Vote Now for "Every Kid Has Their Day" at Critter's Preditor's & Editors Poll

"Every Kid Has Their Day"
NEEDS YOUR VOTES!


Every year, the Critter's holds a poll for various genres of books, publishing houses, and authors and this year my book, "Every Kid Has Their Day" was graciously nominated.


Now while it would be nice to "win" some monetary award or be featured in the New York Times, there is no real prize for winning first place BUT by helping my book get voted to #1 helps ensure that many people and other book marketers can see my book. It also helps my publishing house get some accolades as well.


Why is all that important? I wrote "Every Kid Has Their Day" not just my child but for all of your children too. I wrote my four stories for those who face each day with ADHD, fears of being picked on and bullied, getting through a scary first day at a new strange place, and for those that just start out on the wrong side of the bed. So by voting, you are helping more people to be able to have this book available to their children and others. At least that is the hope. If I get first place, I get an online badge and of course it's recorded that I won, but so many others will see these poll lists and see my book, name, and publisher.




Please vote for me! If I get first place, I will gladly give away five copies of "Ever Kid Has Their Day" along with five signed bookmarks.


Also, if you could be so kind, please vote for my dear friend, mentor, and fellow author superstar, Denyse Bridger.




LINKS FOR VOTING!!


Every Kid Has Their Day by Nikki Noffsinger


Denyse Bridger Best Short Story-Champange and Chocolate


Denyse Bridger Best Author

Why E-Books Make Great Presents For The Holidays

   It's 2014, and the age of children's primary use of traditional books for learning is declining. It's all about E-Learning and more and more schools are incorporating I-Pads, Netbooks, and Tablets into the curriculum. Kindergartners are beginning to be integrated into having to learn to use a hand held electronic for learning. Good Morning America has even listed Tablets, Amazon Fires, I-Pads, etc. as the top gifts children are wanting for Christmas. 



      Most kids love their Tablets and I-Pads and there's nothing really wrong with it but instead of letting them surf the net (which is not always safe) or downloading tons of games from the App Store, why not load your child's devices with books? Books are great gift ideas and essentials to have for your child if you are going to let them use something like an electronic device. Ladybee Publishing http://www.ladybeepublishing.ca/ has several titles that appeal to most age ranges. Books like my own, Every Kid Has Their Day and What Will Happen If I Tell by Cynthia MacGregor are stories that will empower children and give them life lessons. Ladybee also has Baymo by Seth C.Kadish, Camile Miles Private Eye by Terry Coffey, Pumpkinstein by Clark Mitchell, and the highly adventurous and hilarious Alex and the Wolpertinger by Koos Verkaik which was an Epic E-Books Awards Finalist.

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Me and My ADHD The Labor of Love

How many of you out there have a child that has either ADD or ADHD? For those of you that do, you know how quickly Wonderland can be turned upside down, shaken, and then stirred. For the ones who don't; it can be hard for them to really understand what you and your child (children) go through on a daily basis. I know for me, it's not been easy at all.




       Back in the day when I first started hearing about ADD/ADHD, I was in high school taking Early Childhood Education classes for college credits. I really just shrugged and had all these new age ideas that went against my Annie Sullivan approach to child learning. I wanted to seek out a career in teaching and be a cross between Annie Sullivan meets Avonlea's Anne Shirley. I figured that ADD/ADHD was just something parents labeled their child with if their kid happened to be overly hyper and full of endless energy. I had been around countless children. I was the oldest of three siblings, often took care of children in the church nursery, and had baby sat for virtually everyone. I had been exposed to good children, bad ones, ill tempered, pranksters, and ones that were so introverted they hid behind my legs most of the time. Nothing, and I mean absolutely NOTHING prepared me for my son Justin.




             Justin wasn't my first child and there were almost ten years between him and Olivia. I thought surly at 30, I had this whole mother thing down pat. I knew what the difference was between just a random runny nose and a full blown cold. I knew what to look for when it came to ear infections and when it was time to make an appointment with the ENT doctor. I had learned the various ways of camouflaging vegetables for the pickiest of kids (namely mine) on the entire planet. I had all the stories down pat, finger songs, latest data in potty training, and manners. All the bumps in the road and discovery with the first child had paved the way for my second.  That was the thought at least; the false sense of hope. When Justin was two, the meltdowns and torrential tantrums began. When he started school after two years of Special Needs preschool, Justin had issues sitting still, he had terrible sleeping problems which he still has, and the tantrums were bad. Finally towards the start of his second semester, I got out of denial and gave in enough to have him tested for Autism, ADD/ADHD, or some other behavioral learning disability. I didn't want to admit that ADHD/ADD was real. I didn't want to believe that I couldn't help my child overcome his problems. I had to accept that I was in denial and it was causing my son to suffer. We all were suffering.




                  When my son was placed in home bound in his 2nd grade year of school, he asked me once, "Why do I have ADHD?" My heart broke. I told him it wasn't a bad thing. It just meant that his brain just worked differently. I began researching everything I could about ADHD. Sadly our local library had few books for young readers about ADD/ADHD. One morning while my son was in tutoring, I wrote Me and My ADHD. It was published with three other stories designed to empower kids and build their confidence. 

  

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Give a gift from the heart by giving your little one a book that will empower them to overcome and believe in themselves. 

