Mhia is a child who loves to hug and is saddened by the fact the sun never receives one. Until her mom tells her a wonderful story. Who Will Hug the Sun.
The sun was very hot. No one would touch her. This made the sun very sad, because more than anything, she wished she could be hugged.
She saw mommies hugging their children. She saw children hugging their pets. She saw mommies and daddies hugging and wanted to be hugged even more. She tried to hug the birds, the airplanes, and the balloons that escaped from the children…but they all flew too low. One day the sun grabbed the fluffiest cloud and held it close. The cloud melted like ice and the sun cried.
One of the wonderful reviews:
This wonderful little book, which is beautifully illustrated by the author, provides a wonderful metaphor for solar eclipses. It presents a way to open discussions about and investigations into the solar system, folklore and the technique of metaphor in understanding complex ideas. It is a story which a child will remember perhaps all their lives and infuses a wonder into their earliest attempt to understand the solar system. Even when they learn more about the solar system, this tale will come back to them. They will learn at some point that solar eclipses are more frequent than once a year, for example, but that is only another teachable moment when children learn about the bigger world out there, the solar system and universe.
What Ey Wade has provided is an early starting point for young children to become curious about science and the mysteries of nature. It gives parents a wonderfully entertaining way to spark a life time of shared memories of these images and metaphors. Even an old person like myself can fall in love with this naive desire to "hug the sun" because, well everyone needs a hug sometimes.
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Hello, thank you all for returning to our page. My sisters and I are happy to introduce you to one of the main characters of the Sherlock Ferret Adventures. A series of beautiful picture books with animals protect their friends and discover the criminals committing crimes within their world. Written by author Hugh Ashton
Watson, please tell the readers a little about the books.
Sherlock Ferret and the Missing Necklace, Miss Leticia Rabbit leaves her gold necklace on the grass outside her
house one evening. When she gets up in the morning, it is gone!
Sherlock Ferret and the Multiplying Masterpieces, Sherlock Ferret and his well-whiskered friend Watson Mouse M.D. visit the Museum, where they look at many paintings,
Sherlock Ferret and the Poisoned PondWhen Mrs. Fieldmouse visits Sherlock Ferret and his friend Watson Mouse
M.D. and tells them that her twelve children have all fallen sick,
Sherlock has to find out what has been going on.
What do you like about your situation in your book?
I like living with Sherlock Ferret. He’s a very interesting sort of person to live with, and we have lots of adventures together, and we have many interesting friends, like Lestrade, who is a not very big rhinoceros, and Doctor Solomon Sloth, who sleeps a lot.
Living under Mrs. Hudson’s bakery is nice, too. We get splendid things to eat. I am not sure if Mrs. Hudson knows we live here, but sometimes I think she does, because we find lots of lovely food dropped right outside our door.
Mhia: In one of the books about me, there were nightmares. I hated that. What do you dislike about your situation in your book?
Sherlock Ferret is sometimes a bit selfish and thinks too much about himself. I mustn’t be too nasty about him, though, because that rainy day at the Museum he brought me some warm dry shoes and socks when my feet were all wet. Also, sometimes our adventures are dangerous. I was really scared about Colonel Sebastian Moorhen when we met him, and the beasts by the poisoned pond were very nasty indeed. But we do have a chance to make things better, and that’s a good thing, isn’t it?
Karra: If you had a chance to rewrite your ‘story’, what would you change?
The stories really don’t have enough about my whiskers. They’re very fine whiskers, and there isn’t much about them in the books. Also, perhaps I say a few too many nasty things about Sherlock Ferret in my stories. He really isn’t that bad a person.
Gillean: Sometimes, I want to say mean things about my sisters, but my author, Ey won’t let me. She told me I needed to build my self-esteem. I learned a lot in the book she wrote about me. What would you keep in your story?
Oh, I think I’d keep everything. It’s fun to be with Sherlock Ferret, and share his adventures. Even the nefarious characters we meet sometimes, like Moriarty Magpie, are interesting, and people like to read about them.
Gillean: Do you have a family? If so, how is your family life?
I have masses and masses of brothers and sisters and uncles and aunts and cousins and second cousins. We see each other sometimes. But really, I suppose Sherlock Ferret is my family.
