Wednesday, July 20, 2022

NATIONAL DAY OF THE COWBOY JULY 23rd

 THE NATIONAL DAY OF THE COWBOY IS JULY 23


Celebrate with one of these fun picture books: 


Mom’s Choice Awards® honoring Excellence Gold Seal recipients 2019



THE GINGERBREAD COWBOY –


The Gingerbread Cowboy -- can run from the rancher's wife, he can dash past the javalinas and he can giddyup right by the cattle grazing on the mesa.  


But what happens when he meets a coyote sleeping in the sun?

 








GRACIE JANE has a heart as big as the Western sky, and she's always ready to lend a helping hand. So, she doesn't think twice about rescuing Fifi La Rue and taking the lost pup home After all, how much trouble could one little dog be on a great big ranch?

It's nonstop fun and excitement when one good deed turns this cowgirl's life upside down.

 

 

 


 

Payson Book Festival July 23rd

Two of my books featured at the Seventh Annual Payson Book Festival

Book lovers of all ages are invited to attend the annual Payson Book Festival for a day filled with books, authors, prizes and surprises. The festival will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at the Mazatzal Hotel and Casino in Payson, Ariz.
Gracie Jane and Just Like Gulliver will be among the over 30 featured titles that attendees can request to review as part of a co-op book display at the Story Monsters Booth. There will be prizes and a special surprise for young readers, too.
For more information about the Payson Book Festival, visit: paysonbookfestival.org.



GRACIE JANE has a heart as big as

the Western sky, and she's always ready to lend a helping hand.

So, she doesn't think twice about rescuing Fifi La Rue and taking the lost pup home. After all, how much trouble could one little dog be on a great big ranch.

It's nonstop fun and excitement when one good deed turns this cowgirl's life upside down.



The adventure of a young groundhog
who is frightened of his shadow until a fun-filled journey through the woods and farms surrounding his burrow allows him to discover his courage on Groundhog Day.
An author's note provides factual information about Groundhogs.
Cross curriculum connections for: Folklore, Shadows, Groundhog Day, and Groundhogs.

The Gingerbread Cowboy Book Trailer