                 
              

Every Kid Has Their Day: Meet Charlie

Can you remember that first day of school? I can remember being excited. The whole week of school shopping for just the right school box (they call them pencil or supply boxes now and sadly they're all plastic or aluminum unlike the cardboard ones I had), the coolest lunch box (yes, I am talking about the metal ones. I had Strawberry Shortcake and Inspector Gadget), and the backpack had to be perfect with just the right cartoon character or color. I don't remember clothes being that important except for the shoes. My first year of school, which was at a private school, meant I got shiny new black paten leather t-strap shoes that I was forever pretending I was a tap dance superstar since they clacked across the hallway linoleum and every other hard surface. Not everyone though is excited about their first day of school. Charlie for example wasn't excited at all. For some kids, it's a scary experience.

Charlie doesn't want to go to school. He would much rather stay at home with all his toys, his dog, and most of all his mom. Charlie has to go to a place called "school" and from his point of view, it's the scariest place ever! Is the school really filled with monsters and ready to eat Charlie up or is Charlie's fear of a new place just getting the better of him?

Read more about Charlie and his first day of school adventures in my book, Every Kid Has Their Day.

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Get it now for your child's tablet, I-pad, Nook, or E-reader.

Purchase a copy for your local elementary school or public library today in time for the holidays!

New From LadyBee Publishing : Every Kid Has Their Day is Finally Here!

Finally, there is a story collection for the child that may be having a bad day, afraid of that first day of school, dealing with a bully, or deal with ADHD and finding their voice available. 

Join Charlie, Erin, Mike and Tony, and Justin as they take on some pretty tough issues. 

This story collection is now available for your child's Kindle, Nook, Tablet, I-pad, and computer so that they can take it with them wherever they go. 

Every Kid Has Their Day will be a great addition to libraries as well as the classroom. It's written for the very young child through eleven years of age and will be a treasured resource as well as confidence builder. 

As adults, we look at our early years in school as a time that was easy. We forget how scary that first day is at a new place or what it's like to know you're different among other kids. We sometimes forget that even as kids, we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or have to deal with other kids not being so nice. Rather than complicate things, these four short stories will help build confidence while adding to your child's reading skill level. These four stories are fun and educational. 

Be sure to add Every Kid Has Their Day to your child's reading library or give it as a gift to your children's local school and library. 

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That First Book That Got You Hooked On Reading

When I became a mother, I knew I would pass my love of books down to my daughter. I remember when I was pregnant with her dragging out all my childhood books and reading them and even buying books on tape (yes in 1994, I still had a functioning Walk-Man that my grandpa had gotten me when I was 13) to which I would stretch the ear phones over my extended belly so she could hear the stories. When she was born all the way up until she could read on her own, I read to her. We read the first two Harry Potter books together and after that she became an avid reader and chose her own books from the library and book store. When my son came along, sadly my Walk Man had finally retired but I still read to him.

Looking back, I read so many books as a child but there are a few that just are stellar stand-outs; the books that made me want to read. I had tons of Golden Story books such as Pokey The Little Puppy and The Little Engine That Could but my absolute favorites-the ones I even re-read as an adult are limited to about seven. I hope that if you've not read these to your own children that you do! If you're a kid looking for a great book-any of these will be an adventure waiting to happen!

         A Book of Fairy Tales had many of the stories written by The Brothers Grimm. This is still one of my favorite books and the artwork is just gorgeous. It had all the favorites from Little Red Riding Hood  and Sleeping Beauty to some of the lesser known stories like The White Cat and Hop O' My Thumb. I am surprised the pages aren't worn out from reading it so much. It's a definite winner with children from the ages of four on up to ten.

 

If you've never read Ronald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory it's a MUST! It may not include the crazy soundtrack, but this book is filled with Charlie Bucket's adventures with the wonderful Willy Wonka and his factory.

 

 

Who would have thought that a spider would be a pig's best friend? Charlotte's Web is a darling story but it has a lot of humor and teaches the lessons of friendship, tolerance, and life. 

Runaway Ralph is full of fun and adventure all from the perspective of a mouse. Children of all ages have giggled and loved Ralph the Mouse and all the misadventures he finds himself in. 

 Childhood can be awkward but no one is more out of the box than Ramona Quimby. Ramona has a very unique way of viewing the world around her and doesn't fail to fall into some adventures of her own.

 Enter a world of fantasy with Peter and his Lost Boys courtesy of J.M.Barrie. Peter takes Wendy and her brothers on a fun filled adventure filled with pixies, the dreaded Captain Hook, Native Indians, and Mermaids.

 For those who love just a tad bit of spooky with their stories, Bunnicula will have your child in stitches. Something is going on with the pet rabbit who seems to be a bit strange and something is draining the color from all the carrots.

 

This book was a favorite of my pre-teen years. The dollhouse family is much more than just stuffing and pretty wallpaper. Gail must find a way to help save her grandmother's home as well as figure out the secret of the dolls.

 

 

 

Check these out in your local library today! You won't be disappointed!

 

In the words of Lavar Burton from Reading Rainbow, "Take a look,  it's in a book..."





Welcome!

Welcome to Nikki's Children's Book Place. Here everything is child and family friendly. Come and explore and discover my great love for children's books and stories. A child's first introduction to an imagination and adventure is through books. I grew up reading fairy tales, Dr. Seuss, Ronald Dahl, Lewis Carroll, and so much more and I hope to enchant your child just as those books enchanted and inspired me. The world would be a dim place without the imagination and laughter of kids. My first collection of children's stories range from those scary first days of school to kid's who have ADHD and feel awkward. I hope to add stories that take kids of all ages on adventures and being confident readers. So come on along for the journey!