BookWorks Book of the Week: I Want to Do Yoga Too by Carole P. Roman

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I Want to Do Yoga Too

Hallie and her mother go to the yoga studio. Hallie wants to join her mom's yoga class, but she isn't allowed. She complains to the babysitter, who gently guides her through four yoga poses. Hallie learns that not only is yoga easy, but fun as well.

Reviews
"OM! A "divine" new mommy-and-me picture book that is sure to resonate with yogis, yoginis and enlightened mothers in yoga studios everywhere. The illustrations neatly complement this sweet tale without detracting from the enjoyably simple test and they give visual clues that allow readers to join along and practice yoga with Hallie." - Bianca Schulze, The Children's Book Review

"The story is short-just seven pages of text-but sweet. Roman uses simple language to begin to demystify an activity that may bewilder many young children. Uncomplicated but visually appealing illustrations make it easy for readers to try the four poses themselves... The very succinct book may introduce more questions about yoga than it answers, but the messages are clear." - Kirkus Review
 
"The story is easily comprehensible to children, and the illustrations... help to tell the story and explain the yoga poses so that young readers can do the same exercises at home. The book is a quick, enjoyable read for both kids and parents." - Lauren Kramer, Forewords Reviews
 
"With simple illustrations, author Carole Roman, tells the story simply so that a child can understand.  You and your child can follow the illustrations and do the yoga poses together - making the book a fun and interactive experience! " - The Squishable Baby, blog
 
"This book is perfect for the whole family and Carole does an excellent job teaching the benefits of yoga without talking down to children." - N.N. Light, Princess of the Light, blog
 
"This is a fun story for young kids 2-6 years old and a great way to introduce them to a healthy and fun way to exercise!" - A Helicopter Mom, blog

Publication Date: 12/24/2012
Publisher: Chelshire, Inc.
Binding Type: Paperback (print)
ISBN 13: 9781475015584
No. of Pages: 24

About Carole P. Roman
Carole P. Roman is the award-winning author of over fifty children's books. Whether it's pirates, princesses, or discovering the world around us, her books have enchanted educators, parents, and her diverse audience of children. She hosts two blog radio programs and is one of the founders of a new magazine, Indie Author's Monthly. She's been interviewed twice by Forbes Magazine. Carole has co-authored a self-help book, Navigating Indieworld: A Beginners Guide to Self-Publishing and Marketing. Oh Susannah is her first Early Reader Chapter book series. She lives on Long Island near her children and grandchildren.

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REVIEW: MONSTERLAND BY MICHAEL OKON, BY THE NERD BLITZ W/ DOOM AND FITZ

REVIEW: MONSTERLAND BY MICHAEL OKON

BY THE NERD BLITZ W/ DOOM AND FITZ

"Half of me wants to say run out and grab this now, but the other half of me wants to tell you to hold off until book 3 comes out.
I think you’ll devour these 1st 2 fast and immediately be hungry for more."

- The Nerd Blitz w/ Doom And Fitz, Posted on October 18, 2018, by Scooby-Doom!
https://nerdblitz.wordpress.com/2018/10/18/monsterland-review

Flash Fiction for Animal Lovers by Ted Cohen

Flash Fiction for Animal Lovers
Format: eBook; Paperback Authors: Theodore Jerome Cohen, Alyssa Devine  Publ. Date: September 5, 2018 ASIN, ISBN: B07FSL925V, 978-1-7242-0350-0 Price: $1.99; $8.99 Page Count: 176 pages  Size: 6x9-inches Publ.: CreateSpace Independent  Publishing Platform (Imprint: TJC Press)

Available in Kindle and Paperback Editions

Flash Fiction Anthology – Book 7

Who doesn’t like a good animal story?! That’s why we created this special edition for our series on Flash Fiction. The contents of this seventh Flash Fiction anthology are drawn from the 438 stories found in Books 1 through 6, incl., of the Creative Ink, Flashy Fiction anthologies and are devoted entirely to our friends from the Animal Kingdom. Here you’ll find stories about loyal canines, mischievous felines, photobombing birds, and other creatures, large and small, that will make you smile, perhaps shed a tear, but always leave you thinking about this strange and awesome road we call “life.” The stories, each 250 words or less in length, are best compared to a handful of peanuts or M&M’s. Which is to say, they’re tiny, bite-sized morsels that won’t let you stop with one!

