If you know a family with children that will be moving soon, there is a cute book called Dogs Move Too! written from Max’s point of view that may help alleviate any fears the children may have about moving. Max is helped in telling his story by his ‘parents’ Anthony M.T. Majewski (Author) and Julie Majewski (Illustrator). Max is a five-year-old yellow English Labrador Retriever. He shares his thoughts, activities and photos as he makes his move with his human family. His conclusion is that if he can move, kids can move, too! Check out his website, too!
Dogs Move Too!
June 23, 2009
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The Bucket List
June 22, 2009Hmmmm…the buzz is beginning about Grandpa, Do It! I Do It, Too!. After the reading at Wayfarer’s Chapel last Sunday, one listener likened it to the movie “The Bucket List” in that you understand the deeper meaning contained within – when you ponder the simplicity of the situations and the significance they have later in life – given similar personal experiences you had yourself with your own grandparents. After the reading several people, most of them grandparents themselves, thanked me for putting into words all the kinds of experiences they had and their wonderful thoughts and memories they have of their grandparents.
The children at Long Beach Day Nursery also reacted very positively to the story last Friday. During the reading, most of them were very eager to share their own experiences with their grandparents or at least with static electricity – and the plastic slide! In fact, they voted to have me read it to them a second time!
Both readings were a lot of fun! NEW PHOTOS
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Father’s Day Wayfarer’s Chapel Service to Include Grandpa!
June 15, 2009I am reading Grandpa, Do It! I Do It, Too! as the Story Time part of the 10 am Sunday service on June 21, Father’s Day at Wayfarer’s Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. If you’d like to meet the characters in the book, Grandpa Ron and Austin, they will be there. Also planning to be there are the special people I mention in the acknowledgement page at the end of the story: Cyndi, Pam, Victor and Katherine. NEW PHOTOS
Here is Google Map to get you started in the right direction! (Only seems to work in Internet Explorer. Mozilla crashes when you click this link. Same thing happened when I clicked the link on the location page map link for the chapel. Mozilla users try Mapquest instead!)
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Father’s Day Gift for Grandpa
June 14, 2009Monday is probably the last day to order my book Grandpa Do It! I Do It, Too and get it in time for Father’s Day from Amazon.com or BookSurge Customer Service. Amazon.com and BookSurge.com only sell the soft cover copy. By calling BookSurge Customer Service, at 1-866-308-6235 Option 6, you can order a soft or hard cover copy – but the hard cover is printed-on-order and then bound into a hardcovered book. Glue drying takes time! So, it won’t be ready in time for Father’s Day. So, get a soft covered one! 🙂
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Reseller, Non-profit and Library Discounts
May 31, 2009Resellers, Non-profits and Libraries can obtain copies of Grandpa, Do It! I Do It, Too! at a discount from BookSurge Customer Service 1-866-308-6235 Option 6. It only takes about 10 minutes to set up an account.
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Attention, Grandma! A Great Father’s Day Gift For Grandpa!
May 30, 2009Attention, Grandmas!!!
Consider getting Grandpa Do It! I Do It, Too! for Grandpa for father’s Day!
Every day experiences turn into special moments for Grandpa Ron and Grandson Austin. The book captures some of those moments. It is a picture book with Austin-like sentences to describe the pictures. Most of the pictures are from photographs when 2 and a half year old Austi spent a week with us in Reno. Others are from Seal Beach and Long Beach, CA and the Portland, OR area. I turned the photos into drawings using photo applications.
It hits on the message that we may seldom be given the opportunity to know the impact we make on another, even very young, individual. Live as though it will happen always and then cherish the memories. It demonstrates “family relationship togetherness” and little ones watching and learning from grown-ups – namely grandpa! It helps foster self-esteem and demonstrate how every day activities can be special. Just taking the time to go places, explaining things to kids and playing with the kids can be something they remember for the rest of their lives.
There are some blank pages at the end of the book for you to put your favorite family photos or memories or the kids could draw themselves with their family. When they are all grown up 20 years later it will be fun to rediscover those special pages at the end!
The story has a Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level of 1.8.
The book is printed in the USA.
I call it a children’s book. Grandpa Ron calls it a grandparent’s book. Read it and decide for yourself! The kids enjoy talking about the activities and details in the pictures. The adults remember their own special moments – either as kids with their grandparents or as grandparents with their grandkids. Oh, and moms and dads get their own flashbacks, too!
I do it, too!!
Click the Amazon link on the right hand side of this page or click here to purchase!
Resellers, Non-profits and Libraries can obtain copies at a discount from BookSurge Customer Service 1-866-308-6235 Option 6. It only takes about 10 minutes to set up an account.
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Order Grandpa, Do It! I Do It, Too! In Time For Father’s Day!
May 13, 2009Grandpa, Do It! I Do It, Too now has the Look Inside! feature on Amazon! Order now for Father’s Day! It is perfect for grandpas! Austin and Grandpa Ron play around the house and outside in the dirt, play at the river and the seashore, watch big trains and play with little trains, rest and fall asleep after a big day of new adventures together. It really is cute.
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Reports Are Starting To Trickle In
May 8, 2009People are getting Grandpa, Do It! I Do It, Too! delivered and they are loving it! Yes!! I’m so happy!!
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Today is Odd Day!
May 7, 2009Heard on the radio this morning that today is “Odd Day” so I had to look it up. Sure enough! Check out oddday.net for the whole fun explanation by Ron Gordon.
Found a cute book to go with the day: One Odd Day by Doris Fisher and Dani Sneed.
Have fun today!
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My Book is on Amazon!!!
May 4, 2009Woo! Hoo! Forgive my excitement! It’s my first time!! Grandpa, Do It! I Do It, Too! is now available at Amazon! The page will get more interesting as they add content to it over the next week or so.
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