Tuesday, June 3, 2014

My First Book

I know many of my readers have had books published. It feels good to finally accomplish one of our writing goals.

But, this is my first one and I (as I am sure you do, too) will always remember the feeling of seeing my name in print for the first time. Exciting!


Fun Through the Seasons! Recipes, Crafts and Fun Facts for Kids . . . is hot off the presses!

 Fun Through The Seasons!: Recipes, Crafts and Fun Facts for Kids

My first shiny, honest to goodness book.



Here is the description of it on Amazon:

 In Fun Through the Seasons, Janet goes month by month through the seasons with informative articles for children to read and enjoy. The articles appeared in her column, Fun Facts for Kids, in Two-Lane Livin' Magazine. While reading this book, kids will learn all about snowflakes, Independence Day, genealogy, ants, the first Thanksgiving, collecting memories at Christmas, cookies - and much more! Sprinkled among the interesting articles are easy recipes, crafts, poems and challenges for kids in K through 5th grade. Parents will enjoy reading the stories to the younger ones and helping with the activities.

I have been working on putting together this book for a long time.  Each time another month came and went, I had another article to add. I also added a few more easy recipes, stories and poems. The pictures and clip art are grayscale, but perfect for your child to add their own touch to the book by coloring in with colored pencils.

I did it all myself (with help from my son with the cover), learning along the way.  It was a lot of work, but I loved every minute of it and I hope the children who own a copy of it will enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

You can get a copy at Amazon or Barnes and Noble or from me (wvsmarties@yahoo.com). The ones I send out will be autographed and have a handmade bookmark with them. My price is $10 + $2.50 for postage and handling (continental US only).




Happy summer everyone! It has been a long and hard winter that didn't want to let go. But, I think warm weather is finally here to stay and I welcome it.





16 comments:

  1. Janet! That's awesome! And what a great collection of stuff to have all in one book.

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    1. Thank you, Barbara. I think kids will love it.

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  2. Stopping in to say CONGRATS!! Get out there and celebrate, and enjoy every minute of this great milestone. :)

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  3. Janet,
    Congratulations upon the publication of your first book. This is exciting news. I would love a copy of your book.
    Could you please e-mail me with your mailing address, and the cost for the book?
    My e-mail is: ledfordbrenda@hotmail.com
    Thanks,
    Brenda

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  4. Hip, hip, hooray for you, Janet and your first published book. Such a great collection of stories, fun facts and activities for all of the seasons.

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    1. Thanks, Garden Girl. By the way, you have a great site.

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    2. Oh, thank you, Janet. May I share your link on our GROG Blog after the recent reply you made? Would you consider allowing me to interview you and then write and post a blog entry? Thank you. sleopold@gmail.com ~Suzy AKA Sue Leopold

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  5. Congratulations! It must be very satisfying. The cover looks great.

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    1. Thank you, Rosi. I wanted to make the cover bright and cheerful.

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  6. Great news! I am so happy for you. What ages are the activities geared toward?

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    1. Hi Quinn. Thanks. It is for grade school children. I think the younger and the older ones will like it. Of course, the parents will have to read the stories and do the activities with the younger ones.

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