PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
"Author Misty Black enjoys picture books as much as her children do, if not more! Why? Because a good book can take you anywhere in the world! (No need to get out of bed!)Misty has been winning awards for writing since fifth grade. She enjoys reading, playing board games, gardening, and spending time with her husband and 3 children.When asked why she writes, she said, ""Books should be fun and exciting. Children deserve to love reading, and I want to be a part of that.""Misty Black cree que el agradecimiento es esencial para vivir una vida feliz. Ella comparte esta cita ""El agradecimiento aleja las nubes de la tormenta y deja que los rayos del sol entren en nuestras almas"". Ella y su familia son mucho más felices cuando se enfocan en lo bueno y se dan cuenta de sus bendiciones. mistyblackauthor.com"
Reviewed By Rosie Malezer for Readers' Favorite: 5 stars Brave the Beaver Has the Worry Warts (Caleb el Castor tiene un caso de las preocurrugas) is a children's picture book written by Misty Black and illustrated by Ana Rankovic. The third book in the Punk and Friends series, Brave the Beaver is a young beaver living in a wonderful lodge next to a beautiful pond. Brave the Beaver's parents deliver news that the time has come for them to move to a new home but Brave is unhappy. Pretty soon Brave is not only worried about all of what he will leave behind but is also filled with doubts about what may await him at a new home and school. Worry warts begin to pop up all over him with each worry he has. On Brave's first day of school, he sees Tim the Turtle sitting all alone and ponders sitting with him. At recess, Clutz the Cat falls into the water during playtime and Brave quickly rescues him from drowning. By the end of his first day, Brave the Beaver has many friends and is looking forward to each upcoming adventure with every one of them. Brave the Beaver Has the Worry Warts is one of those treasured tales which leaves me smiling at the end of the tale. Misty Black and Ana Rankovic did such a wonderful job in describing the uncertainties everyone feels when facing big changes such as moving to a new home and school (or even a new job). Although the mind becomes plagued with doubts of all the bad things which COULD happen, this particular story shows that keeping an open mind and learning to embrace what is to come actually helps make a scary experience into one to savor. I look forward to reading more books in the Punk & Friends series and recommend Brave the Beaver Has the Worry Warts to children under the age of 12 years so that they can see how thinking the very worst of the future and discovering some of the very best things along the way is not so scary after all.
