Children Literacy Programs in NH – Literacy Enrichment Programs in NH

Well, I’ve put the final approval on the proof for my next children’s book, Charlie and His New Friend.  Books should be here in about two weeks.  Cute story about how Charlie meets his new friend…who is very different from Charlie.  Charlie knows that being different doesn’t matter.  What matters is being kind and helpful – [...]

Okay…it seems I’m in need of someone who knows how to write grants and can find those that will help fund my literacy program.  School budgets are frozen.  If we’re ever going to keep literacy alive, we need to bring programs INTO schools because teachers and librarians are overwhelmed.  Just spoke to an elementary school [...]

Poetry – songs without music, although that can easily be rectified. My first poem in my book “Storybook of Life” is actually the first song I wrote. So many kinds of poetry – ballads, sonnets, acrostics, and one of my favorites, haiku. … 3 sentences, 5-7-5 syllables. I think I love this most because it [...]

Okay, so now that I’ve created a fabulous literacy program where I will teach children how to write and publish a book, I need to find money to help pay my fees to I can bring this program into schools.  Someone suggested I look for a grant writer.  So, are there any out there who [...]

I’ve been invited to visit a number of day care centers to share my story of CHARLIE and to help them discover the world of writing and illustrating.  Last week, I spent the morning with children from Cross Road Kindergarten in Dover, NH.   About 40 children gathered, wide eyed as I told the story of [...]

I am now offering a new and very exciting literacy enrichment program called “READ UP!  WRITE ON! LITERACY RULES!.  I have designed this program in a way that will bring reading and writing to a new level of excitment.  AMITY Publications’ program will:      BUILD the excitement about reading, CULTIVATE aspiring authors, and   DEVELOP a [...]

It seems in my excitement of announcing the award, I neglected to share that there is a small entry fee of $5.  Please visit my website (www.amitypublications.com) for more details about the exciting award.  My plan is to include the winning poems in future editions of Inspirations from My Family & Friends.  However, it will [...]

I am very proud and excited to announce the release of my second edition of Inspirations from My Family and Friends, a book of poetry and Bible passages written to help heal the soul, comfort the weary, and celebrate the joys.  There are more poems, more Bible passages, and more inspiring words in this edition.  I was given [...]

So, I’m hoping connect with other self-published authors, chat about your experience promoting your books.  My specialty is children’s and poetry books, which is certainly quite different from other genres.  I made the rounds to small gift stores (since big companies like Barnes & Noble and B.Dalton can only order through Ingrams or Baker & [...]

Well, it’s been months since I’ve written….not because I’ve stopped writing.  In fact, my next children’s book, CHARLIE and His New Friend, and my 2nd edition to Inspirations from My Family & Friends will be in print by the end of this summer.    I’ve been busy trying to find ways to introduce my Writer-in-Residence and [...]