tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79672882124657316602024-03-13T21:14:03.745-04:00Rhonda Paglia, Children's AuthorChildren's stories written by Grammy Paglia for kids and the young at heart.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336092938024063947noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967288212465731660.post-77857335255675288392017-08-27T20:51:00.001-04:002017-08-27T20:51:01.969-04:00Doonsey Returns Picture Book Delivers Fun and Kid-sized Lessons in Ecology - Cat Michaels, WriterSuper excited about this wonderful review for my newest children's book, "Doonsey Returns, the Great Rescue!" Thank you Cat Michaels, Writer!<br /><br />
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<b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Hi Everyone - </span></b><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Happy Halloween!!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Here's what's in this blog:</span></b><br />
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<li><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Halloween <b style="color: black;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Family </span></b>Fun</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Halloween Dinner Menu & more ideas - adding a few pics from our 2016 Spooky Halloween Dinner!!</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Not-so-scary books for kids - a list by Dena McMurdie </span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Grammy Pags' newest story, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MG27VKG">The Woozler's Halloween</a> - currently available for Kindle</span></b></li>
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In our family, we get a kick out of dressing up for Halloween! Actually, we love to dress up - period! We've always had a dress up box in our house - one for our kids when they were little, and now we have one for our grandchildren. We make up little plays and stories, go for treasure hunts, and just pretend. It's lots of fun!<br />
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Halloween has always been a "non-scary" time for our kids and grandkids. We decorate pumpkins, we might go to our local corn maze, we always pass out treats - with NO tricks, and for many years, we had a good old "Spooky" Halloween dinner.<br />
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<b>Our Halloween dinner menu might consist of the following:</b><br />
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<b>Pirate Stew </b>- chili or chicken noodle soup (this year it was Broccoli slaw!)<br />
<b>Fish Scales </b>- potato / tortilla chips<br />
<b>Swamp Slime </b>- chip dip / humus<br />
<b>Swamp Juice</b> - fruity punch or cider<br />
<b>Skeleton Bones </b>- cut up veggies<br />
<b>Googley Eyes - </b>deviled eggs with black olive<br />
And a <b>Treasure Chest Dessert</b> - usually gooey donuts with lots of sprinkles! (This year, it was <b>"Dracula's Donuts!"</b>)<br />
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Our kids have the best time making up the names for our dinner delectibles!<br />
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<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=Halloween%20foods&rs=typed&term_meta[]=Halloween%7Ctyped&term_meta[]=foods%7Ctyped">More Halloween menu ideas from Pintrest!</a><br />
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If you enjoy reading to your kids on Halloween night, click on this link: a <a href="http://www.readbrightly.com/not-so-scary-picture-books-for-halloween/?ref=PRH0563577803&aid=randohouseinc13256-20&linkid=PRH0563577803&cdi=124A1AB722A92A05E0534FD66B0A493C">NOT so SCARY list of Halloween books for Kids</a> provided by Dena McMurdie. We've read LOTs of these wonderful Halloween stories.<br />
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Finally, and a quick question:<br />
Do YOU have a WOOZLER in YOUR backyard? <br />
We do!! This year, the poor little woozler has a super big problem! Halloween has never been so tense! <br />
Check out: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MG27VKG">The Woozler's Halloween</a><br />
Go get that rascally culprit, Woozler!! </div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">The Woozler's Halloween</span></i></b><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>is NEW from Grammy Pags Stories</i></b></span></div>
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<b>ONLY available for Kindle - $2.99</b><b> </b></div>
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<b style="text-align: right;">Available in paperback - 2017 </b></div>
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I have lots of "woozler" stories. This Halloween story is a little out of sequence from the other "woozler" stories, but I thought that kids might enjoy it for this Halloween season fun! If you and your kids like this story, please leave a review on Amazon! Thank you so much!!!<br />
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Have a SPOOKTACULAR HALLOWEEN, everyone!!<br />
Love ya! Grammy Pags<br />
