Anthill For Sale by Johnny Ray Moore and illustrated by Zuzana Svobodova

Publisher: Big Belly Book Co.

ISBN: 978-1-7325541-1-5
Ages: 3-8 Price: $10.95*

My thoughts: Mr. and Mrs. Ant, Alvin and his wife, are now empty nesters (or ant-hillers) and look about their home where the raised their little ants and decide it is time to move on because they don't need such a home any longer. So they embark on the "sell-the-homeplace" endeavor.

A parade of potential buyers stroll through their home. They critique it, enthuse over it, voice their plans to change it.

Alvin's welcome mat wears thin on some of these encounters; and then in avid frustration he shoos some out of his home. Finally, it is sold and then.......

But that would be telling.

This is a delightful children's book hinting into what it would be like for parents to sell the family home. Told from the perspective of a little ant, it tells a grand story of love of place and love of memories that parents hold in their hearts once their beloved family moves on. Families of young children can impress on them as they read that they are shaping memories for the future and can also relate the theme of the story to loving grandparents who are perhaps currently experiencing the heart breaking task of selling a beloved family home.

A joy to read and the illustrations are charming.

About the book: Alvin shows his home to potential homeowners. The buyers can't see the beauty in the anthill and want to change everything about Alvin's precious home. Alvin is disappointed the buyers don't see what he sees. The home reminds him of the memories of  him and his family. Alvin has a change of heart and must convince his wife the anthill is their only place to call home.

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Saving Each Other by Stacy Mitchell (Saving Series #1) [Blog Tour & Giveaway]

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What happens when an unconventional grief counselor gives two people each a private cell phone and only the first initial of the other person affected by an accident? How does this help them heal? And what else might happen?

About the book: 
Two hearts, two souls. Devastated by loss, united through destiny.

The rules: Communicate only through text messages and never reveal our real names or other personal details.

My name is Ean Montgomery. After the drunk driving accident that killed my wife, son, and unborn daughter, I was forced to see a grief counselor. In an unconventional move, she gave me a private cell phone and the first initial of the name of a woman who had been widowed by the same accident. I had no intention of ever texting her but with all hope and the will to live gone, I found myself quickly slipping down the rabbit hole. Desperate, lonely, and unbelievably sad, I reached out to her and she became my everything.

My name is Dani Adams. I was married to my college sweetheart, the love of my life. Together we were raising our four-year-old daughter and running a successful business. Then the accident happened and life as I knew it ended in the blink of an eye. I didn’t want to answer his text but I was barely hanging on by a thread and he was in tremendous pain, so I replied. And once again, my world was forever changed.

Over the course of a year, through texting alone, we bond. Friendship blossoms into something deeper. We were never supposed to meet, but fate had other plans, and in this world of loss and despair, something amazing began to grow… But can the passion we’ve found sustain itself with the deep, soul-twisting pain that never seems to fade?

Trigger Caution: This book is romantic fiction and is a story of hope, friendship, and the power of love. It also deals with the aftermath of great tragedy and grief and the deep emotional turmoil that can be encountered.

About the Author:
Stacy Mitchell was born and raised in Los Angeles, and lived in the South Bay for 20 years before moving to the Conejo Valley. She lives with her husband of 29 years and is the mom of two grown sons. When she’s not writing, she spends her time reading, hiking in the Santa Monica mountains or enjoying a glass of cabernet.

NOTE: I have not read this book and don't know the contents or reader audience appropriatness. However, the premise sounds intriguing and the life changing emotional involvement quotient compelling.

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DISCLOSURE: I was provided a copy by PR by the Book Publicity Group on behalf of the author to facilitate this blog tour. As of posting date, I have ot read the book.