What do you wish people will learn/ enjoy about your story?
I hope that people will learn how important it is to have a good friend whom you can help, and who can help you. Also, how important it is to solve other people’s problems. Sherlock Ferret is very clever, and I think people will find it fun to read how he works when he’s solving puzzles.
Mhia: I understand what you’re saying. I have my sisters and they help me a lot.
Karra: What do you really think about your author?
I like my author, Hugh Ashton, a lot, because he just writes down what I say, and corrects my
spelling sometimes. I’m not very good at spelling sometimes, and I get words wrong. I always call Sherlock Ferret an insulting detective, which is wrong. He’s a consulting detective. And Andy Boerger draws lovely pictures of Sherlock and me, but he doesn’t show my whiskers enough in all of them. I do wish he’d show my whiskers properly.
Hi, Karra, Gillean, and Mhia here. Our author, Ey has invited Dabby over for a play date and I guess what she terms an 'interview." We just call it playing. We'll be outside on the swing set. Bring your blanket and your bagged lunch so you can join us.
Meet Dabby and the handmade doll to be shared through the Dabby Project.
If you know of a child who may want a bit of comfort please get in touch with Robin Owens. This is Mrs. Owen's Facebook page.
JaKarra guided Dabby to the backyard where she and they three sisters sat on a blanket prepared for a small picnic. First, tell us what your books are about.
“Dabby and Maxie” and “Dabby and Maxie in Kentucky Bound”
are both about me and my stuffed animal Maxie. I'm what they call a military
child that deals with a lot of moving from place to place and having my daddy deploy or going away on assignments. That means he is gone often and sometimes we move a lot. I meet a lot of new people.
Mhia stuffed a cookie in her mouth and climbing into a swing. I have a favorite toy, it's a stuffed bear my mom gave me when I used to have nightmares. That was a scary time. Ey wrote a story about that.
Gillean laughed, went over to give her little sister a push before climbing into the other swing. Tell us about it. None of us could sleep. That book made a big difference.
What do you like about your situation in your book, Dabby? JaKarra asked between bites of grapes.
I get to meet new friends, dabble in different activities and be with my family.
What do you dislike about your situation in your book? My daddy having to be deployed. It is scary when he leaves.
Mhia, jumped from the swing to hold Dabby's hand, patting it softly. "I can see how that would make you sad. I would miss my family if we were ever separated.
Gillean, leaning far back in the swing, pumped her legs to start it moving. Staring up at the leaves of the trees as she moved back and forward, she released a small sigh. If you had a chance to rewrite your ‘story’, what would you change, Dabby?
Have my daddy home with us. And live closer to my grandma.
What would you keep? Meeting up with Rhiannon again. That was fun.
Dabby, do you have a family? If so, how is your family life?JaKarra sat crossed leg on the ground next to Dabby, stringing flowers together to make crowns.
I have my daddy, mommy, my brother, Bubby and my new little sister, Sissy. Plus Patriot our dog. We have a very close knit family. That is the way it is for military families. The only people that are with you every time you move, is your family.
What do you wish people will learn/ enjoy about your adventures?
I wish they would learn what life is really like for the military family, always having to pack and move. Understand how hard this life really is for the children.
She knows what this life is like. She understands our family and others like us.
Tell me about your travels- what makes you the happiest? How do you like being with the children? When I get to travel to meet new friends makes me happy. Having my daddy home makes me the happiest. I love meeting new friends and helping them when they are sad because their mommy or daddy are away for the military. We end up having so much fun and having loads of adventures together.
I'm glad you get to have some fun out of everything. I'm really happy about the way you help other children. Anyway, let's go play and if anyone wants to know more about Mrs. Robin Owens, check out her interview at IN THE CHAIR.
What would you do to ease the fears of your child’s nightmares? You give them a teddy bear, of course. For more tips visit The Natural Parent
In prose and illustrations, NOT A SOUND, NOT A PEEP shows how the family handles the nightmares of Mhia, the youngest child in the family.
I love this review from a young reader.
Mom always knows what to do. Sometimes, it takes a comforting friend to help a child through the night.
