A Book and A Chat
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Cheryl Malandrinos is a freelance writer and editor. A regular contributor to Writer2Writer, her articles focus on increasing productivity through time management and organization. A founding member of Musing Our Children, Ms. Malandrinos is also Editor in Chief of the group’s quarterly newsletter, Pages & Pens.
Cheryl is a Tour Coordinator for Pump Up Your Book, a book reviewer, and blogger. Her first children’s book, Little Shepherd, was released in August 2010 by Guardian Angel Publishing. Ms. Malandrinos lives in Western Massachusetts with her husband, two children, and five cats. She also has a son who is married.
<p>Sayetta is an archangel who has been sent into the physical world to seek out eight archangels who have been reborn into the world. She knows that she cannot do it in the form of an angel so she takes on a human form to move through among us in the physical world. Gabe a mortal has the soul of a warrior angel. He is reborn in physical form to prepare for her coming. He is born with abilities that he is unaware he has.</p><p>All of his life Gabe had been having dreams of a ruined church. He never knew the name of the church, but the dream was always the same. In the dream, he was standing facing the ruins of the church. But he didn’t look like a human. Instead, he was an angel with pure white wings and a golden countenance. Another much larger angel appeared to him. The angel pointed towards what was left of the door and said “Enter, your journey has just begun and your guide awaits you.</p><p>Sayetta finds out from Archangel Michael that Lucifer has sent an old demon to find and stop Auriel from removing the demons he has imprisoned in the earth.</p><p>They receive a little help from the Archangels Azuriel and Gabriel as they journey to locate Auriel. It’s a race to find Auriel before the demon does. In the end, it’s a battle between two powerful beings, one good and one evil.</p>
When my daughters were only toddlers, I would sing "The Little Drummer Boy" to them and feel called to write the story of a shepherd who met Jesus on the night of His birth. Though the original idea was not a children's story, after speaking with our pastor, Little Shepherd became the tale of the night Obed visited the newborn King despite being afraid to leave his flock unattended.
<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, 'sans-serif';color:#1f497d;font-size:10pt;">“It's a great book for families during the holidays looking to bring more depth and understanding to the standard nativity story.”</span></p><p></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, 'sans-serif';color:#191919;font-size:10pt;">--Christy’s World of Books</span></strong></p><p></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, 'sans-serif';color:#1f497d;font-size:10pt;">“</span></strong><em><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, 'sans-serif';color:#1f497d;font-size:10pt;">Little Shepherd</span></em><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, 'sans-serif';color:#1f497d;font-size:10pt;"> is a great Christmas story for children between the ages of 4-8 that inspires faith and trust in something that cannot be seen, but can be felt in the heart and in the soul. This book would make a great addition to any Christmas collection as well as in any religious setting.”</span></p><p></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, 'sans-serif';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">--The Crypto-Capers Review</span></strong></p><p></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, 'sans-serif';color:#1f497d;font-size:10pt;">“Your first reaction may be, oh goodness another story on the birth of Christ. Toss those thoughts away and immerse yourself and your children into the magical arrival of Christ the Lord. Children’s author, Cheryl C. Malandrinos has re-explored and created a beautiful re-enactment of Christ the Lord’s birth in a unique and awe inspiring rendition which surely will become classical reading in Christian religious school studies and home libraries. <br /><br />The old time illustrations expertly created by illustrator, Eugene Ruble will leave you feeling that you journeyed through the countryside with Obed and his fellow shepherds.”</span></p><p></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;">--Donna McDine, award-winning author of <em>The Golden Pathway</em></span></strong></p><p></p>