"I really love the stories! They are like little vignettes that not only shine light on your childhood and that of your sisters, but create a powerful nostalgia for the reader that reminds them of their own warm memories."
Jarrett M.Love -- Musician/Composer
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Great Memories Of How It Really Was
"The clever cover and title immediately caught my attention. I enjoyed remembering various scenes of my own childhood as I looked through this kaleidoscope. My favorite story was about the fox fur stole of the 1940's. Oh, I remember the animal pelts complete with heads, feet, and tails. Who could forget saddle shoes of the 1950's? Serious moments and delightful moments are recreated in stories of school days, family pets, playtime, mealtime, church activities, childhood fears, etc. How many of today's children can imagine 6 children and two adults in a house with only one bathroom and no air-conditioning? How many of their toys run on imagination? How often does a group enjoy the action games described in this book? What did kids do before TV and computers! Mealtime was always family time. Values were taught largely by families, church, friends, and interacting with each other.
This is a great book to share with children, teens, parents, and especially grandparents. Perhaps more of us should jot down a few notes or even stories to share with our own children: the first time we saw a microwave, what we were doing when we learned about 9-11, our experiences with teachers, friends, etc. as we grew up. I'm glad these three sisters have let us look into the kaleidoscope of their memories with this collection of short stories by each of them."
Betsy B. Lee of Learning Abilities Books. http://learningbooks.net/
This is a great book to share with children, teens, parents, and especially grandparents. Perhaps more of us should jot down a few notes or even stories to share with our own children: the first time we saw a microwave, what we were doing when we learned about 9-11, our experiences with teachers, friends, etc. as we grew up. I'm glad these three sisters have let us look into the kaleidoscope of their memories with this collection of short stories by each of them."
Betsy B. Lee of Learning Abilities Books. http://learningbooks.net/
Monday, May 25, 2009
A Trip Back In Time - Fun Read!
"Kaleidoscope Memories is a heart-warming collection of childhood memories written by three sisters which gave me a good feeling that I found refreshing. It is uplifting, amusing and hlight-hearted. I liked peeking in on this family with six kids. Parents could certainly learn some tips from these wonderful parents who were strict, but not mean and responsible but also fun loving. I especially liked the tales about the monster dog, the blanket trap, the family pets and napping with mama. Reading this brought back similar memories but barrel racing was new to me. I recommend this to anyone who likes family stories and is looking for something wholesome and entertaining to read."
Submitted by Karen Arlettaz Zemeck, author of "My Funny Dad, Harry."
Submitted by Karen Arlettaz Zemeck, author of "My Funny Dad, Harry."
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Memories of Childhood
This picture is of the Sinnissippi Park Hopewellan Indian Mounds. We spent many hours of our childhood at the park. It was during that time that the state did the historical digs to determine that the mounds were historic. Good memories in our lives come from this park. There is a story in Kaleidoscope Memories titled, "Suppers At Sinnissippi" that I hope you'll enjoy.
When you think of your childhood I hope you have good memories of a special day or time when all seemed right with your world. We wrote the book to share with our children, however, we felt there was something special that everyone shares and decided to make our stories available to you. Our hopes are that you'll be able to share your memories with either your family or the world. We all have stories to tell and share.
Please leave a comment if you've enjoyed this site and/or remembered a special time in your life that you feel like sharing.
Please leave a comment if you've enjoyed this site and/or remembered a special time in your life that you feel like sharing.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Book Available For Sale!
Kaleidoscope Memories: Childhood Stories That Celebrate Family Life is now available for purchase at http://www.amazon.com/ or http://www.barnesandnoble.com/, also http://www.booksamillion.com/. I'm sure you will enjoy the stories and perhaps they will help you remember some good times you've had. Please stop by the site and check it out.
You can also go to http://www.tidedancer.com/ and order it through the publisher. Thanks!
You can also go to http://www.tidedancer.com/ and order it through the publisher. Thanks!
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Update!
The book has now been sent to the printer and will be available soon.