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Other Woozler stories:</div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1505228840">The Woozler</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/150564223X">Merry Christmas, Woozler</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1508960763">Trouble with Chocolate</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11336092938024063947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967288212465731660.post-67581834062281303982016-09-29T23:25:00.000-04:002016-11-10T17:47:58.505-05:00OCTOBER is Adopt a Dog - Rescue Dog Month - Duke's Story, a REAL Rescue Dog<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1500292605">Duke 'n' Matt, Rescue Road Warriors, a REAL Rescue Dog Story</a><br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MF0LI9U">Purchase from Amazon</a><br />
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~ 40 pages ~ Full color<br />
~ ALL photographs are Rescue Dogs<br />
~ Incudes extended & enrichment learning pages for kids<br />
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~ For ALL Dog and Pet Lovers</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">"I'm a rescue dog, and now I'm a "Rescue Road Warrior," says Duke. </span><span style="text-align: center;">"This is my story!"</span><br />
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<b>Duke says, "Here are my Do's and Don'ts! </b></div>
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<b>Please consider before adopting a pet." </b></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1500292605"><b>Duke 'n' Matt, Rescue Road Warriors - a REAL Rescue Dog Story</b></a></div>
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<b> Duke says, here are a few "rescue dog definitions." </b><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><b>Thanks for your interest in rescue dogs! </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>and a Boy Named Orion</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><b>Three Little Gnomes </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>and the One-Bite Mystery</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: x-small;"><b>Grammy Pags Stories for Kids</b></span></div>
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I LOVE writing stories with, and for kids! I wrote stories with my own children when
they were little. As a teacher, all of
my elementary students wrote and illustrated their own books in my classes. Now that I’m a grandmother, I get a great
kick out of writing stories with my grandchildren. We’ve produced many, many stories over the
last nine years, although only one (so far), <i>Three Little Gnomes and a Boy Named Orion,</i> has been officially
edited, published, and is now available for sale. </div>
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I don’t usually share the back story for the first “Three
Little Gnomes” book, because it’s a bit “embarrassing.” However, since my author friend, Aviva Gittle asked, here’s
the truth of it!</div>
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I was the only one home on this particular fall Saturday, so
I decided to paint our little powder room.
I wanted it to be colorful and fun.
I tried various colored square patterns.
Nope! Too claustrophobic! I repainted and added swirly designs. Nope!
The design made me dizzy! Then I
got the idea of creating a lovely, Zen-like, PEACEFUL garden scene, with a sky
and clouds on the ceiling, and a colorful garden full of flowers on the
walls. YES! That was it!!
For a non-painter, it worked and I had a lot of fun! My family was so surprised to see the end
result when they got home – and they actually LIKED it!! I was so excited!!</div>
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At the same time, we were babysitting our first grandchild, Orion, several
times a week. We were working on potty training. Now that our powder room was a much more
inviting, fun place, I thought maybe potty training would be more fun too! Now Orion, and all of the other grandchildren
to follow, could “pee” in Grammy’s garden bathroom! How many kids get to do
THAT?!!</div>
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In addition to the lovely flowers, my husband added a couple
of tractors, a wagon, a dog, and, of course, a little boy named Orion. I added an airplane, some bugs, a beanstalk,
a mouse carrying cheese, a castle, and a GIANT black kitty – all from the mouse
version book of, “Jack and the Beanstalk!” (Jack is the little mouse and the giant
is a huge black kitty!) Orion loved it
all and we spent many hours in the BR “garden!” </div>
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Anyway, I happen to love gnomes. My nephew, Michael Paglia, who is a REAL artist,
loved gnomes too. I asked Michael if he
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One day, while Orion was “sitting a spell” – we were talking
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“Orion, do you know the names of
those little gnomes?” I asked. After
some VERY careful thought, this 2-year-old piped up, “That one is <i>Whiskers</i>! He had a beard. That one is <i>Happy Tractor</i> (Orion REALLY liked tractors at the time), and that
one is <i>Getting-a-Haircut</i> (Orion had
recently gotten a haircut, so of course, it made sense to call the gnome, <i>Getting-a-Haircut!)<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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It was all just so cute, so I wrote the original story for
Orion. It was titled, <i>The Gnomes at Papa & Grammy’s House</i>.
