Sunday's Inspirational Thought

 

Good morning everyone. Here's a quote to bring you smiles. Have a great day.

I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt

Website: www.childrensbookswithlifelessons.com/

Charlene the Star and Hattie's Heroes: NOW ON AUDIO!

https://www.amazon.com/Charlene-Star-Hatties-Heroes/dp/B07VXRVDNP/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1564836448&sr=1-1

Please check out this endearing tale! Just released on Audible  Great listening for 5-7 year-olds.

"Yet another wonderful children’s story from Ms. Dunne about how dreams, hard work, and determination eventually wins the day.
Children often feel they are the only ones facing challenges, things are always easier “for the other guy,” and they never are going to amount to anything. And of course, with children being children—which is to say, being capable of saying and doing cruel things (in the story, one horse kicks up mud in another’s face during a race)—situations involving competition can turn ugly fast. It’s easy for little ones to get discouraged under such circumstances, and here’s where they need all the encouragement they can get.
Reading a book such as this (and others in Ms. Dunne’s series) is the perfect tonic for brightening a child’s day and restoring their spirits. Who doesn’t love horses? Or a chicken that wears funny hats? Who can stay sad in the face of hearing about how friends can help friends overcome obstacles." ~ from review by Theodore J. Cohen.
Watch for release date on audio!
copyright 2019 Deanie Humphrys-Dunne

Five fun facts about Charlene the Star

Hi Everyone,
Today we'll talk about my book, Charlene the Star. It's children's fiction, told by Charlene the Star herself. Who is Charlene the Star? She's a beautiful, talented horse who doesn't fit in with her friends.
Here are 5 fun facts about the story:

• Fact 1: One of the main characters of the story is Charlene's friend, Elliott, the dog. Elliott was our family pet. We rescued him from the pound and we had the honor of having him as part of our family for over 13 years. We miss him every day. We tried to capture his personality in the book.
• Fact 2: Charlene was beautiful, with her glossy red coat. But she didn't fit in with her friends. Why not? Because her friends loved racing and Charlene thought it was a big bore.
• Fact 3: Charlene had to show her trainers she didn't like racing. How did she do that? She yawned and found a way to have her own tantrums on the race track.
• Charlene tells the story herself. Readers will giggle at her amusing thoughts and actions. They'll love the beautiful illustrations by my sister, Holly Humphrys-Bajaj.
• Fact 4: How did I get the idea for Charlene the Star's story? I thought about all the children who feel like they don't fit in with their friends and wanted to write something entertaining, that they'd understand.

Charlene the Star and Mama
Illustration by Holly Humphrys-Bajaj

I hope you've enjoyed a glimpse inside Charlene the Star's story.  If you'd like to find out more, please visit my website:  www.childrensbookswithlifelessons.com/

copyright 2018: Deanie Humphrys-Dunne

Just for fun

 Hi everyone,
Let's use our imaginations today.

• What if you were a pony and you were bored.  What would you do  to show your rider you were totally uninterested?
• What if you were a horse and everyone in your family loved racing, but you didn't. How would you show your trainers you didn't like it?

Hope you''re all having a great day and enjoying the summer so far.

copyright 2017: Deanie Humphrys-Dunne