New Sarah's World book coming soon!

We are thrilled to announce the upcoming release of our new kids book, Sarah’s World: The summer to remember. It is a compilation of our three previous Sarah books (Sarah and Pcee, Sarah looks out the window, and The Nickname) along with the addition of two new stories and an introductory prelude.

The introduction takes us to school with Sarah, and there’s just a couple of days left before summer begins. This brief view at school gives us an idea of the kind of student Sarah is and shows her excitement for the summer to follow.

In the introduction, we also see Sarah’s pleasant family life. This first look at her family shows how encouraging, supportive and loving her parents are, and sets the tone for the stories in Sarah’s World. There is real fun to be had by young ones as they are given the freedom to explore and do things under the watch-care of loving parents.

We’ll keep you informed as to when it is available on Amazon Kindle.
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My opinion only ...

Ok, here goes another post you'll either strongly agree or disagree with!

Our son is grown and we have no grandchildren yet, so we don't have to "worry" about finding good books to read to a young one... and I am so glad about that. Being the writers that we are of the Sarah's World series books, we can't help being interested in books for young people, though. 

These are a few I've seen recently; I have not read them and don't recommend them:

(Noting where I saw the books and got the info)

From Barnes and Noble (B&N Exclusive Edition), under Best Sellers section

The Serpent's Shadow -- for kids ages 9-11 years, 4.5 stars

He's b-a-a-ack! Despite their best efforts, Carter and Sadie Kane can't seem to keep Apophis, the chaos snake, down. Now Apophis is threatening to plunge the world into eternal darkness, and the Kanes are faced with the impossible task of having to destroy him once and for all. Unfortunately, the magicians of the House of Life are on the brink of civil war, the gods are divided, and the young initiates of Brooklyn House stand almost alone against the forces of chaos. The Kanes' only hope is an ancient spell that might turn the serpent's own shadow into a weapon, but the magic has been lost for a millennia. To find the answer they need, the Kanes must rely on the murderous ghost of a powerful magician who might be able to lead them to the serpent's shadow . . . or might lead them to their deaths in the depths of the underworld.

From Amazon

The Amulet of Samarkand -- for kids age 10 and up, 4.5 stars

Nathaniel is a magician's apprentice, taking his first lessons in the arts of magic. But when a devious hot-shot wizard named Simon Lovelace ruthlessly humiliates Nathaniel in front of his elders, Nathaniel decides to kick up his education a few notches and show Lovelace who's boss. With revenge on his mind, he summons the powerful djinni, Bartimaeus. But summoning Bartimaeus and controlling him are two different things entirely, and when Nathaniel sends the djinni out to steal Lovelace's greatest treasure, the Amulet of Samarkand, he finds himself caught up in a whirlwind of magical espionage, murder, and rebellion.

From Barnes & Noble

The Rising -- for teens ages 14-17 years old

“Will keep teens who are undaunted by its 600 pages on the edge of their seats. Interweaving the stories of Jamie, Dracula, Frankenstein, and a mysterious man wandering the American desert, this book is closer to the elaborate works of Stephen King than many vampire novels marketed to teens.”—VOYA

James Bond meets Dracula in this epic saga of one boy and a ton of weapons versus the world's oldest evil—vampires as you've never seen them before!

Sixteen-year-old Jamie Carpenter's life was violently upended when he was brought into Department 19, a classified government agency of vampire hunters that was formed to deal with a little problem . . . known as Dracula.

Now why do you want to let your kids read books like these? This kind of book has been out for ages, they aren't anything new. There sure seems to be more of them now, however, and with darker themes and more hideous characters. Shouldn't reading be relaxing, entertaining, and educating (but fun)? Noe recently posted "The right magic" and in there talked about make-believe and the kind of imagination that is good for all of us, young and old. 

I do hope parents and authors will really think about what young people are reading, and give them good stuff to stimulate their minds and hearts. Hopefully Noe will one day put his pen to paper on a book for teens... that would be great!

Here's an open letter from one of our friends to some of her friends, to let them know about our Sarah's World books:

Hi everyone!
  I just wanted to introduce you to the childrens book series "Sarah's World" which is written and illustrated by my personal friends, [Noe and Cindy].
  I wanted to share with all of you this wonderful series. You'll never have to second guess the information or lessons being taught in these stories. No magic, monsters, or anything else unsavory here. 
  Please pass this along to absolutely everyone you know! These books can be given as gifts to young ones we care about. We need all the help we can get to mold young minds toward wholesomeness in this rotten system!
  One is interactive with educational links; it's awesome!
  They have just begun this endeavor and are up to three books now, so get your little ones in on the beginning of "Sarah's World".

