Teachers & Students: I hope you all have a GREAT summer! Thank you for welcoming me into your schools and classrooms! (I did my Author Presentation to several more classes during the last week of school -well, for most students! I know some teachers and students are still at Year-Round schools, but “the end is…
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I presented to a 2nd grade class and a 5th grade class at two different elementary schools in Kaysville, Utah this week! I had a lot of fun! The students gave Magic Moon and me great overall ratings! Fifth graders (21 students) gave us an average 4.5 star rating! 2nd graders (22 students) gave us…

We’ve been waiting over a year to find out how children in the United Kingdom rated Magic Moon: A Young Boy’s Journey (Vol. 1)! Children are the judges for “The Wishing Shelf Book Awards.” Marilyn Whitchurch (Illustrator), and I are honored to receive such a high rating from the children! YAY! This was well worth the…

I was very happy to find out that Magic Moon: A Young Boy’s Journey (Vol. 1) and Magic Moon: Sister’s Turn (Vol. 2) were FINALISTS in “The Wishing Shelf Book Awards” 2017! The judging is done by children in 8 elementary schools in England!

I had a lot of fun doing my “Author Presentation” a 5th grade class on April 13, 2018! Students figured out errors in the “Fun Grammar” quiz and I answered students’ questions! 5/19/18 Note: This was my “Beta Testing Group” and the students were kind enough to rate each section of the presentation separately, and…

I was absolutely THRILLED to learn that Magic Moon: A Young Boy’s Journey (Vol. 1) WON FIRST PLACE in the Purple Dragonfly Book Awards (Story Monsters, LLC) in the category Charity/Making a Difference and Magic Moon: Sister’s Turn (Vol. 2) and Magic Moon: Two Worlds (Vol. 3) BOTH got an HONORABLE MENTION in the category Chapter…

I was very surprised to receive an email yesterday announcing that my book Magic Moon: Two Worlds (Vol. 3) was a finalist in the 11th Annual National Indie Excellence Awards in the category chapter books for children! Many Thanks to Mar Whitchurch (Cover Design, and Illustrator for Magic Moon: A Young Boy’s Journey (Vol. 1)…