand. 

 

Robbie and Katie get a Hairy Scare 

Health& Hygiene

http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com/robbie-katie.htm

Author Lea Schizas, Illustrator Eugene Ruble

Watching the stylist cut their oldest sister’s hair, the twins giggle until the receptionist says, “Hair is DEAD.” Big mistake! 

New Guardian Angel Publishing Releases

 

January 2014 Releases for Guardian Angel Publishing!

 

A Sandy Grave Academic Wings by Donna McDine art by Julie Hammond

http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com/sandy-grave.htm

What is a group of friends to do when they discover mysterious men poaching whale teeth at the beach?

 

My Brother is My Best Friend: A Trilingual Story  Academic Wings by Nicole Weaver art by Clara Batton Smith

http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com/brother-best.htm

Brothers are very special. Meet two brothers that do everything together. This delightful story transcends all cultural barriers. It will warm the hearts of children from all over the world.
Los hermanos son muy especiales: Conozca a dos hermanos que hacen todo juntos. Esta  bella historia trasciende todas las barreras culturales. Tocará el corazón de todos los niños del  mundo.

Être frère, c’est très spécial.  Voici deux frères qui font tout ensemble. Cette histoire merveilleuse transcende toutes les barrières culturelles.  L’histoire va réchauffer le cœur des enfants dans du monde entier.

 

Under the Full Moon Academic Wings written and illustrated by San Hoy

http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com/full-moon.htm

What do a family of beavers, a young robin, a scare crow, two wolves, a bunch of sledders, a bow and arrow hunter, a builder of sandcastles, and fairies have in common? Their stories and possibly yours are influenced by the full moon. 

All in a School Day Journey Littlest Angels by James Byers art by Jack Foster

http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com/day-journey.htm

Everyone daydreams at school, but have you ever taken a daydream journey while at school? A President flying through the air on a bat? A shark getting a tan on the beach? Discover tree-sized sweets and find yourself in a room with the most peculiar doctor and nurse you’ll ever meet. Enjoy the adventure, but be sure to get back before the teacher catches you dreaming.

 

Trial by Walkabout Chapbooks for Tweens by Margot Finke

http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com/walkabout.htm

Sibling rivalry is the engine that pushes Josh Howard and Bindi into a walkabout that almost proves fatal. The Aussie outback is unforgiving, and the tribal Medicine Man is out for blood – Josh’s blood! 

 

Tissue Tantra: The Sum of Our Parts Academic Wings by Bill Kirk art by Eugene Ruble

http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com/tissue-tsoop.htm

This children’s non-fiction picture book is all about tissues, from skin to bone, to muscle to blood and is a great learning tool to teach the various tissues found in the human body, from the outside in.   

 

A Gift for Roo  Academic Wings by Max and Arianna Overton

http://www.guardianangelpublishing.com/gift-for-roo.htm

A seven-year-old girl, living with her father, tries to cope with the loss of her mother and her loneliness. One rainy day, she rescues a small caterpillar and takes it home with her. Roo discovers truths about growing up and loss, coming to realize that all life is a cycle. 

 

 

Contract

Hello all,

I am very proud and excited to announce I've recently signed a contract with 4RV Publishing to publish my picture book, Bedtime Kisses.  They are shooting for a Spring 2014 release:-)  Thank you to my Crittin' Chicks for the honest critiques and never ending support as well as to Margot Finke for her assistance with rhyme and meter.  Couldn't have done it without you all!

Happy Spring--if it ever comes.  I'm looking at snow coming down now:-(

Rhythm & Rhyme

Do any of you write in rhyme? I am working on final edits on a PB I have and need some work on the rhythm and rhyme. I've received some wonderful articles from Margot Finke and have all of her books to read and study; however, I also wanted to see if there are other helpful books/articles/websites out there I should explore. If you have something to share, please do. I'd be most grateful to you for helping BEDTIME KISSES see the light of day on a book store shelf one day.

Thanks and happy writing!