Well, like I said, you're gonna either agree or disagree with this post, but hopefully it gave you food for thought. You can leave a comment if you want, of course.

Thank you for reading what noeandcindy.write !

cindy

Recommended book: Anne of Green Gables

I would recommend to all young readers Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery. 
This book teaches wonderful lessons without being preachy, such as ‘life can’t always be the way we want it’ and ‘how we deal with things makes the difference between being happy or dissatisfied.'

Anne’s determination to be positive and find joy, even if it is only to be found in making a friend of her own reflection, is very powerful. The story is told in such a delightful way, those who read it are sure to be drawn to her character. And, of course, we also see through Anne’s life at Green Gables that life doesn't always stay the same, and the changes that come are sometimes good and sometimes very sad.

I am so glad I found this wonderful book; I have read it many times and would encourage everyone to at least read it once. You can get this book as either an e-book or paperback... look for it on the Cindy's book store page of this blog, or click the link in the box below.
Other links of interest: Life Lessons from Green Gables Anne's Life Lessons Life Lessons from Anne
Noe

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Teaching our son to read

We have one son, our favorite person in the whole world -- other than each other, of course, but then ‘the two are one’ you know. We’re so proud of the man he has become; he’s in his mid-twenties, not married yet. But one of these days....

We always read to our son when he was a little boy, and I’m so glad Noe loved reading to him. Some of my favorite memories are of them reading together, as I was listening while busy doing other things around the house. There was one book called Funny Face at the Window he loved to hear over and over again, and Noe would read it every day, till they moved on to another book. They also read Wind in the Willows when he got a bit older -- somehow I missed reading that book when I was young, but then to me, it is a perfect father and son book to read together.

I count it a privilege that I was able to homeschool him, and of course, got to teach him to read. I don’t know if it’s a boy thing (since I didn’t have a daughter), or maybe just something he inherited, but he had trouble keeping his focus on words. By that I mean, he would start reading a word and then just guess what it was; there’s probably a name for that. You know, everything’s got a name these days...

Well, I worked with him, helping him to follow all the letters by having him “spell-the-word-out” for me, and little by little he stopped guessing at words. He became an excellent reader and grew to enjoy reading; as an adult he still does. His recreational bent is toward science-fiction, loves Star Trek kinda stories. Of course, like most guys, I just can’t get him to read those gadget manuals!
cindy

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I love to read!

I’ve been an avid reader all my life... wish I had as good a memory as Noe, but then again, I can pick up a book I know I’ve read and because I don’t  remember exactly how it went, it’s like reading a new book!! LOL

I think having 4 older siblings helped, as well as adult family members that liked reading to us too. My uncle had a children’s set of books with lots of interesting stories in it that he would read to us, and when we got older, we read them to him. The set got lost somewhere down the road, so sad we can’t find it again. That’s a fond memory, sitting in his lap reading together.

I used the school library a lot, even got to work in it when I was in elementary school. That was back in the days of the dewey decimal system and file cards, no computers then! We had the Weekly Reader Club we could buy books from, no Amazon or Barnes & Noble. There were no video games, no VCR or DVD movies to watch whenever we felt like it, and just boring stuff to see on TV anyway except early Saturday mornings and an hour after school. One of my other uncles worked for a TV station and was the kid’s show personality for a little while too; he was called Snuffy....

Anyway, reading was a favorite pastime and I loved it. My fourth grade teacher had an exercise we did, where she picked one of us to read aloud for a page or two, and if you read without making mistakes -- not even getting to back up one word! -- you got a star for your book cover. That was fun too, and made us all strive to be good readers.

I guess I can’t say enough to parents about how important reading with your children is for them. Read to them even when they’re too little to talk, read their favorite book a thousand times - even 3 or 4 times in a row when you wish they would get tired of it because you are. That not only develops a love of reading and learning in them that will continue to grow as they do, but also creates a strong bond between you and your children that will remain all their life... and that’s one of those things you’ll forever be glad you did.

cindy

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