I found Harold as a baby. He was about one week old. I think his mother may have been killed. I managed to rear him and I let him go into the wild after six weeks. Two weeks later he turned up at the... More > front door like he had never left. He often came to visit for a treat of cat food and he would sleep on my knee. He loved being tickled under the chin. He gave use so much pleasure. Love him and miss him. Animals give so much.< Less
I found Harold as a baby. He was about one week old. I think his mother may have been killed. I managed to rear him and I let him go into the wild after six weeks. Two weeks later he turned up at the... More > front door like he had never left. He often came to visit for a treat of cat food and he would sleep on my knee. He loved being tickled under the chin. He gave use so much pleasure. Love him and miss him.
Animals give so much.< Less
This is a delightful book which is also illustrated and has seven stories where we meet characters such as Henry the Hedgehog and his pals who made a giant snowball and what happened to poor... More > Henry.. The big cats of the jungle that all wanted to be King and how they solved the problem with a race and then the crown was lost, oh dear! Bobbin the little mouse who wanted to go for a sail on the river with his friend but it was raining, he was very cross. Happy the Hamster who was always smiling until one day he bumped his toe getting out of bed and was very miserable, his friends try to cheer him up and then the wise old owl knows what to do. Patch the puppy dog who went for a walk with Billy and ran away only to get lost. Spikey the little tree in the forest who was very sad until one day something wonderful happened and last but not least Topsy the very very naughty pixie and what did he do to upset everyone?< Less
This is a delightful book which is also illustrated and has seven stories where we meet characters such as Henry the Hedgehog and his pals who made a giant snowball and what happened to poor... More > Henry.. The big cats of the jungle that all wanted to be King and how they solved the problem with a race and then the crown was lost, oh dear! Bobbin the little mouse who wanted to go for a sail on the river with his friend but it was raining, he was very cross. Happy the Hamster who was always smiling until one day he bumped his toe getting out of bed and was very miserable, his friends try to cheer him up and then the wise old owl knows what to do. Patch the puppy dog who went for a walk with Billy and ran away only to get lost. Spikey the little tree in the forest who was very sad until one day something wonderful happened and last but not least Topsy the very very naughty pixie and what did he do to upset everyone?< Less
This is a book about peace, the ecosystem, and vaguely political stuff, including gods, atheism, the flawed banking system, sonic the hedgehog, and unity.
The book has been filtered through a fine... More > selection of personalities, and was written in a hurry. It is published in 12 dimensions, is slightly chewy in the middle, and is best served by candlelight.< Less
This is a wonderfully illustrated children's book about a young hedgehog. Harold the hedgehog saves the day with his new found ability to whistle, but in the process he is injured. His experience... More > teaches him the importance of practice, bravery, and friendship.< Less
I was a busy Internist until illness interrupted my medical career and active physical life several years ago. Since then, I have turned to poetry in earnest as a way of sharing my quirky perceptions... More > and connecting to the world. Some of these poems are based on fantasies and dreams, others political views, but most are simple observations; perhaps things I didn't have the time to notice before, let alone write about. Isn't poetry all about perception? The lenses we wear...< Less
I was a busy Internist until illness interrupted my medical career and active physical life several years ago. Since then, I have turned to poetry in earnest as a way of sharing my quirky perceptions... More > and connecting to the world. Some of these poems are based on fantasies and dreams, others political views, but most are simple observations; perhaps things I didn't have the time to notice before, let alone write about. Isn't poetry all about perception? The lenses we wear...< Less
Ease the heartbreak when saying farewell.
Fond Farewells is a collection of four illustrated
poem stories that explore different moods of goodbye:
Leaving and hoping for the best,
Leaving on a... More > trip then returning,
Moving away and keeping in touch, and
Saying a very final goodbye.
Every story, however, has a positive thought
to help give perspective for the reader.
This book makes an ideal gift for
anyone close that you already miss.< Less
Ease the heartbreak when saying farewell.
Fond Farewells is a collection of four illustrated poem stories that explore different moods of goodbye: Leaving and hoping for the best, Leaving on a trip... More > then returning, Moving away and keeping in touch, and Saying a very final goodbye. Every story, however, has a positive thought to help give perspective for the reader. This book makes an ideal gift for anyone close that you already miss.
Fond Farewells has been recognized with the following book awards:
1. Winner in the 'Children's Picture Book: Softcover Fiction' category of the 2013 International Book Awards
2. Award Winning Finalist in the 'Children's Mind/Body/Spirit' category of the 2013 International Book Awards
3. Award Winning Finalist in the 'Childrens-Inspirational/Motivational' category of the 2013 National Indie Excellence Awards.< Less