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I am a mom and a new grandmom, and these are my favorite paths in life. I am also an attorney, a volunteer firefighter, and a Dragon's Way Qigong instructor. As you can see, I rely on post-it notes to keep myself organized!
My first book "Sherman's World - Finding Courage" is about the fire service and this book gave me the opportunity to create the special friendship between Sherman and Gus. The story blends ideas about fire safety for children with Sherman's quest to be a firefighter. I hope that your young reader finds it both funny and exciting as Sherman learns the importance of loyalty and courage in the face of danger.
My newest book "Sherman's World - Finding Ghosts" follows Sherman and Gus as they become even closer friends and take turns defending each other against bullies -- Rufus - a mouse bully - and Capitaine DuBois - a ghost bully. In this story, they collaborate to find solutions to problems along with their new friend, Mimi. I added a few French phrases throughout the story because Mimi and her mice tribe are descendants of mice who came from France. Tres bien!
Sending you my best wishes that you'll find the right book for your young reader!
Marlene
P.S. I invite you to check out my blog "Animal Trivia and Tidbits" -- an assortment of facts about the universe we live in.
"Sherman’s World - Finding Courage"
This story follows Sherman, a young, field mouse, as he makes a winter home in a firehouse. There, he meets Gus, a meadow grasshopper, and starts a training program to become a real firefighter. When spring arrives, Sherman's firefighting skills are tested not once but twice!
First, Sherman rides with firefighters to rescue a smelly, wet cat stranded in a tree.. When the people can't reach her, it's up to Sherman to come up with a plan. But his plan is dangerous and Sherman must risk his own life to save the cat. Will he do it? Will he succeed and live to tell the story?
Later, Sherman is in the wrong place at the right time when an injured firefighter needs help and other firefighters cannot find him. Will Sherman stay with the firefighter and devise a rescue plan? What will he do? Will it work?
Humor, action and friendship move this story along in short chapters. For readers 8-10 ~ 120 pages.
"Sherman's World - Finding Ghosts" Published in December 2023!
Sherman and Gus are on a new adventure when they leave the firehouse and return to Sherman's pine woods in the spring.. After dealing with a bully named Rufus, the mouse and grasshopper travel to a meadow and find an old, abandoned house. Inside the house, they find descendants of mice that came over from France at the time of our Revolution. They also find a ghost who behaves like a bigger and scarier bully than Rufus. The ghost is a French soldier who fell into his well and died. Now, all he wants to do is go back to France to find his family. Until that happens, he has placed his house under a spell to keep the French mice from leaving him alone. The problem for Sherman and Gus is that the ghost also hates visitors and throws fireballs at them to keep them away..
Sherman and Gus want to help the ghost get home so the mice tribe will be freed, but when the ghost hurts Gus with one of his fireballs, this could all change.. Will Gus recover? Will the two friends sort it out and help the ghost get home to France? Will the mice ever be free to go outside?
Humor, historical references, action and friendship in short chapters. For readers 8-10 ~ 140 pages.
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