Misha Crews

Misha Crews

About

I have always loved stories!  When I was very young my father used to tell me stories to keep me entertained when we traveled, even if it was just on the bus ride to the zoo.  When I got older, my mother (bless her) coaxed me away from the television and into reading by offering to pay me two cents a page of my picture books!  Well, of course I was hooked before I'd earned enough to buy a pack of gum, and when I got older I realized that not only could I fall in love with stories created by others, I create my own stories to fall in love with!  September of 2008 brought the culmination of a lifelong dream when my first novel, Homesong, was published by Vanilla Heart Publishing.  My second novel, Still Waters, will be out this summer.  Now that I am finally telling my own stories, I hope you find yourself falling in love with them!

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="margin:0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">&quot;Jenna Appleton knows all about loss.<span>  </span>She also knows about secrets.<span>  </span>Painted against the backdrop of 1950’s Arlington, Virginia the story unfolds as Jenna copes with the unexpected death of her young husband.<span>  </span>Just days after, when she finds a hidden picture of him holding another woman and a baby, she’s compelled to search for answers.<span>  </span>Then, her husband’s childhood friend, Adam reenters her life igniting a forgotten flame and she begins to grow a few secrets of her own.<span>  </span>Will the secrets be too much?<span>  </span>What will Jenna find when she seeks the truth behind the mysterious photograph of her husband?<span>  </span>It is a tale that kept me turning the pages to the very end. <span> </span>In this powerful and emotional second novel, Misha Crews guides us through the winding and tangled paths of love, loss and deception that plant themselves like a cancer into the lives of an ordinary family and threatens to destroy.<span>  </span>A thoroughly immersing and enjoyable read.&quot; - Karen Cantwell, author of <em>Take the Monkeys and Run<br /><br /></em><span>&quot;I was propelled through the story as if by a strong current of fast moving water. A captivating, many-faceted story of a woman who was ahead of her time trying to resolve her duty to her family and the yearnings of her heart.&quot; - Mary Ellison</span><br /></span></p>