Reviews
“There is a powerful message for adults as well as children.”
“Administrators, guidance counselors, and teachers will enjoy the message in this story. The message that no matter how bad your day is, there is someone that cares.”
“Debbie’s message comes through clearly in her stories. Family values, unconditional love and support.”
“I love the story!”
“Children will be able to relate to the book in so many ways. They need to know that no matter how bad their day can be, going home to someone who still loves them is so important. It is a great book for parents to read. Everyone has bad days and children need reassurance, just as an adult needs the same unconditional love.”
“I can see it being shared and discussed by guidance counselors with students, parent groups, and even great discussion for sunday schools.”
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Midwest Book Review has this to say “‘The Worst Day Ever!’ – charmingly addresses every day issues that early elementary school children face daily. Self control, impulse behavior, or just having a hard time adjusting to school rules. Sometimes friends are having a bad day and just need a hug too. The story is enhanced for young readers with the inclusion of a coloring page where children can draw how a hug feels to them. Solidly entertaining and with a laudable moral value, ‘The Worst Day Ever!’ is very highly recommended for children preschool through second grade.” and “‘The Christmas Pumpkin’ – imaginatively written by Debbie Reece and charmingly illustrated by Ron Head, “The Christmas Pumpkin” includes a coloring page to design your own Christmas pumpkin. An inspiring story that proves that if you believe in something, you can make it happen, “The Christmas Pumpkin” is very highly recommended for school, family, and community library Christmas storybook collections for young readers.”
Story Monsters Ink – The Christmas Pumpkin by Debbie Reece brought a smile to my face. She has lassoed the greatness of wonder and tucked it amid the traditions that timely arrive on calendar conveyors. Routine often blinds the heart of such wonders, snuffs the sparkle eagerly waiting to ignite one with freshness. Imagination is the ability to look beyond the routine, beyond the obvious, into the excitement of, what if? We are too often confined to following the limitations of preset visions left by others for us to color within their lines. Lines too small to capture the jubilance of my imagination, the wonder that I behold when I look at the same. Debbie Reece challenges us to look past the known, the average, and dare to create something new. Life is captured and summed up by everyday wonders that expand our hearts and imaginations, and a green Christmas pumpkin is just such an occasion! This is a perfect stocking stuffer to encourage those who come behind us to see and appreciate the paths set before them, but gives the permission to add to it. To take hold of tradition and make it personal, to add our own flare and make it larger yet. Thank you, Debbie Reece for reminding us that life is full of great things, if we dare to see it!
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