It’s been a grandkids’ favorite and a well
read story ever since. When I started sharing some of my stories in
2013, I decided to rewrite the little gnomes’ story and add more details. The result was <i>Three Little Gnomes and a Boy Named Orion. </i>The version that is
currently available is Edition #2. It’s
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Although the names <i>Happy
Tractor </i>and <i>Getting-a-Haircut</i> are
adorable names for a family-centered story, I didn’t think readers outside of our
family would connect to those names. So,
for the “public / published” version, I decided to run a little contest on Facebook. I called it the “Name the Gnomes” contest. Many people entered. From those entries, the most popular names were
chosen. Whiskers retained his original name
with the addition of “Dandy” because he pulled dandelions out of the flower
gardens. Sprinkle and Whisper were also named
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The other name that really popped out from the contest was
“Nibbles McGibbles.” I LOVED the name, but
I was so sad that it just didn’t fit for the story, <i>Three Little Gnomes and a Boy Named Orion. </i>However,<i> </i>Nibbles McGibbles really “gnawed” at me. He needed a story. So, in <i>Three
Little Gnomes and the One-Bite Mystery</i>, Nibbles McGibbles makes his entrance
into the garden life of Dandy Whiskers, Whisper, and Sprinkle. McGibbles, who is a kilt-wearing Scotsman, causes
a bit of chaos for the three little gnomes, but with patience and some lessons
learned, all works out well in the end for everyone!</div>
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Finally, I just have to add that working with my
illustrator, Ratna Kusuma Halim, on both books has been the most amazing
adventure! Ratna is a talented, focused,
intuitive artist! I never sent her a
picture of my garden, or of my grandson, Orion, but somehow, she captured them
perfectly. Ratna lives half-way around
the world in Indonesia. During our work
on the two books, we became like sisters.
It’s like we were holding hands and embracing the world. We both agreed that our best work must have
been during our night conferences during dreamtime. It blew me away at how “on” she was with the
story details. Through her beautiful illustrations,
she captured the personality of the sweet characters, their conflicts, and the
land where they lived. It’s been a
magical adventure for both of us!! <3 </div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1312582665433515/"><span style="font-size: large;">Launch Party Link on Facebook - Grammy Pags Stories for Kids</span></a><br />
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<b><span style="color: #351c75;">One-Bite Mystery Synopsis:</span></b> Sprinkle, Dandy Whiskers, and Whisper are bursting with excitement! It's almost time to make their favorite soup, Droppin' Time Stew! But something has gone terribly wrong in Mr. Joe's garden this year! Every vegtable and piece of fruit they pick up has ONE-BITE-OUT . . . then tossed away . . . like rubbish!</div>
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<b>"No stew this year!"</b> grumbled Whisper. <b> "It's ruined!"</b></div>
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"Shhh," whispered Sprinkle, "we'll figure this out!"</div>
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Is the Droppin' Time Stew ruined? </div>
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Who - or what - is behind the "One-Bite Mystery?" </div>
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<b>About Rhonda & Ratna: author and illustrator for: </b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B011DRI4JW">Three Little Gnomes and a Boy Named Orion</a> (Book #1)</span></div>
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Children's author / illustrator, Rhonda Paglia: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rhonda-Paglia/e/B00G5X3WO2/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1471116091&sr=1-2-ent">Rhonda's Amazon Author Page</a></div>
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Illustrator, Ratna Kusuma Halim: <a href="http://drawingofmind.blogspot.com/">Drawing of the Mind Blogspot by Ratna</a></div>
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Children's author / illustrator, Jessica Adams: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jessica-D-Adams/e/B013NSH8KA/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0">Jessica's Amazon Author Page</a></div>
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Children's author / illustrator, Carmela Dutra: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Carmela-Dutra/e/B00HMYGLLE/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0">Carmela's Amazon Author Page</a></div>
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Children's author / illustrator, Rosie Russell: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rosie-Russell/e/B00PDUMD6Q/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1">Rosie's Amazon Author Page</a></div>
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Novelist / literacy advocate, LK Hunsaker: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/LK-Hunsaker/e/B01B6RDUFM/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1471116165&sr=1-2-ent">LK Husaker's Amazon Author Page</a></div>
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Children's author, Sandra Bennett: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sandra-Bennet/e/B00CB58LEO/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0">Sandra's Amazon Author Page</a></div>
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Hi - I'm Grammy Pags! I'm a mom, a grandmother, a retired elementary teacher, and a children's author. On this "Book Lover's Day," I'm going to share some book love from "Dick and Jane" (early readers of the 1950's) to the imaginative, fantastic, contemporary (2012-16) "Land of Stories" series by Chris Colfer!! <br />
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As I got older, I enjoyed reading books from our classroom and school library. But in the summer, our little town had no library, so my brothers and I were stuck with our well-read Golden Books from our own personal stash. About that time, a new magazine for kids started to gain popularity. It was called <i>Highlights</i>. Our parents let us order the magazine, and we could hardly wait for the mail to come on "Highlights Day." The little stories, puzzles, games, hidden pictures, connect the dots, kept us busy and entertained for hours. Kids today are so lucky to have such a wide variety of books and educational magazines. </div>
