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Introducing ......... "Singing Beach Day"
Our very own Children's Book with 100% of the Profits Going to Support the Community Center/Clinic/School, Job Training, Family Unification & Child Protection Programs in Solola Guatemala.
Our fabulous illustrator Dawn Prindall has completed the Artwork and we are currently looking to raise $7,000 for final production and publishing costs. Can you Help us?
Our fabulous illustrator Dawn Prindall has completed the Artwork and we are currently looking to raise $7,000 for final production and publishing costs. Can you Help us?
A Project with a Purpose... or Three!
Not only is this book a beautifully illustrated story of two little kids trying to get their Mom to take the day off work and take them to the beach, it has a few other goals....
- Depicting Diverse Families - The key characters, two children and their Mom, do not look alike, and the presence of a Dad is not specifically shown. This is intentional, so it is left up to the imagination of the reader to decide what the family relationships are. Perhaps they are from a blended family for any variety of reasons that may fit with the reader's own life experiences. Or perhaps you could interpret that they are not biologically related. It could be a single Mom, or a same sex couple, or maybe there is a Dad that just isn’t there that day… it just isn’t defined. The skin colors of all three characters are meant to be noticeably different, but it is very very clear they are a loving family. That is the intent.
- Taking Time – There is a message in the book to stop and take time off once in a while and just spend it together, and a reminder of where great memories come from... those moments which become priceless.
- All Profits To The Guatemala Aid Fund – 100 % of the profits from the Book will be going to Guatemalan-run successful programs focused on eradicating the root causes of poverty, malnutrition, child abandonment and lack of access to water, healthcare and education in Guatemala that often result in desperate and dangerous migration.
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A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR:
This book has been a dream of mine since our kids were in Kindergarten. It was hard for me to find any books to share with our children that had children of color, let alone children of color with parents with a different skin color! I held on to the scrap of paper that had the poem type story I wrote on it for more than 15 years. In 2017 I was blessed to have my sister Martha, an accomplished marketing professional do the editing and amazing wordsmithing to make the story truly pop alive. I was then introduced to our incredible illustrator, Dawn Prindall by my best friends. She took the words right off the pages with her incredible illustrations full of whimsy, flow, color and heartfelt meaningful details. There are accents of Guatemalan culture through out, and so many vibrant, unique and loving details. It has been amazing to watch this book develop and become even better than I could ever have imagined with the input from Martha and Dawn. I can't wait for you to have it in your hand and I know you will enjoy the deep love that has gone into it! Thank you so much for your support, Love Bethany
This book has been a dream of mine since our kids were in Kindergarten. It was hard for me to find any books to share with our children that had children of color, let alone children of color with parents with a different skin color! I held on to the scrap of paper that had the poem type story I wrote on it for more than 15 years. In 2017 I was blessed to have my sister Martha, an accomplished marketing professional do the editing and amazing wordsmithing to make the story truly pop alive. I was then introduced to our incredible illustrator, Dawn Prindall by my best friends. She took the words right off the pages with her incredible illustrations full of whimsy, flow, color and heartfelt meaningful details. There are accents of Guatemalan culture through out, and so many vibrant, unique and loving details. It has been amazing to watch this book develop and become even better than I could ever have imagined with the input from Martha and Dawn. I can't wait for you to have it in your hand and I know you will enjoy the deep love that has gone into it! Thank you so much for your support, Love Bethany
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A few stanzas from the book..
Singing Beach Day
When Jojo and Gigi awoke on this day...
The room was light, the sun was so bright, and there was not a cloud in sight Gigi jumped up with excitement to say …. The perfect way to spend this day is to go to the sand by the sea and play! |
Jojo sighed and quickly replied…
There is no way that Mom will say “Let’s go to the beach and play all day!” We probably know how this will go Mom’s always rushing to and fro, “Brush your teeth, I cannot wait!” “Put on your shoes, we’re already late!” 
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Later in the book.... With popsicles dripping on sun-kissed babies today’s not a day for “No’s” and "Maybe's" It’s a day to feel lucky and sunny and shiny It’s a day we all need whether big or still tiny 
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Book Team at Singing Beach!
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