Theodore Jerome Cohen, PhD, is an award-winning author who has published more than ten novels, all but one of them mystery/thrillers. He also writes Young Adult (YA) novels under the pen name “Alyssa Devine.” During the course of his 45-year career he has worked as an engineer, scientist, CBS Radio Station News Service (RSNS) commentator, investor, private investigator, and Antarctic explorer. What he's been able to do with his background is mix fiction with reality in ways that even his family and friends have been unable to unravel! His most recent writings include anthologies of Flash Fiction as well as anthologies of unusual short stories titled The Road Less Taken (Books 1 and 2) and a ripped-from-the-headlines novel, Wheel of Fortune, a mystery/thriller based on an actual FBI sting that took place in southeastern Pennsylvania some years ago involving a New York-based crime-infested cartage association. Prior to this he wrote Eighth Circle, which was inspired by instances of mob-influenced corruption in New York City, and Night Shadows, which dealt with the subjects of child abuse, teenage rape, and teen suicide. Earlier mystery/thrillers included Lilith: Demon of the Night, inspired by real-life instances of vampirism, and House of Cards: Dead Men Tell No Tales, inspired by the 2008 financial crisis, which was precipitated by the housing bubble. Finally, an earlier novel of the same genre, Death by Wall Street: Rampage of the Bulls, focused on corruption within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the incompetence of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). From December 1961 through early March 1962, Dr. Cohen participated in the16^thChilean Expedition to the Antarctic. The US Board of Geographic Names in October, 1964, named the geographical feature Cohen Islands, located at 63^° 18' S. latitude, 57^° 53' W. longitude in the Cape Legoupil area, Antarctica, in his honor. Dr. Cohen's Antarctic Murders Trilogy describes what happened following a robbery of the Banco Central de Chile in Talcahuano in May, 1960. The robbery and the events that took place primarily between May 1960 and March 1962, are described in Frozen in Time: Murder at the Bottom of the World (Book I).Unfinished Business: Pursuit of an Antarctic Killer (Book II) reveals the events that unfolded between March 1962 and March 1965. End Game: Irrational Acts, Tragic Consequences (Book III) takes place in 1965 and resolves most, but not all, of the issues raised in the series. The entire Antarctic Trilogy can be found in one Kindle edition titled Cold Blood. Dr. Cohen's first novel, Full Circle: A Dream Denied, A Vision Fulfilled, which is based on his life as a violinist, was published in 2009. Dr. Cohen at one time was a violinist with the Bryn Athyn (PA) Orchestra and particularly enjoys the music of Gustav Mahler. Dr. Cohen also has published more than 450 papers, articles, columns, essays, and interviews, and is a co-author of The NEW Shortwave Propagation Handbook (from CQ Communications). Finally, Dr. Cohen has written three children’s books: The Magic Machine (1979) and three books in the series Stories for the Early Years: Pepe Builds a Nest (2017),Rufus Finds a Home (2017), and Fuzzy Wuzzy (2017). For more information on Dr. Cohen and his books, the interested reader is invited to view the book descriptions, photographs, and videos that can be found at <www.theodore-cohen-novels.com>. His Young Adult novels can be found at <www.alyssadevinenovels.com>.

Mindfulness For Kids by Carole P. Roman & J. Robin Albertson-Wren

Mindfulness For Kids by Carole P. Roman & J. Robin Albertson-Wren

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Mindfulness for Kids offers fun activities for kids ages 6-12 to stay cool, happy, and present with mindfulness.

Homework horrors, chores, and not-so-friendly friends―that’s enough to make any kid’s brain hurt. The secret to staying cool is easy: it’s called mindfulness―and this book gives kids fun activities to practice it on their own.

Mindfulness for Kids applies mindfulness exercises to stories and real-life scenarios that kids go through at home, school, and with friends. Shared through the voices of five children: Jasmine, Willow, Kayli, Colby, and Zeke, Mindfulness for Kids is an engaging, kid-friendly guide for handling tough situations and powerful emotions mindfully.

From using belly breathing to help with panic before a presentation to actively listening to siblings, Mindfulness for Kids addresses the everyday challenges that kids face with:

Mindfulness 101 that teaches kids what mindfulness is, and how they can be mindful of their emotions and senses.

Relatable, real-life scenarios that kids encounter at home, school, and with friends.

30 Fun exercises that show kids how tricks like a gratitude list, “counting to calm”, and even yoga poses can help them relax and feel better from not-so-nice feelings.

Mindfulness is a kind of superpower we all have but don’t know how to use. In this book, kids will learn how to use this power to feel good about themselves and the world around them through activities and stories told by kids, for kids.

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The Neuormorphs by Dennis Meredith

Title: The Neuormorphs
Author: Dennis Meredith
Genre: Science fiction
Page count:   285
Formats:   mobi and paper back

Synopsis:
The robots were good. The Russian thugs were evil. But then...

It's 2050, and self-learning, neuromorphic “Helper” androids have become 
invaluable aids to humans, efficiently making their lives easier. Built 
and trained by such companies as Helpers, Inc., the Domestic Helper 
robots manage their owners’ homes, run their errands… and in the case of 
the erotic, alluring Intimorph model, even offer them marvelous sex.

The robots even save lives. The remote-controlled Defender line, has 
revolutionized warfare, by keeping human soldiers out of harm’s way.

