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Ron Leonard is a business executive and a retired business developmentofficer for a major NY bank. An NYU graduate, Ron has taught at theAmerican Institute of Banking, served as president of his local Chamberof Commerce and his local library board. His real passions, however,have always been acting, writing, poetry and song writing. He has donework in community theater, produced and co-hosted a local radioprogram, and written a number of songs but this is his first book to bepublished.

A resident of Tarrytown, NY,Niskayuna, NY, and Lake Luzerne, NY, Leonard has five children and fourother grandchildren. He says that the responsibilities of parenthoodand his busy career as a bank executive left him insufficient time tofully enjoy his children when they were growing up. “But grandchildrenpresent a second chance to witness the miracle of childhood,” he says.Caroline, his youngest granddaughter, opened the ‘door’ to childhoodfor him, and he wants the book “Caroline, Caroline, What Are YouThinking?” to open the door to childhood for everyone who reads it.

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<p><span><span>Harold Godwineson, the Last Anglo-Saxon King, owed everything to his father. Who was this Godwine, first Earl of Wessex and known as the Kingmaker? Was he an unscrupulous schemer, using King and Witan to gain power? Or was he the greatest of all Saxon Earls, protector of the English against the hated Normans? The answer depends on who you ask. He was befriended by the Danes, raised up by Canute the Great, given an Earldom and a wife from the highest Danish ranks. He sired nine children, among them four Earls, a Queen and a future King. Along with his power came a struggle to keep his enemies at bay, and Godwine's best efforts were brought down by the misdeeds of his eldest son Swegn. Although he became father-in-law to a reluctant Edward the Confessor, his fortunes dwindled as the Normans gained prominence at court. Driven into exile, Godwine regathered his forces and came back even stronger, only to discover that his second son Harold was destined to surpass him in renown and glory.</span></span></p>

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<table class="prod-detail-review" style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;" border="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="prod-detail-review-item"><div class="prod-detail-review-item-rating"><table class="rating-container" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <h5>"This ia A Must Read!"</h5> <div class="prod-detail-review-item-rater"> <span class="prod-detail-review-item-person">Anne Llewellyn, Editor-in-Chief of Case In Point</span> <span class="prod-detail-review-item-location">(US)</span> <span class="prod-detail-review-item-date">10/15/08 12:09 AM</span> </div> <div class="prod-detail-review-item-review">Ron Leonard's book captures the essence of Childhood in his words and the illustrations of Don Berry. A "Must Read" for all generations!</div> </td> </tr><tr> <td class="prod-detail-review-item"> <div class="prod-detail-review-item-rating"> <table class="rating-container" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <h5>"Ron Leonard Does It Again!"</h5> <div class="prod-detail-review-item-rater"> <span class="prod-detail-review-item-person">Carol A. Gleason, MM, RN, CRRN, LRC</span> <span class="prod-detail-review-item-location">(US)</span> <span class="prod-detail-review-item-date">10/15/08 12:08 AM</span> </div> <div class="prod-detail-review-item-review">Ron Leonard does it again! I loved "Wonderland by Night"! Adults often forget these simple things that form lasting Childhood memories. It made me pause and remember sitting on my Grandmother's porch and counting stars and the wonderful, special times we shared.</div> </td> </tr><tr> <td class="prod-detail-review-item"> <div class="prod-detail-review-item-rating"> <table class="rating-container" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <h5>"This Book is Magical!"</h5> <div class="prod-detail-review-item-rater"> <span class="prod-detail-review-item-person">Marynita Anderson, Ph.D</span> <span class="prod-detail-review-item-location">(Nassau Community College/SUNY)</span> <span class="prod-detail-review-item-date">10/15/08 12:07 AM</span> </div> <div class="prod-detail-review-item-review">Ron Leonard describes a child's encounter with starry skies, musical sounds, fishing and doodling. He reminds us not only to take time to enjoy the simple pleasures of life and the uniqueness of each person, but most importantly, to always view the world with the wonder that can only be seen through the eyes of an innocent child</div> </td> </tr><tr> <td class="prod-detail-review-item"> <div class="prod-detail-review-item-rating"> <table class="rating-container" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td><td><img alt="rating" src="http://www.carolinebooks.com/themes/default/images/layout/rating-full.gif" /></td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <h5>"It is Delightful!"</h5> <div class="prod-detail-review-item-rater"> <span class="prod-detail-review-item-person">Georganne Chapin</span> <span class="prod-detail-review-item-location">(US)</span> <span class="prod-detail-review-item-date">10/15/08 12:06 AM</span> </div> <div class="prod-detail-review-item-review">Every Page, every Verse, is a Delight! - A Grandfather's pleasure in his young Granddaughter's own delight in the world she is discovering</div></td></tr></tbody></table>

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