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As a kid, some of my favorite chapter books were <i>The Wizard of Oz</i>, the <i>Nancy Drew Mysteries</i>, and any and all books about baseball. Biographies about Mickey Mantle and Babe Ruth were two of my favorites.<br />
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I love picture books for kids. I also enjoy reading these books outloud, especially when the characters are fun and funny, and my grandchildren serve as my audience! I think I do a pretty good "Grover" impression, and my Skippyjon Jones voice is fun too! </div>
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<b>Today,</b> my reading for pleasure books vary from mysteries, to adventures, to thrillers, to books with spiritual themes. I also read non-fiction, but I'm more of a fiction fan. Here are a few of my favorite authors and books: </div>
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<li>Madeleine L'Engle's <i>A Wrinkle in Time</i></li>
<li>Sir Conan Doyle's <i>Sherlock Holmes </i>mysteries</li>
<li>Agatha Christie's <i>Miss Marple</i> and<i> Hercule Poirot</i> mystery series</li>
<li>I love all of Dan Brown's books. We were fortunate enough to go to Rome, Italy. We visited several of the spots where Dan's book, <i>The DaVinci Code</i> was filmed. </li>
<li>Stephen King's book, <i>11/22/63</i> is one of my favorites.</li>
<li>Michael Crichton's chiller / thrillers are great, like <i>Prey</i>!</li>
<li>A new futuristic thriller author I'm enjoying is Douglas E. Richards. I've liked them all! I think I read W<i>ired</i> first.</li>
<li>Paulo Coelho's <i>The Alchemist</i> is also one of my all time favorite books. I think I've read it at least 4 times. </li>
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Finally, I just have to share what I'm reading now, thanks to my daughter and 5-year-old granddaughter. We're reading <i>The Land of Stories</i> series by the amazingly talented Chris Colfer. We're on book #5 - it was just released in July!! Oh my goodness, we just ADORE these books!<br />
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<strong style="vertical-align: baseline;">Here's the Synopsis: </strong>Sofie and Meeda are best buddies. A Woozler has moved into their backyard. This woozler grumbles and doesn't like people. Worst of all, someone stole his treasure map! The girls want to help! Will the Woozler become their new friend? Will he find his treasure map?</div>
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Sofie and Meeda are best buddies. Meeda lives in Sofie's mirror, but sometimes she comes out! A Woozler has moved into their backyard. He grumbles and doesn't like people. Worst of all, someone stole his treasure map! The girls want to help!<br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">5-Stars from Jill Antel: </b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">The Woozler's character is just the right kind of silly and grump, which makes it an entertaining character. Sofie and Meeda . . . show him kindness and compassion . . . which is a great lesson for kids. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>5-Stars from Breeze: </b></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Woozler is an intriguing character . . . the grandchildren were eager to know what was going to happen next . . . we like the extra activities at the end of the book. </span></div>
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<b>5-Stars from Jill Cofsky (Teacher & Voice Actress): </b><i>This beginning reader has a sweet ending that is sure to make you smile!</i> </div>
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Hi Everyone - Here's a short list of links to help keep kids on track with their summer reading.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394;">From Scholastic Books:</span> </b>includes age appropriate book lists, printables, certificates of achievement and more. <a href="http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/collection/keep-kids-reading-all-summer-long">http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/collection/keep-kids-reading-all-summer-long</a><br />
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Okay, one more: This is a GREAT list of books <b>from Pintrest.</b> Very cool!! <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/growingbbb/theres-a-book-about-that/">https://www.pinterest.com/growingbbb/theres-a-book-about-that/</a><br />
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Love from Grammy Pags Stories for Kids: <a href="http://www.rhondapagliaauthor.com/">http://www.rhondapagliaauthor.com/</a><br />
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Grammy Pags LOVES gnomes! Here are just a few of her <i>Gnomes-on-Guard-in-the-Garden! </i>They love watching over her plants and flowers. These little gnomes come to say "Hi" and they hope you are having a GREAT day! </div>
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If you like gnomes and gardens, then you just might enjoy Grammy Pags' garden story, Book #1 - "Three Little Gnomes and a Boy Named Orion."<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Story Synopsis: </b> Three little gnomes live, work, and play in Grammy's beautiful garden. They have a happy life until one day they discover that they have no names! They are so sad . . . and confused. Find out how these adorable gnomes solve this GREAT - BIG - PROBLEM . . . and make a new best friend. An easy / beginner reader and bedtime story for kids. </span></div>
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And some special music and toe-tapping fun at Farmer MacGregor's Farm! His family is directly related to the infamous Rob Roy MacGregor and the highlanders met in this very room! Rob Roy was the Robin Hood of his time during the Jacobite Rebellion.<br />
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A Journey Through Scotland: Lowlands & Highlands - is available now!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">My husband and I were so fortunate to travel to Scotland this past September. It was a wonderful trip, full of fun, sites, tastes, music, and history. We loved every minute! Even the weather cooperated! Most of our travel days were sunny and beautiful! </span><br />
