The Adventures of Billy Chicken Toes & The Wolf

I’ve been trying to work on my new book for days without any luck. The word procrastination is written on my forehead. So… I guess I’ll write about the book I’ve already written. The title of the one and only book I wrote that’s been published is…  The Adventures of Billy Chicken Toes & The Wolf: Add Your Own Art Children’s Books.

This book was written with 2nd graders and special needs children in mind. This is the first book in a series of books under the subtitle of: Add Your Own Art Children’s Books. The whole thought behind Add Your Own Art is a whole learning experience. It is to teach your child comprehension. Your child reads the book then draws pictures in the blank picture frames located in various places throughout the book. This builds their comprehensive skills, and art is fun. They get to illustrate their own book. This gives them a unique one of a kind children’s book.

I do more than just write, I drive a school bus. I have two separate school runs. One is for special needs children and the other is for Universal PreK. The head of the Universal PreK is a retired school teacher. I don’t know what grade she used to teach. The day I showed her my  proof copy she asked if she could have it. I would have given it to her, but it was the only copy I had. That wasn’t the only reason I didn’t want to part with the book. I had overlooked a typo on the dedication page. My daughter’s name was spelled wrong and it was my own fault. I had gone over and over that book before I sent it to the publisher, not to mention how many times I went over it with them.

Anyway… The point I was trying to make before I started rambling was that when I showed her the book she looked stunned. Her mouth dropped open and she looked at me and looked back at the book and started looking through the pages. She said, “You wrote this?” I said that I had indeed written the book. She was in awe of the whole idea of Add Your Own Art. She thought it was a unique way to build comprehension skills. I couldn’t get the smile off my face the whole time we were together.

I would love for this series of books to get into the school system. One way or another I will see it happen. Starting with Jamestown Public Schools. *crosses fingers*

 By Jeannee` DeWolfe