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Who Ate The Moon? By Shivangi Singh – A Mini Review!

23 Feb 2017 11 Comments

by Ritu in Reviews, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, book, Children's Book, review, Shivangi Singh, Who Ate The Moon?

A short while ago, I was asked by my blog pal Shivangi Singh to write a few words about her new children’s book, Who Ate The Moon? She was worried about my time, but I like to help out my fellow bloggers, so Iw s more than happy to comply!

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A sweet tale of two brothers enamoured by the moon. They find a way to take it home, to keep for themselves, but it disappears.

The story shows their faith that brings the moon back for them!

Sweetly written, with a short educational explanation about the real phases of the moon to end the book!

It is a simple tale which I think most young children would enjoy.

Available free on Apple in IBooks, Blurb and Smashwords.

Thanks Shivangi for inviting me to rad your lovely book !

I Have A Little Secret… But I Need A Little Input…

09 Mar 2016 92 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Advice, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, book, opinions, Publishing

…I’m working on something… Hopefully I can realise my dreams in a slightly different way…

My novel Wedded Stress has hit a block purely because of time, but I fancy being published, still… So I am taking inspiration from my Blogily, amd possibly publishing some bits I have written…

What I want to know from you is,

A) Poems only?

B) Short stories only?

C) a compilation of both?

What would be more appealing to you?

I even have a possible name… But that will only be revealed if I actually do this!

My Create Space account has been set up…. I just need to fill it!

Where the Wild Mums Are!

31 May 2015 24 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, book, Break, mum

I have already mentioned this week, how mum’s sometimes want a break, but it doesn’t mean that they no longer want to be mum… they just need a change, once in a while…

Know this book? It’s a great story about a little boy, wrapped up in his own fantasy land, when he has been sent up to his room… well, today, I found this on the book store, and HAD to get it!

This is about a mum who has just had enough… And her journey, via a bubble bath, to the Land of Where The Wild Mums Are!!! Oh she parties, dances, balances drinks on her head, and gets crowned Queen of The Wild Mums, but knows when she’s had her break, and needs to get back to her reality…

Fantastic!

I read it to my kids and explained that though mummies love their families very much, even they sometimes need a break… Hint, hint!!!

Book Review: Onside Out: Living With Demons A.A. May

28 Apr 2015 10 Comments

by Ritu in Thoughts Opinions & Memories, Uncategorized Tags: abuse, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, book, Childhood, review

I’m not one for reviews generally, I seem to have so much to write about on here that If I started that too, I would be on the computer forever!

However, I will always gladly support a friend, and fellow writer, and this book, Inside Out:Living With Demons by A.A.May is the true story of a friend of mine, a harrowing account of a very troubled childhood, and of her formative adult years. It’s part of a trilogy, the others haven’t been published yet.

Please, if you get a chance, click on here, and down load this heart wrenching recount of a very turbulent childhood. I was sat on the train this morning, reading it, and fought back tears, knowing her, and what she’d been through…