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Jacky Atkins

Jacky Atkins

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My first children's novel, The Mysterious Beach Hut, was published in the USA in April 2009, but I have previousely had poems and short stories published. I live in Cobham, Surrey, with my husband, Richard. We have 4 children and 6 grandchildren, so children play an important part in my life! As well as writing, I am a PA for my husband's firm of Chartered Accountants and Company secretary to my son's company. I am a member of Mother's Union, through which I work as a volunteer playleader in the Visits Hall of a local 'category B' men's prison. I am involved with my church, love travel, walking and gardening

My Fingerpaint Masterpiece Coloring Book

My Fingerpaint Masterpiece Coloring Book

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<p>Have you ever seen a &quot;work of art&quot; worth millions, which looks like something your child just brought home from school?</p><p>The dual perspective of &quot;Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder&quot; and just a little bit of &quot;The Emperor's New Clothes&quot; is evident in this clever artwork story of a child who paints a fingerpaint print in class and then loses it in the wind on the way home.</p><p>Illustrated from the point of view of a child, whose identity is left to the imagination of the reader since all of the illustrations are what the child sees, the fingerpaint print is interpreted by official &quot;judges&quot; as well as by bystanders. Should people be influenced by what others see, or use their own self-esteem to make their own judgments? This coloring book version allows children to illustrate their own version of the book, and even to create a &quot;masterpiece&quot; of their own!</p><p>This is the fourth rhyming children's coloring book by this award-winning author, whose other bestselling books include David's ADHD, My Little Angel, The Golden Rule, Mice &amp; Spiders &amp; Webs...Oh My!, Manner-Man, Gimme-Jimmy, The Magic Word, Peter and the Whimper-Whineys and Santa's Birthday Gift.</p><p><strong>About The Author:</strong> Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won over 100 awards for her previous rhyming books and coloring books, and is also the author of 7 published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. She has been called &quot;a modern day Dr. Seuss.&quot; - GTMA Review</p>

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<p style="text-align:center;margin:.65pt 0cm 16.2pt;background:#ffffff;" class="ecmsonormal" align="center"><em><span style="font-family:'Segoe UI';color:#444444;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"><font size="3">Review of The Mysterious Beach Hut</font></span></em></p> <p></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:.65pt 0cm 16.2pt;background:#ffffff;" class="ecmsonormal" align="center"><em><span style="font-family:'Segoe UI';color:#444444;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"><font size="3">By Nickie Croese</font></span></em></p> <p></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:.65pt 0cm 16.2pt;background:#ffffff;" class="ecmsonormal" align="center"><em><span style="font-family:'Segoe UI';color:#444444;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"><font size="3">24.06.09</font></span></em></p> <p></p> <p style="margin:.65pt 0cm 16.2pt;background:#ffffff;" class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:'Segoe UI';color:#444444;font-size:10pt;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"></span> </p> <p></p> <p style="margin:.65pt 0cm 16.2pt;background:#ffffff;" class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:'Segoe UI';color:#444444;font-size:10pt;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">“No ordinary time travel book for children, this story has many twists and turns which will keep readers of all ages guessing until the unexpected ending. The author skillfully weaves past and present in her tale of two young sisters who sometimes stepped through the door of their beach hut in 2001 and found themselves back in 1914. They wanted to find out why this had happened to them and more about the people they met in the past. The book is lightly written but the explanation and the dĂ©nouement are thought-provoking for young and old alike. I couldn’t put it down!”</span><span style="font-family:'Segoe UI';color:#444444;font-size:10pt;"></span></p> <p></p>