Please take some time to browse about and look at our pictures and read the story from the book. I hope you enjoy yourself here and contact us if you'd like to pre-order the book. The selling price is $14.95. I would enjoy hearing from you.
Please take some time to browse about and look at our pictures and read the story from the book. I hope you enjoy yourself here and contact us if you'd like to pre-order the book. The selling price is $14.95. I would enjoy hearing from you.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
THE PATH TO LEGO TOWN
One afternoon a week our second grade class went to Mrs. Evans room for current events with the Weekly Reader newspaper. Each of us would get our very own copy. We were always impressed because it made us feel like grown-ups since our parents read their newspapers.
"Come in class and take your seat," Mrs. Evans said. "don't forget to pick up your Weekly Reader as you go by the reading table." Once we were settled, Mrs. Evans had different children read some of the many articles from the newspaper. Then we discussed several of them with her for a short time.
"All right class, I'd like you to do the quiz on the back page. When you're done, place them on my desk." Occasionally she assigned a one-page story to write from the newspaper.
As much as we enjoyed the Weekly Reader session, the brightest spot for my sister and me was getting to work on the Lego Town. We were always excited when she'd tell us we could go to the other side of the room. This never occurred, though, until we had finished our assignments.
Sitting on sawhorses was a huge board that held about a zillion red, white, blue, black, yellow, and clear Lego pieces that were lying about. We would stand and stare at the board trying to decide what we could make that would add to the town.
"Cinny, what do you want to build?" I asked.
"How about let's build a house this time? she responded.
"Okay."
The possibilities were endless. We could add to the buildings already being built, make cars, swings for the parks, people, or anything we imagined. We build everything from skyscrapers to regular houses. They were beautiful to our eyes. Sometimes we simply put the pieces in place and made new roads that led to the neighborhoods. They were made with red Lego's because they looked the most like bricks. We worked together so our project would be completed before it was time to go.
One thing we always had to remember was that Mrs. Evans didn't allow any fighting at Lego Town. She would make you go back to your desk and you'd be done for the day, no exceptions. Nobody wanted to lose the time spent in Lego Town.
Mrs. Evans class was a place filled with excitement. Not only did we learn about other people and places from our newspaper, we also got to use our imagination to become builders of a town - our very own Lego Town.
Jenny is the author
"Come in class and take your seat," Mrs. Evans said. "don't forget to pick up your Weekly Reader as you go by the reading table." Once we were settled, Mrs. Evans had different children read some of the many articles from the newspaper. Then we discussed several of them with her for a short time.
"All right class, I'd like you to do the quiz on the back page. When you're done, place them on my desk." Occasionally she assigned a one-page story to write from the newspaper.
As much as we enjoyed the Weekly Reader session, the brightest spot for my sister and me was getting to work on the Lego Town. We were always excited when she'd tell us we could go to the other side of the room. This never occurred, though, until we had finished our assignments.
Sitting on sawhorses was a huge board that held about a zillion red, white, blue, black, yellow, and clear Lego pieces that were lying about. We would stand and stare at the board trying to decide what we could make that would add to the town.
"Cinny, what do you want to build?" I asked.
"How about let's build a house this time? she responded.
"Okay."
The possibilities were endless. We could add to the buildings already being built, make cars, swings for the parks, people, or anything we imagined. We build everything from skyscrapers to regular houses. They were beautiful to our eyes. Sometimes we simply put the pieces in place and made new roads that led to the neighborhoods. They were made with red Lego's because they looked the most like bricks. We worked together so our project would be completed before it was time to go.
One thing we always had to remember was that Mrs. Evans didn't allow any fighting at Lego Town. She would make you go back to your desk and you'd be done for the day, no exceptions. Nobody wanted to lose the time spent in Lego Town.
Mrs. Evans class was a place filled with excitement. Not only did we learn about other people and places from our newspaper, we also got to use our imagination to become builders of a town - our very own Lego Town.
Jenny is the author
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