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Below are sketch samples from a couple of my most recent
book dummies.
book dummies.
"The Birthday Pie Surprise"
Six-year-old Emma Kate is excited about spending her birthday at Grandma
and Grandpa's house. Grandma is going to make spaghetti with meatballs,
and Grandpa will bake a brand new kind of pie: Scrumptious Yum-o-licious
Pie. What could possibly go in such a pie? Emma Kate has visions of cotton
candy and ice cream, but Grandpa has other things in mind...clam juice and
sardines, for a start! Will Grandpa's pie be a complete disaster, or does he
have a birthday trick up his sleeve? The answer is a gentle twist on the
age-old truism "to each his own."
Six-year-old Emma Kate is excited about spending her birthday at Grandma
and Grandpa's house. Grandma is going to make spaghetti with meatballs,
and Grandpa will bake a brand new kind of pie: Scrumptious Yum-o-licious
Pie. What could possibly go in such a pie? Emma Kate has visions of cotton
candy and ice cream, but Grandpa has other things in mind...clam juice and
sardines, for a start! Will Grandpa's pie be a complete disaster, or does he
have a birthday trick up his sleeve? The answer is a gentle twist on the
age-old truism "to each his own."
"Horace and Amelia"
Horace has many nice things: a shiny chess set, a seashell collection,
and a rose garden, to name a few. But he doesn't have a friend. This
story follows Horace (a gorilla) on his search for the one thing that he's
missing, and Amelia (a monkey) as she works her way into his heart.
Horace has many nice things: a shiny chess set, a seashell collection,
and a rose garden, to name a few. But he doesn't have a friend. This
story follows Horace (a gorilla) on his search for the one thing that he's
missing, and Amelia (a monkey) as she works her way into his heart.
