JUST A FEW OF THE REVIEWS

AND FEEDBACK FROM READERS

 

 

 

· “I just wanted to say that I really enjoy your books. I just love the drawings and my son Keenan (Tonka) loves them more than I!!!... Just wanted to say your books are great keep up the good work.”  Holly from NM (email Oct. 2008)

 

· From an email following the PAEYC Conference, Oct. 2008:  “I really enjoyed your presentation Saturday.  I am excited to take my Annie books to school Monday.” Amy in Greenville, PA

 

· An email received on October 27, 2007 following the New Castle, PA Mothers of Preschoolers Business and Craft Fair:    Hi Miss Anne, it's me that little ten year old girl you met at the Craft Fair.  I just wanted to tell you that I really enjoyed the books and I know that the other kids will enjoy them too.  Thank you so much for letting me read them. (Author’s note: Lexi read the original text version of Annie Mouse Meets her Guardian Angel and Baby Brother Goes to the Hospital.)  They are very good books and that all the other kids should know about them.  They were very enjoyable for me.  I really liked them a lot.  I also think you should write more books so that they catch on. Sincerely,  Lexi H. 

 

· Very nice that one way given for Annie to feel better is to offer to help her mother-thus helping her mother as well as herself; a good lesson for kid readers...The illustrations are cute and colorful: the expressive faces on the mice are just wonderful."  Writer's Digest Review (2005, Annie Mouse Meets Her Guardian Angel, original text edition).

 

· "Annie has arrived and is so precious, I can't wait to share it with my grandchildren." Mary Jane B., Kansas City. (2005)

 

· "I was so impressed by the subject that you chose and the creative way in which you conveyed this major problem that exists in the busy stressful life of families today.  It really touched home for me... What a wonderful coping tool you are giving to those children who feel afraid, alone and unappreciated..." Mary T., Preschool Teacher, Pittsburgh, PA. (2005)

 

· "Caitlin is enjoying the book.  I read it to her once and as soon as I was done she asked, "again NaaNaa."  Bev S., Harrisville, PA. (2005, Annie Mouse Meets her Guardian Angel, original text edition).

 

· "...it will be a very useful tool to help little ones understand the adults in their lives..." Lynn, PA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charley Barker, of Neosho, MO, summarized

The Adventures of Annie Mouse: Baby Brother Goes to the Hospital

in the following verse:

 

 

Saving Billy

Annie

Mouse was all upset

Her life just came apart

Mom and Daddy were so mean!

The thought just broke her heart.

Baby brother Bill turned blue

Had a big "Op-ra-shun"

No word of explanation

Confusing situation.

"Billy can't come home?"

He's tied down in a cage!

Annie to the rescue

She flew into a rage.

Her guardian angel rescued HER.

For angels make things right

And in a loving nurse's arms

Annie slept away the night.

--Charley Barker, June 11, 2007