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I began writing children's books in March with the first book in the series published on Amazon in July of 2015. It may seem a bit odd that the series already includes four books. The reason is that I created the books without even thinking of publishing them. After more than 35 years in the advertising and marketing profession, I left a successful marketing consulting business and moved to Nevada. The change was driven by the loss of my nephew, who I had raised more than a son then nephew. You see his brother lived there with his two little babies. He told me that if I came out and helped to care for them it would do wonders for me. I don't think he knew how right he was.

With a strong belief that reading early and often to children not only makes for good times, it promotes bonding and nurtures the joy of reading so I read to them often. Something amazing happened, my creativity and imagination was re-ignited. It seemed only natural to funnel this new-found energy into a long-term desire to write children's books. In essence, caring for my grandbabies and creating children's books provided an effective form of therapy.

As the books were initially created for a very select audience, my grand babies, I set several goals for the books, including (1) promoting literacy by helping to nurture the joy of reading through fun, humorous story telling, (2) providing a message of acceptance, love and friendship, not just for others but for the children reading the books themselves, and (3) igniting the young readers' natural curiosity for the world, the environment and the creatures that inhabit it with us.

My Basset Hound Winston, Silly Willy Winston as I call him, was the perfect muse and unlikely hero for my books. He has the biggest ears ever, a stout frame, huge paws and a super large snout. He trips over his ears and paws often, which makes him a bit of a clown. Rather than bothering him he views people's laughter as an invitation to make friends. If you ask me, he is the perfrect role-model for self-acceptance and empowerment. Winston's traits and the way he embraces them and uses them to his advantage also make him an ideal character to help children understand, face and protect themselves and others against bullying through self-confidence.

Winston's story can be used to start a conversation regarding bullying with children. After sharing the books with their children or loved ones, parents and caregivers can ask if a child ever feels as if they are different like Silly Willy Winston, what makes them different, how they feel about being different and what special powers or unique gifts they gain from their differences? Whether or not the child or children feel different a parent might want to ask if there is any one they know that is different, why and what unique qualities those children have? Both of these provide the opportunity to discuss how some children may pick on other children fro their differences. From there parents and loved ones are able to do what they do, be the good parents and caregivers they are and prepare children to protect themselves, and others, against bullying through awarenss, confidence, calm and respect.

While most people think mainly of the strip when they think of Las Vegas, I have found it to be a treasure of creative, caring and sharing individuals. Several of the new friends I met were self-published authors. For kicks, I shared my books with them and was strongly encouraged to publish them. With an extensive background in marketing, I viewed this challenge enthusiastically. I learned how to format the books for Kindle, iBooks and on-demand printing. And the rest they say is history.

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JamesAlexander’s nickname was Gimme-Jimmy because he was a greedy and selfish bully. Imagine Jimmy’s concern when he discoveredthat every time he said the word “Gimme”, his hand grew larger. Jimmy was happy to discover that when he waspolite and said “Please” and “Thank you”, his hand began to shrink. He started practicing his new “Polite Rule”and found out that it was much more fun to share.

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Silly Willy Winston is a Basset Hound with the biggest ears ever and a super large snout. He is my beloved pet and I chose him as a muse because of his traits. While they may seem awkward at times, are also what gives him his special qualities, making Silly Willy Winston a unlikely hero with whom young readers can relate and admire. These traits enable Silly Willy Winston to take young readers on a journey of self-discovery and acceptance. Along the way he promotes curiosity about nature's mysteries, the environment, the world and the creatures that inhabit it. The goal is to nurture a love of reading, discovery and learning delivered through humor, love, loyalty and friendship.

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Irena Dmitry, Poised to join the ranks of beloved storybook dogs for a new generation In this first book of a series, the world gets introduced to Silly Willy Winston, a steadfast friend and unlikely hero that young readers can relate to and admire. A heart-warming Basset Hound, Silly Willy Winston was inspired by author and illustrator Donna Maguire's real-life dog Winston. In The Wacky World of Silly Willy Winston, an ordinary pet with extraordinary adventures we meet a quirky hound whose traits, like his big ears and stout frame at first may seem awkward. However, through self-acceptance Silly Willy comes to learn his unique characteristics and abilities are just the things needed to help his friends and have adventures as Super Snout, Inspector Snout, Explorer Snout and Pirate Snout. Dana Browning, I really enjoyed this book I really enjoyed this book and the others for myself...nice reading and very colorful, got them for my step grand kids. I must just keep them for me. Cristina Anderson, Love, Love, Love Silly Willy Winston I love this book! Silly Willy Winston is so adorable, so fun and a great read for kids. He is an adorable character and it really makes it exciting for my kids to want to try and read and understand all that he is and the adventures he plans on taking you on. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has kids just learning to read as it is easy and exciting for them to read. I have a baby and a toddler and they both enjoy it equally! Make this a must read for kids!!!! Angelina, age 8 years, 11 months I loved this book so much, and I think the author of this book is amazing at writing! This book is about how Silly Willy helped people. One of the best parts of this book is when a little girl had a bad dream, but Silly Willy made it into a good dream. Silly Willy helps his friend and all kinds of people because it feels like Silly Willy has his own office.

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