Jacky Atkins

Jacky Atkins

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My first children's novel, The Mysterious Beach Hut, was published in the USA in April 2009, but I have previousely had poems and short stories published. I live in Cobham, Surrey, with my husband, Richard. We have 4 children and 6 grandchildren, so children play an important part in my life! As well as writing, I am a PA for my husband's firm of Chartered Accountants and Company secretary to my son's company. I am a member of Mother's Union, through which I work as a volunteer playleader in the Visits Hall of a local 'category B' men's prison. I am involved with my church, love travel, walking and gardening

Mice & Spiders & Webs...Oh My!

Mice & Spiders & Webs...Oh My!

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<p>Mice &amp; Spiders &amp; Webs...Oh My! Is your child a good listener? Rosemary is a little girl who is worried about returning to school after her teacher warns the class that they would soon have some mice, spiders, and webs in the classroom. Could Rosemary have misunderstood something? How can mice and spiders and webs belong at school? Full of &quot;Computer Speak,&quot; this story introduces young readers to basic computer terms in a delightful way! See if your child can discover the mystery of the misunderstood words, and learn about the fun of computers with Rosemary. This is the seventh rhyming children's book by this award-winning author, whose other bestselling books include My Fingerpaint Masterpiece, Manner-Man, Gimme-Jimmy, The Magic Word, Peter and the Whimper-Whineys, and Santa's Birthday Gift. Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won twenty-eight awards for her six previous rhyming books, and is also the author of seven published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. She has been called &quot;a modern day Dr. Seuss&quot; by GTMA Review. &quot;I love to teach, and this book teaches basic computer terms in a fun way. I am retired and spend six months of the year with my husband of 55 years, traveling from coast to coast and sharing books along the way. I grew up in The Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. , where my father was the manager. I'm the original Eloise!&quot; Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/SherrillSCannon</p>

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<p style="text-align:center;margin:.65pt 0cm 16.2pt;background:#ffffff;" class="ecmsonormal" align="center"><em><span style="font-family:'Segoe UI';color:#444444;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"><font size="3">Review of The Mysterious Beach Hut</font></span></em></p> <p></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:.65pt 0cm 16.2pt;background:#ffffff;" class="ecmsonormal" align="center"><em><span style="font-family:'Segoe UI';color:#444444;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"><font size="3">By Nickie Croese</font></span></em></p> <p></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:.65pt 0cm 16.2pt;background:#ffffff;" class="ecmsonormal" align="center"><em><span style="font-family:'Segoe UI';color:#444444;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"><font size="3">24.06.09</font></span></em></p> <p></p> <p style="margin:.65pt 0cm 16.2pt;background:#ffffff;" class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:'Segoe UI';color:#444444;font-size:10pt;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"></span> </p> <p></p> <p style="margin:.65pt 0cm 16.2pt;background:#ffffff;" class="ecmsonormal"><span style="font-family:'Segoe UI';color:#444444;font-size:10pt;" lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">“No ordinary time travel book for children, this story has many twists and turns which will keep readers of all ages guessing until the unexpected ending. The author skillfully weaves past and present in her tale of two young sisters who sometimes stepped through the door of their beach hut in 2001 and found themselves back in 1914. They wanted to find out why this had happened to them and more about the people they met in the past. The book is lightly written but the explanation and the dénouement are thought-provoking for young and old alike. I couldn’t put it down!”</span><span style="font-family:'Segoe UI';color:#444444;font-size:10pt;"></span></p> <p></p>