“This bear will protect you in the night if you hug him close and squeeze him tight. He will give anything ‘frightening’ a great big scare, ‘cuz everything scary is afraid of a bear.”
I love seeing the face of a child when they are holding a book within their hands. Whether they can read or not, they are transformed and beamed into another world.
Summer has come with a blast.Tired? Need something to entertain the youngsters in your life and rest your nerves at the same time? Read to them. They will be tickled, learn something and enjoy the time they have spent cuddled in your arms as you read a story to them.
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Who Will Hug the Sun https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/34889 Mhia loves to hug and receive hugs. In the book, Who Will Hug the Sun?,
Mhia is so upset about not being able to hug the sun her mom tells her
the story of the antics the sun goes through to get a hug and she learns
a little science in the end.
Between the Two of Them https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/34895 ; Gillean is the middle daughter. She sometimes feels neglected and left out. Between the Two of Them explores the advantages and disadvantages of being the
middle child and shows how Gillean discovers she has a special
'uniqueness' in the family.
Not a Sound, Not a Peep
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/34914 Poor Mhia can't sleep at night. And neither can the rest of her family until they come up with fun ways to help her.
NOW, YOU CAN GET ALL THREE STORIES IN ONE BOOK
Not a Sound, Not a Peep received a beautiful 5 star review from Kathleen Dove. Thanks so much Kathleen.
"Being a retired teacher, I am always eager to discover new children's
books for my own grandson. What a lovely, lilting goodnight story. I'm
eager to read this to my little grandson who will surely enjoy it and
urge me to read it again and again. Sure to be a favorite among little
ones who will admire the pen and ink drawings as much as I did. It's
just the right length for young attention spans. Simply adorable." My 5 y/o daughter really liked it., by Dasha's Mom - My daughter has been an avid reader since she was 4, so I'm always looking for new books that interest her. I bought this for her Kindle Fire. She read it the same night and told me about it. She said, "It's about a little girl who had nightmares. She got a fairy nightlight, a bear that doesn't make her scared, and a book that would make her got to sleep. It's a good book because it made all the family go to sleep. I need gifts like that to help me not be scared and go to sleep. I really like this book." She said it was good, so I recommend it to other young girls. by HarriRomney - A short story written in narrative verse. The author has found a lovely way of explaining to children not to be frightened of the dark. Being a mother myself this is an experience shared and related to, which was enjoyed and easily understood by my children.
Wonderful Bed Time Story!, Leila W. "Lady Leila" A wonderful rhyming story with darling ink drawings throughout. Young children are attracted to these types of drawings and focus on them quite a bit longer since they perceive them differently. The rhyming flow will help develop those early language patterns. They'll want to hear it over and over! Not to be passed by. I love the little fairy~! by Karen Doering "Parent's Little Black Book" A very short sweet story with illustrations that helps a young girl deal with bad dreams.
The prose/poetry form is something children really like and enjoy. The illustrations were cute and related well to the story.
The story is easily identifiable to young children and will draw them into the solution.
Parent's Little Black Book likes this story for very young children and their parent's.
Our age recommendation two through 8.
Karen Bryant Doering, Parent's Little Black Book Bringing light into the darkness, by A. E. Drury "Ed Drury"
Nice short little bedtime story with illustrations and simple rhyming cadence very young children should love. This is a nice tool for that special time of childhood when every child just knows it is not safe to be in the dark, at least not safe enough to go to sleep! Cleverly done and richly illustrated, back this book up with a few props like a teddy bear and perhaps a toy angel or figurine and you are well on the way to putting your child's fears around bedtime in the past. I'd say this book is for preschool ages 2 to five or six. Excellent.
I am really really excited. Though I have two books already in print, the concept my picture books will have a physical in hand presence, thrills me no end. The books will make their debut on Thursday, January 17th.
These books from the series, In My Sister's World, have been written as tribute to the inquisitiveness, joy, and experiences I have had the privelege to witness while rearing my daughters into the beautiful women they have become. Read excerpt and reviews easily viewed on sidelines. http://amzn.to/wade-inbooks
The sun was very hot. No one would touch her. This made the sun very sad, because more than anything, she wished she could be hugged.
