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    Author Showcase: Of Fairies and Witches and Kisses and Wishes by Phoebe Synn

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze2 Mins Read Author Showcase
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    By Christie Broughton, for The Children’s Book Review
    Published: August 3, 2011

    Indie Book for KidsTo be sure, there is nothing funny about werewolves, vampires, and black magic, but an imaginative child’s fanciful speculations about such troubling aspects of the enchanted realm can be delightfully humorous, as demonstrated in this brief excerpt from Of Fairies and Witches and Kisses and Wishes:

    If I were to meet a vampire some night,

    I’d ask if he wanted to be my friend.

    Well, you never can tell; a vampire might

    If he didn’t already have a friend.

    But he’d have to promise me not to bite.

    This lovely little volume of juvenile light verse includes many short, simple poems, like the one above, clearly aimed at the four-to-seven-year-old set, but even these will be found amusing to older readers as well. Other more-sophisticated poems deal with issues particularly relevant to the lives of pre-teens, first love being foremost amongst these:

    If wishes really do come true,

    As you assure me that they do,

    Then maybe you can tell me why

    When all my birthday candles I

    Extinguished with a single puff,

    That snotty Reginald McDuff

    Persists in being so remiss.

    He’s yet to steal a single kiss.

    The primary author, Phoebe Synn, is a Montessori teacher in the Seattle area. She is originally from North Berwick, Scotland. The other contributors to the work are Rosemary Rutland, Trudy Silverheels, and Damien Wynter.

    Of Fairies and Wishes and Kisses and Wishes (ISBN 9781453726372) is available at Amazon.com and other online booksellers.

    The Author Showcase is a place for authors and illustrators to gain visibility for their works. This article was provided by the author. Learn more about marketing books and finding an Author Showcase book marketing plan that is right for you …

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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

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