About Roderick Edwards: Born with some defects, it was assumed I would not live so my young mother left me at the hospital. I survived and four years later was adopted. It is important to relate that information because it has influenced so much of my writing. An adoptee is disconnected from a sense of belonging and so we see the world from a less biased way. The bias of family or cultural loyalties. But at age 50 the state released my birth records. While my biological parents were already … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Roderick Edwards
Jasper Kitty Gets a Brother by Brenda DeHaan
Jasper Kitty loved being the only cat in the family. He did not need or want a brother. He especially did not want a big brother to bother him. Then this big, strange cat walked into HIS house, started eating HIS food, and acted like he lived there. Jasper Kitty was shocked to discover that Apollo Cat really had lived there before Jasper had adopted his family. Everyone except Jasper was so excited that Apollo had somehow found his way home after being missing for 76 days. They even cried … [Read more...] about Jasper Kitty Gets a Brother by Brenda DeHaan
Hunny Finds a Family by J.E. Michel
Hunny the Golden Retriever lives in a shelter, she longs to be adopted and when it finally happens she is so grateful for her new family! Targeted Age Group:: 3-8 What Inspired You to Write Your Book? I've always had a love for writing and children. I worked in the educational field for over 2 decades and when I was finally done raising my own children I decided it was time to pursue my dream of reaching children worldwide with my stories! … [Read more...] about Hunny Finds a Family by J.E. Michel
Interview with Author – J.E. Michel
About J.E. Michel: J.E. Michel, a San Diego native grew up with a love for books, children, writing and animals. After working in the educational field for over a decade she left to raise her children, they have since grown up and she has now found the time to pursue her dream of reaching children worldwide with her stories. What inspires you to write? Since childhood I have had a deep love for writing, children and animals. I worked in the educational system for over a decade before … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – J.E. Michel
The Ladybug and the Ant by Carole St-Laurent
The Ladybug and the Ant by Carole St-Laurent Two impossible dreams. An uplifting friendship forged in stone. Delightful and exciting, your child will be charmed by this blooming friendship tale. Step into an enchanted garden of flowers where friendship blooms and dreams come true. As one dreams of flying freely like a butterfly, the other, a lonely orphan, wishes to be part of a family. Will the Ladybug have to spend the rest of her life alone? Will the Ant be condemned to a life of all … [Read more...] about The Ladybug and the Ant by Carole St-Laurent
Interview with Author – Sandra Danby
About Sandra Danby: Proud Yorkshire woman, author, tennis nut & tea drinker. Unlike Rose, the identity detective in her books, Sandra is not adopted. What inspires you to write? Like Justine Tree, the protagonist of my new novel Connectedness, I grew up on the East Yorkshire coast and left home to study in London. I also stayed ‘down south’ after university as that’s where I found work as a journalist while my family remained in Yorkshire. So it is fair to say that some of Justine’s … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Sandra Danby
Interview with Author – Marcy Pusey
About Marcy Pusey: Marcy Pusey, CRC, is a clinical counselor, best selling author, wife, and mommy. Marcy’s writing has appeared in newspapers, magazines, blog posts, children’s books, and books for adults internationally. She has been a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators for nearly a decade. Marcy has written books for adults, such as “Reclaiming Hope: Overcoming the Challenges of Parenting Foster and Adopted Children” and books for children, such as … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Marcy Pusey
The Greatest Gift by Marie Tayse
He has autism and she has never felt good enough. Together they set out on a daring adventure where they discover unconditional love in the most surprising of places. Targeted Age Group:: 18+ What Inspired You to Write Your Book? Watching how some people treated my friends and a family member with autism, inspired me to write this book. Some of the general public gawk and stare at those with autism, as though they are 'less than' the rest of us. I wanted to bring the reader into the life … [Read more...] about The Greatest Gift by Marie Tayse
PLEASE FORGIVE ME by PAUL C. STEFFY
When Geri Sanders was a pregnant, unwed sixteen year old, her parents forced her to give up her beautiful baby for adoption. To placate her strict father, who had to win the family battle with his not-so-favorite oldest daughter, she’s lived thereafter with tormenting guilt and a broken heart. On the day of her baby’s birth, she expected to never see her lovely and healthy boy again. Five weeks ago, Geri had hired an experienced and well-respected genealogy researcher to delve into her past. … [Read more...] about PLEASE FORGIVE ME by PAUL C. STEFFY
How Many Planes to Get Me? Nine children adopted into a New Zealand family by Jonquil Graham
A funny heartwarming story of a New Zealand couple who adopted nine children and fostered many more. Shocked by the plight of Romanian orphans, Jonquil flew to Romania and brought home tiny malnourished identical twins. But she never forgot the little boy she left behind. Leaving her husband and eight children on the family's kiwifruit orchard, she returned to Romania, but never imagined the protracted nightmare ahead. Later she flew to Russia and adopted 8 year old twins from an orphanage near … [Read more...] about How Many Planes to Get Me? Nine children adopted into a New Zealand family by Jonquil Graham