The Domestic Helpers’ lifelike “secondskin” and programmed sociability 
have enabled them to fit right in with their human owners. And with 
their sophisticated, adaptable neuromorphic brains and meticulously 
engineered safeguards, they have proven benign and trusted.

But the human engineers who program them are neither benign nor 
trustworthy, as Patrick and Leah Jensen discover to their horror.

When they arrive in Phoenix for their new jobs, Patrick, a security 
consultant and former SEAL, and Leah, a lawyer, are at first delighted 
at the bargain price of the luxury co-op apartment, The Haven.

But after they move in, they discover the co-op is no haven, but a cadre 
of Helper robots that had been re-engineered to mimic wealthy humans, 
formerly their owners.

The robots had taken residence after being reprogrammed to murder their 
owners. And the Russian mobsters behind the plot directed the robot 
mimics to systematically loot the victims' estates of billions of 
dollars.

But neither the corrupt engineers nor the greedy thugs realize what 
catastrophe they have wrought in programming autonomous abilities into 
the robots.

They have unwittingly created a new race of networked "hive-minded" 
sentient creatures with a relentless survival instinct: the Neuromorphs.

Patrick must enlist his team of SEALs to marshal their combat skills and 
futuristic firepower to thwart the seemingly unstoppable evolution of a 
new dominant species on the planet.

Read Chapters Here: http://dennismeredith.com/the-neuromorphs_473.html

Amazon Link:  https://amzn.to/2MnNsyR

Christie Stratos joins us for a Q&A

Christie Stratos is an award-winning writer who holds a degree in English Literature. She is the author of ANATOMY OF A DARKENED HEART and BROTHERHOOD OF SECRETS (previously LOCKE AND KEYE), the first two books in the Dark Victoriana Collection. Christie has had short stories and poetry published in Ginosko Literary Journal, Andromedae Review, 99Fiction, and various anthologies. An avid reader of all genres and world literature, Christie reads everything from bestsellers to classics to indies.

Christie: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/indieauthorsroundtable/2018/08/11/christie-stratos-joins-us-for-a-qa

Self-publishing Or Self-torturing? by Carole P. Roman

Self-publishing Or Self-torturing?

Carole P. Roman

published on Indie Author’s Monthly, July 2018 Issue| https://www.magzter.com/US/IndieAuthors,-LLC/Indie-Authors-Monthly/Entertainment/| https://www.indieauthorsmonthly.com

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More than twenty years ago, I tried to publish a book under my real name. I was even represented by the famous Hollywood agency, H.N. Swanson. It was one of the most exciting years of my life.

The book made the rounds of all the romance publishers, and finally, after a year of rejections, the agent returned it to me with his best wishes.

Undeterred I found a vanity press and for a sum of money, was able to fulfill my dream and publish the book. It’s still available on Amazon, and occasionally I visit to check it’s multi-million placed rank. Still, it felt like an achievement. I have two hundred copies of the book for friends and family, and I ticked one more thing off my bucket list.

Then came, CreateSpace and the indie revolution. All of a sudden, I found myself the author of over fifty books in all different genres and two pen names.

Fiction or nonfiction, I have put my heart and soul into the four series I created. I marketed my son’s books because I believed in them and Amazon made the eye of the needle increasing harder to squeeze through.

So, the question is, do we do it for love or for money? Why do we continue to produce books that barely sell enough to pay for a day on Bargain Booksy or other online book clubs? Do we throw in the towel and give up the dreams or continue producing books?

I am on the phone or internet daily with disappointed writers saddened by the lack of sales or that breakthrough moment. They rage, then cry bittersweet tears that ‘this will be the last book I write.’ Yet, an idea comes, and they are tapping away on their laptops giving it another go.

Maybe we should take the focus off the monetary aspect of it and think of it as an investment in us?

Finding time to write is the same as finding time to exercise, or go shopping, or even sit on the phone for the night with a friend. I see it as a luxury; something intensely personal, perhaps even selfish because as the lynchpin of the family, when I write I become unavailable.

Writing is solitary, and sometimes it’s nice to treat yourself to that real‘me’ time. Sometimes, being alone with your own words is the best therapy in the world.

Writing leaves an imprint of who you are. It’s a gift to your children, or friends, or even a stranger, saying you were here and this is what you were thinking at the time. It’s a diary of your life, your thought process, and perhaps an example of your brilliance.

It’s a thumbprint frozen in a moment, a snapshot of you for all posterity. Who knows, when aliens come to visit this planet, it might just be your book they download to understand humanity.

Your words may be the gateway for an ‘ah ha’ moment, or they might become the lifeline to someone in need of one.

Taking money out of the equation changes self-publishing. It makes it a lifetime achievement, rather than a measure of financial success. If you are going to write, do it because you love it, do it to leave a piece of yourself, do it for fun, joy, or even a personal release.

If you write it, someone will read it, and that alone, my fellow author is a triumph.

Are there any greater rewards than that?