The Force is Strong in Renn!

Our family is thinking of you!

Read more on how you can let Renn know you are thinking of him at Susanna Leonard Hill's blog!

Thank you to THE CASTLE LIBRARY Blog

Three Ghost Friends was mentioned and reviewed at The Castle Library today.  I was so happy with the comments describing the series:

"These are not books to simply be read, but to be explored."

"Graphics are simple, yet cute and appealing for youngsters."

Further she described and acknowledged all the activities available here on the blog:

"The author keeps activities, like his books, simple and easy for other parents and teachers to enjoy doing."

Thank you so much to Jackie Castle for this fabulous blog post!  

Castle just came out with a book of her own, not for preschoolers but for the YA crowd.  It has received many excellent reviews on Amazon! 

Katie Davis's Brain Burps About Books Interview

I was interviewed by author and illustrator, Katie Davis, for her podcast Brain Burps About Books . We discussed my experiences using Pinterest to market the Three Ghost Friends series.

I have been a huge fan of Katie's picture books -- my favorite being Who Hops?.  I think the book has been read in our house hundreds of times with each of my kids becoming obsessed with it for a period of time!

It was an honor to be on her show. Thanks Katie!

Click Here to listen the show on her website!

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Merry Christmas from Three Ghost Friends

I hope everyone has a happy and healthy holiday with their family and friends.

Ho! Ho! Boo!

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Ghost Gifts

We gave the Three Ghost Friends an early Christmas present.

There is still time to order paperback copies for your little ghosts before Christmas!

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Color Wheel Twist: A Matching Game

Do you have little ones at home?  Do they eat baby food that comes in the little pouches?  I couldn't help notice that caps for baby food pouches came in all the colors necessary to explore primary and secondary colors.  I invented a way to use the caps in a game that could be used as extension activity for my book Three Ghost Friends: Learn About Colors .  This activity is designed for children ages 2-4, who are learning colors, but are no longer putting items in their mouth.  The pieces used in this activity require adult supervision.

What you will need:
1. Cardboard box -- I used a Medium Flat Rate Priority Mail Box from a recent delivery
2. Download the two game board sheets - color wheel and color words
3. Caps from baby food pouches -- red, blue, yellow, purple, green, and orange - 6 total caps
4. 12 nozzles from the baby food pouches
5. packaging tape
6. box cutter
7. scissors

You will need to collect and rinse the baby food pouch caps and nozzles. All colors are available. I found them easiest at Target.

The nozzles can be cut out of the baby food pouch.  The nozzles are easily rinsed to remove any left over food by running them under the faucet.

Once you have all the caps and nozzles, it is time to build your game board.  Download the two game board sheets (color wheel and color words) and print.  I used packaging tape to adhere them to my box.  Glue could also be used. 

I used a box cutter to cut out the rectangular shapes on the game board papers.  Cut all the way through the paper and the cardboard.

Once the rectangles have been cut, then push the nozzles up through the box and secure in place. Some nozzles popped right in place and others I needed to work with a little more.  But, I was quite pleased how secure the nozzles were in the box.

This picture shows a secure nozzle.

Once the nozzles are secure, then your child can play.  It is up to you how you use the game.  You can start the caps on the color wheel and then move to the caps to color words or vice versa.

Don't forget to pick up your copy of Three Ghost Friends: Learn About Colors at Amazon.com!

Also, available as eBooks for iPad/iPhone and Kindle.