Thursday, January 19, 2012

The 2011 New England Book Festival Awards

While  everyone was watching the Patriots dismantle the Broncos on Saturday January 14th, 2011 I was attending a first in my lifetime event. The Omni Parker House in Boston hosted the 2011 New England Book Festival Awards. It was there that my wife Suzie received an Honorable Mention award for Children's Book of the Year.
Suzie's The Land of Chocolate Cosmos is the first installment of the "Green Series" which focuses on the environmental issue of preserving our natural resources.  The topic is introduced through a blithe occurring throughout the land caused by the townspeople wasting their chocolate cosmos.  As the flower begins to become endangered, the magic of the petals disappears leaving the town without their beloved chocolate.  With the help of Coco(a character inspired by Suzie's first son), the community learns how to preserve their cherished flower and begin their very first "Green Policy" initiative.
Available from her company The Beantown Tales Her children's book are a mainstay in any childhood library.

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