The Little Artist

 The Little Artist, Maky Publishing, 2022, ISBN 979-8-37633-6762

This book is intended to introduce young children, starting at 3 years old, to the joy of drawing.

There are many creative prompts in this book. With step-by-step instructions, the child starts with drawing simple shapes. They will learn how to use pencils and colored pencils to create their own works of art.

This is an excellent book to encourage your child's confidence in their artistic abilities and their artistic development. Who knows, you may inspire the next Rembrandt or Andy Warhol.

The Only Garden Planner You Need

 The Only Garden Planner You Need, Maky Publishing, 2022

Are you a passionate gardener who already has every square inch of your garden planned for 2023? Are you just waiting for the weather to get warm enough to start planting? Do you need a single place to keep all the information about this year's garden? This book may be able to help.

It contains pages for tracking of purchases, a shopping list, monthly planners and grids for seed layouts. There are many pages for plant profiles. They include places for plant names, the date and place of purchase, the date it was planted and its classification (shrub, herb, fruit, etc.). There are also places to keep track of how often a plant is watered, and a harvest tracker.

If there is such a thing as "one-stop shopping" in garden planner books, this is it. It has plenty of space for anything that a gardener wants to record. This book is highly recommended for all gardeners.

Watch Out, It's Nolan

 Watch Out, It's Nolan, Dark Joseph Ravine, 2022

Nolan is your average young boy who really does not want to go to school. His parents think that he is lazy; the school principal thinks that he is simply being disruptive. The real reason is that Nolan is being bullied at school.

His parents tell Nolan to simply ignore the bullies. The school administration is equally not helpful. On this day, Nolan acquires an invisible green leprechaun helper named Bolton. His mission is to get people to believe Nolan. The kitchen clock suddenly falls off the wall, and smashes into many pieces. At school, while Nolan is being lectured to by the Vice Principal, pieces of ceiling plaster hit him (the Vice Principal) in the head. 

Other such things happen, and the adults begin to believe that Nolan is some sort of powerful wizard; staying on his good side is a good idea. Nolan tells them, again, about the bullying. Many elementary schools say that they have an anti-bullying policy. Does Nolan's school just say it, or do they actually do something about it?

Very few bullied children get a helper like Bolton. Maybe adults should believe children a little more when they say they are being bullied. This story is highly recommended for all children, whether or not they have experienced bullying.