Who is Reading My Book?
Gene Cooper has something for us, or rather for us to read to our grandchildren, or to any body's grandkid. Here's the story:
March 26, 2014, Gene writes:
Abbie and I were having dinner with Dave and Trudy Stolte last night and the topic of The Book came up. [The Book? It's the book Gene has written and illustrated!] It was agreed to send a copy to the PRHS Class of '58 website.
I just had the book self-published and it has gotten a nice reception. I had only 100 books printed up and have only about 20 left. I sold the book to child development centers, pre-schools and children's stores. And it has only been three weeks. I plan to print up 300 more and hope to soon get it on Amazon.
I had the idea for the book three years ago. Made a mock-up and put it away for two years. Over 2013 I started to take a crack at the illustrations, and Lo and Behold, the book emerged. As noted on the back cover, I had some early-on drawing skills.
Hope you enjoy it and perhaps give it to one of your grandchildren.
Best Regards,
Gene
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Here's how this lovely children's book looks. Click on any image to see a larger version.
cover back cover (about the author)
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sample pages
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sample pages
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last two pages **
**The last page has a mirror. A scanner can't scan a mirror (think about that!) so I inserted the image that Julie's and my grandson, Liam Stokstad, will see when we read Gene's book to him.
e-mail Gene to find out more, and how you can get a copy.
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(added 5/23/14)
Gramma Julie reads to Elsa (4) and Liam (1.5)
Here's a real exciting part
Reviews:
Elsa says, "Cool." Liam says, "Ergh, blatt, phfft" which translates to "Blockbuster!"
