Garrett, this is such a sweet children's book. So tender and touching. You must absolutely get it published. I will buy many copies for the tiny humans of my friends!
Aww thanks, Nadia!! I really appreciate you reading and passing along the kind words. 🤞 I can get something moving soon on illustrations and/or publication!
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Super cute, Garrett. Lovely work. Actually really enjoyed reading the Illustrator notes and getting a vivid sense of what they'd look like. I hope you can bring this to life.
I've always been in a similar situation to you. Have read about one kid's books. Youngest child and though my eldest sister had kids, I was too young when they were young and she'd already moved out of home. My brother has a beautiful little girl, but she was born after I moved to Australia, so I (sadly) rately get to see her. My wife, on the other hand, grew up around young nieces and nephews and is naturally a kid person. I don't have my training/induction yet ;)
Thanks for reading, Nathan, and also for sharing! Kids have also always been a huge part of my wife's life (oldest kid in her family; parents were educators; she is now an educator), so I give her soooo much of the credit for building a solid library for our little one--and, by extension, me haha. She knows her stuff. I can't guarantee a recommendation of mine would be a hit, but I'd be happy to give it a shot if you're ever in need!
A lovely story. Thank you Garret. Gus the Basset (my avatar) is no longer with us but I’m sure he was listening while I read Otis’ story to Louise, a 9 year old Dachshund/Terrier mix. Louise days there is no excuse for not keeping enough treats in the house but she did enjoy the story.
Yes, thanks for the public service announcement, Garrett: please do not EAT the children's books - amusingly enough, something one might say to a dog. :) It's a good story, Otis looks like a VGB and I love the thought of a book that could be read to kids and dogs at the same time. Would definitely buy a copy for Bubba. 🐶
Hahaha just doing what I can to help keep the public safe, you know? 😂 Thanks for reading, Troy, I appreciate it! Bubba's such a great name (one of the many nicknames I call my kiddo; new ones evolve on a weekly basis, it seems). What kind of pup? I'm going to write a mini profile on Otis sometime soon, so it'll probably repeat there, but before we adopted him the shelter ran a DNA test and it came back with like six different breeds, and then 12.5% that was still a question mark haha.
100% American Staffordshire, we also had him tested... Bubba was almost named Cornchip, but since we're always shortening pet names, Bubbie and Bubs seemed more doable than Corny or Chip. ✔
Thanks for sharing Garrett. A lovely book for small humans, nicely done. My favorite that I read to my daughter a long time ago was "The Fire Cat", a book I later looked for in Seattle bookstores for my grandson. I think it was Greenwood and the lady knew exactly what I was talking about, dug around a bit, and came up with it.
Thanks Victor, that's very kind! I don't think I've come across that one just yet, but I shall keep my eyes open; kiddo LOVES cats (not sure how Otis'll handle it, or our apartment, but adopting one soon is certainly not out of the question haha).
Also, I feel spoiled by Seattle's bookstore scene/options. Or, rather, the area's. All around Puget Sound are some pretty great choices.
Garrett, I love that you wrote a children's book! It's such a sweet story--I have a couple friends with a toddler, and I think he would LOVE it. (Their kiddo is so into animals.) Congrats!
Thanks Meghan!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it :) And thrilled to hear your friends' kiddo could love it! Our kiddo is also sooooo into animals haha. Tonight for bedtime her request was to read The Big Book of Beasts. Which, at 64 pages, isn't really a pick that fit well with the little time we had left after her precious dawdling around. But, because she's developing some sharper preferences now, we read the following (1 page each): armadillos, tigers, lions, cheetahs, and hippos. So I guess those are the animals she's into right now...? The remaining 20-something animals received a grin and a, "No thanks."
Oh, and we also read, Will Bear Share? to round out the evening. 😂
Garrett, this is such a sweet children's book. So tender and touching. You must absolutely get it published. I will buy many copies for the tiny humans of my friends!
Aww thanks, Nadia!! I really appreciate you reading and passing along the kind words. 🤞 I can get something moving soon on illustrations and/or publication!
Woo hoo! So stoked!
Super cute, Garrett. Lovely work. Actually really enjoyed reading the Illustrator notes and getting a vivid sense of what they'd look like. I hope you can bring this to life.
I've always been in a similar situation to you. Have read about one kid's books. Youngest child and though my eldest sister had kids, I was too young when they were young and she'd already moved out of home. My brother has a beautiful little girl, but she was born after I moved to Australia, so I (sadly) rately get to see her. My wife, on the other hand, grew up around young nieces and nephews and is naturally a kid person. I don't have my training/induction yet ;)
Thanks for reading, Nathan, and also for sharing! Kids have also always been a huge part of my wife's life (oldest kid in her family; parents were educators; she is now an educator), so I give her soooo much of the credit for building a solid library for our little one--and, by extension, me haha. She knows her stuff. I can't guarantee a recommendation of mine would be a hit, but I'd be happy to give it a shot if you're ever in need!
Thanks Garrett, much appreciated.
A lovely story. Thank you Garret. Gus the Basset (my avatar) is no longer with us but I’m sure he was listening while I read Otis’ story to Louise, a 9 year old Dachshund/Terrier mix. Louise days there is no excuse for not keeping enough treats in the house but she did enjoy the story.
Haha that's a very fair thing of Louise to point out!
Yes, thanks for the public service announcement, Garrett: please do not EAT the children's books - amusingly enough, something one might say to a dog. :) It's a good story, Otis looks like a VGB and I love the thought of a book that could be read to kids and dogs at the same time. Would definitely buy a copy for Bubba. 🐶
Hahaha just doing what I can to help keep the public safe, you know? 😂 Thanks for reading, Troy, I appreciate it! Bubba's such a great name (one of the many nicknames I call my kiddo; new ones evolve on a weekly basis, it seems). What kind of pup? I'm going to write a mini profile on Otis sometime soon, so it'll probably repeat there, but before we adopted him the shelter ran a DNA test and it came back with like six different breeds, and then 12.5% that was still a question mark haha.
100% American Staffordshire, we also had him tested... Bubba was almost named Cornchip, but since we're always shortening pet names, Bubbie and Bubs seemed more doable than Corny or Chip. ✔
Thanks for sharing Garrett. A lovely book for small humans, nicely done. My favorite that I read to my daughter a long time ago was "The Fire Cat", a book I later looked for in Seattle bookstores for my grandson. I think it was Greenwood and the lady knew exactly what I was talking about, dug around a bit, and came up with it.
Thanks Victor, that's very kind! I don't think I've come across that one just yet, but I shall keep my eyes open; kiddo LOVES cats (not sure how Otis'll handle it, or our apartment, but adopting one soon is certainly not out of the question haha).
Also, I feel spoiled by Seattle's bookstore scene/options. Or, rather, the area's. All around Puget Sound are some pretty great choices.
Garrett, I love that you wrote a children's book! It's such a sweet story--I have a couple friends with a toddler, and I think he would LOVE it. (Their kiddo is so into animals.) Congrats!
Thanks Meghan!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it :) And thrilled to hear your friends' kiddo could love it! Our kiddo is also sooooo into animals haha. Tonight for bedtime her request was to read The Big Book of Beasts. Which, at 64 pages, isn't really a pick that fit well with the little time we had left after her precious dawdling around. But, because she's developing some sharper preferences now, we read the following (1 page each): armadillos, tigers, lions, cheetahs, and hippos. So I guess those are the animals she's into right now...? The remaining 20-something animals received a grin and a, "No thanks."
Oh, and we also read, Will Bear Share? to round out the evening. 😂
A children’s book aspiring author just joined our writers group actually. She’ll attend her first meeting with us later in June!