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great grandparents, Marion and George Findlay, emigrated from
Scotland to the US. My great grandfather worked in the Pennsylvania coal mines until he retired. The family never returned to Scotland, and my grandmother only knew of
Scotland through pictures, stories, songs, and letters. For me to visit Scotland has always been a dream, and now that dream has been fulfilled.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">So, if you like to travel, then journey along with us as we tour the beautiful Lowlands and Highlands of Scotland! </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope you enjoy these few preview pictures and pages! </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Coming soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is Grammy Pags first Amazon giveaway. The winner will receive a PRINT verison of "The Woozler!" (Book #2 in the "Meeda and Me" series.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">In this series, Sofia Margaret and Meeda want to befriend the human-like Woozler that has moved into their yard. In each book, they make a little more progress until "Trouble with Chocolate!" That old Woozler gets the girls in BIG trouble and they learn an important lesson - NO chocolate for Woozlers!! </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Watch for more books in this easy reader series for kids!</span></div>
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Hi - I'm Rhonda Paglia, also known as "Grammy Pags." I write, and sometimes illustrate, stories for kids. I'm delighted to participate in this year's Children's Book Week Giveaway Hop. </div>
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Hi Everyone ~ It's Grammy Pags.<br />
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I love to write stories! When a story pops into my head, it usually comes out on paper fairly quickly. However, my biggest problem is creating the illustrations because I'm NOT a professional artist. I'm an "Untrained Grammy Artist,", but my drawings are simple, kid-friendly, and have lots of color. <br />
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I don't own a drawing pad. All I have is my computer and my computer mouse to create the shapes I need for my illustrations, then I layer them. <span style="text-align: center;">Each book I illustrate means I have clicked my mouse millions of times to create my drawings. My pictures aren't perfect, but I do my best. I think that's what counts!! </span><br />
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Currently, I'm working on Book #2 - <i>Doonsey Returns.</i> The story is written and has passed the "grandkid's test." They love it!! Yay!! So that gives me hope - hope that kids who loved Book #1, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1494271230">Doonsey's Beach Adventure, the Great Rescue</a>,</i> will also love Doonsey's new story, <i>Doonsey's Return</i>. <br />
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In book #2, Doonsey, our lovable, unassuming, ocean crab, reunites with his friend Soferton. The "Beach Buddies" also make an appearance. In book #2, Doonsey again finds himself in the right place at the right time. All I can tell you is that our little superhero, Doonsey, doesn't fail us in <i>Doonsey Returns</i>! <br />
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So here's a mini preview and peek at Doonsey's new adventure: <i style="font-weight: bold;">Doonsey's Return! </i><br />
I will keep you posted on my progress! <br />
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Mrs. Davis - we're in<br />
Meeda's Mirror!!<br />
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Grammy's got LOTs going on! <br />
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Author visit ~ Lowellville Elementary School<br />
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Author visit on March 23, 2016 with the Lowellville Elementary School kids was AWESOME!! Here are a few pics and a link to the memory book I made for them! We had so much fun!<br />
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Lowellville Elementary Library! LOOK!! There's Sofia Margaret<br />
Meeda, and the WOOZLER!!!<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">~ teaching </span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">kids colors!"</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1502806444"> ~ Teaching Kids Colors"</a></td></tr>
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Grammy LOVED their art work!! Oh that Woozler!<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1505228840">The Woozler</a><br />
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There are so many wonderful read aloud picture books to choose from, </div>
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so this is just a small list of my favorites in NO particular order.</div>
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I love to use voices when I read, so many of these stories</div>
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allow me to become the various characters!</div>
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Enjoy my list! </div>
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Favorite read alouds by Sandra Boynton</div>
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Favorite read aloud chapter books and / or chapter book series</div>
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These are a few of my FAVORITE INDIE AUTHOR books</div>
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- my grandchildren LOVE these stories.</div>
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And finally, I'm an author, and I really like my own stories, </div>
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I LOVE to read them aloud to my grandchildren and other kids!! </div>
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">So my daughter </span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">just told me that my granddaugher Sofie just said, "I want to be an author, just like Grammy!" </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Apparently Sofie said, "I'm going to write more "Meeda and Me" stories once Grammy is done." </span><br />
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From Sofia Margaret and Meeda, </div>
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Your friendly Woozler Experts!!!</div>
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