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5-stars! A beautifully illustrated book with three delightful stories and a poem. The animals were gorgeous. A perfect gift for my friend's little boy. Highly recommended. - Sam on Amazon
Mr. Smithwiggle encourages your child to read! He's a kindly bookstore owner who impresses on children that reading can take them on adventures to far away places. His stories are fun and teach old-fashioned lessons on individuality and bravery. Easy rhyming sentences can help boost confidence in reading skills.
Mr. Smithwiggle and his amazing stories includes four separate tales. It starts with a young Mr. Smithwiggle discovering the adventures of reading. In The Foolish Mouse a mouse proves that being different isn't so different after all. Parents will love sharing these stories with the children they love.
Mr. Smithwiggle and his amazing stories is 38 pages with 32 beautiful, full-color illustrations.
About the author
Kathleen Rasche is a retired journalist and photographer. She published "Cake for Breakfast Every Day" after visiting an elementary school for a storybook festival and finding that many of the children there were not read to. She hopes all her books will encourage that special experience of reading between child and parent. Her books are available in bilingual editions.
Summary
Former marine and ex-con Jimmy Boone is tending bar on Hollywood Boulevard, keeping his nose clean until he figures out his next move. But when he agrees to back up a buddy and look into a young man's mysterious death, he is soon neck-deep in trouble again.
As Boone learns more about this innocent who got involved with the wrong people, his investigation becomes a mission. Along the dangerous margins of Los Angeles, he encounters a homesick drug dealer, a stripper out for revenge, a dog-fighting ring, a beautiful ex-cop, a vicious crime boss and his crew, and a fortune in counterfeit bills.
THIS WICKED WORLD is a knock-out blend of superb writing and straight-to-the-gut storytelling that grabs you by the collar and makes it impossible to stop reading.
Foreword
Elmore Leonard meets Denis Johnson in this explosive first novel set on the dark side of Southern California.
