<p>Have you ever seen a "work of art" worth millions, which looks like something your child just brought home from school?</p><p>The dual perspective of "Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder" and just a little bit of "The Emperor's New Clothes" 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 "judges" 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 "masterpiece" 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 & Spiders & 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 "a modern day Dr. Seuss." - GTMA Review</p>
I've always had a fascination with vampires and with the the French Quarter in New Orleans. My main character Rafe was someone I've had dreams about since I was a young teenager. It was really great to finally watch him come to life in printed word.
<div style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;margin-bottom:.5em;"><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">5.0 out of 5 stars -</span><span style="margin-right:5px;"> </span><span style="vertical-align:middle;"><strong>A night at Tears of Crimson is a thriller hard to put down;</strong>, August 6, 2011</span></div> <div style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;margin-bottom:.5em;">By <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A2NI8LEYZN5Q78/ref=cm_cr_dp_pdp" style="color:rgb(0,51,153);"><span style="font-weight:bold;">susan mahoney</span></a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A2NI8LEYZN5Q78/ref=cm_cr_dp_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&sort_by=MostRecentReview" style="color:rgb(0,51,153);">See all my reviews</a></div> <div style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;margin-bottom:.5em;"> <div style="clear:both;"><strong style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="h3color tiny" style="color:#e47911;">This review is from: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Night-at-Tears-Crimson/dp/1461012295/ref=cm_cr_dp_orig_subj" style="color:#003399;">A Night at Tears of Crimson (Paperback)</a></strong></div> </div> <p><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;">It is a captivating story of innocence, vampires, romance about the thrilling journey of a young woman's destiny as she falls madly in love with her very masculine powerful employer. He introduces her to his dark world fill of secrets and mystery. This author has a gift to write in the first person narrative and pulls the reader in to a trance as they are reading each page about the unknown secretive world of vampires. It is pack with raw emotions and passions which leaves the reader breathless. It is a mixture of fantasy and romance with lustful scenes written in good taste, opening the reader's imagination to visualize the characters and join them on their journey as they struggle through their personal demons and come to accept their fates. In the author's words "The windows of this club had been painted black and words, Tears of Crimson were painted in huge blood red calligraphy letters. The building seemed to take up a quarter of the block and it was two stories high. The place has always given me the "weeping willies". "Eternal love and eternal damnation, anything is possible at a Night at Tears of Crimson" If you are into intrigue this is the book for you. </span></p>