Hakim & Terrance Shadow Mystery by Bernadine Feagins

Hakim & Terrance Shadow Mystery

by Bernadine Feagins

Paperback, 68 Pages

Published August 7, 2009

Synopsis:

Hakim and Terrance Shadow Mystery is a wonderful story about a lost dog. Two best friends go on an adventure to bring Shadow home. Along the way you will meet nice neighbors, some kind business owners and many others. The mystery begins when someone finally provides a clue. What do you think that clue is? Find out today with your purchase of Hakim and Terrance Shadow Mystery

First of all thanks to Pump up Your Book Promotions for this chance to review of this book and to the author for sending me this delightful novella.

The synopsis sums up the book neatly. With delightful and detailed illustrations we embark on a mystery solving journey with Hakim and Terrance. The illustrations are beautiful and the story is a very nice look at how friendship and love help us in our life. It also showcases the art of giving up on something one loves for the benefit of others.

All in all a beautiful and lovely little book for kids and their parents!

This would definitely make a wonderful gift for your little ones at home.

About the author: Bernadine Feagins is a new author who is looking forward to many years of writing children's books. She has always had a love of children and worked many years in early childhood education. During these times she witnessed the joy children felt as she would demonstratively read books. In addition she is a very active mom who loves to nurture not only her children, but those of family and community. She often had story time with those she loved and cared for. She developed her story telling skills through the numerous books she read to children, this gave her an inspiration to tell her own story. Hakim and Terrance Shadow Mystery is the result. When Bernadine isn’t reading to children or involved in some other child nurturing activity, she can be found as a business woman that works for the IRS. Bernadine is available for interviews, book signings or public reading in schools and libraries.

Visit Bernadine online here. 
Buy the book online via Amazon!

Cover Attractions!

One author I have been wanting to read for some time! I am sure I will read her titles in 2010! I hear her new book is coming in 2010 [ thank you Alyce] - One Amazing Thing. I am looking forward to it as well!
Did you see the movie version of Mistress of Spices?! I did, and well I was not crazy about it much. I am sure I will like the book better though, has happened a lot of times!

What covers are you attracted to this week?! Thank you Marcia for hosting this!
Thank you Marcia for hosting this one!In Cover Attractions, I post about all the covers that I loved the past week and little about them. I never obviously read them though... but if I do find them here... no one is going to be able to stop me from buying them LOL!
My previous cover attraction posts!

Short Story 18: A Mother's Tale by James Agee

A Mother's Tale by James Agee

Available ONLINE

My Rating: 5 on 5!

I have to thank Jason Gignac who commented on C.B. James post about creating a list of 1001 short stories you must read before you die; about a story he liked very much. Maybe it has to be the story title or something, I was intrigued and went ahead and bookmarked it. C.B. has 333 short stories in the list and the list is growing, if you have a short story you think should be on the list, let him and me know [ I would love to read it]. So I have a new repository to dig through for more stories.

What should I say about this one? It is touching, marvelous and definitely on of those stories you must take time to read! 

The story begins with a calf shouting and asking his mom where immense drove of cattle were going and why were men moving around them on horses and dogs following them like that. Evidently the calf had seen nothing of this sort all his life and the young group wanted an explanation from the all - knowing mother. The mother was first evasive, didn't really want them to know, but as she saw the curiosity and the determination in her own, to join the herd, she starts telling them about it!

I love the way the author has rendered the dialogues... I can't tell you more, you definitely will have to read to know!

She always tried hard to be a reasonably modern mother. It was probably better, she felt, to go on, than to leave them all full of imaginings and mystification. Besides, there was really nothing at all awful about what happened . . . if only one could know why.

I read this one for 100 shots of shorts challenge, he is hosting! Join in the challenge here.

Saturday Quotes!

“I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't and then tries the short story which is the most demanding form after poetry. And failing at that, only then does he take up novel writing.”
-William Faulkner quotes

PS - The above image comes from redbubble. Check it out, they have some great shots there by tonilouise 

Rory Gilmore Books Project!

You know how I didn't even know any thing about this Rory Gilmore thing and then Shona comes along and has started a NEW challenge with all the books in there. A perpetual challenge,! That defnitely perks my interest ;)

So I am joining Shona, not that I am going to be a great buddy to her, oh come just look at the LIST OF BOOKS she so labouriously created for this challenge, but I think I can readily start at some books I have with me right now.

I think I can safely say that I will read some classics that I am yet to read and some other titles and find a bit about Rory Gilmore. Because I like this saying - Reading is Sexy!

Do you think Reading is sexy?! Then well join in!

Wish I'd Read That Challenge 2010

This challenge is for all those books you wish you'd read. It might be Pride and Prejudice, War and Peace, a Nora Roberts Romantic Suspense, the Outlander series or a childhood classic Winnie the Pooh.


Challenge Guidelines:

1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.
--Non-Bloggers: Include your information in the comment section.


2. There are four levels:


-- Curious – Read 3 books.


-- Fascinated – Read 6 books.


-- Addicted – Read 12 books.


-- Obsessed – Read 20 books.


3. Any book format counts.


4. You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap up post. If you list them, feel free to change them as the mood takes you.


5. Challenge begins January 1st thru December, 2010. Only books started on January 1st count towards this challenge.

Joining for the Curious Level. There are a lot of classics that I really need to get to and I am hoping through this challenge I will be able to read them at least!
Come Join at Royal Reviews!

Romance Challenge, 2010

This challenge includes all sub genres of Romance i.e. paranormal, young adult, historical etc. So this should give you plenty of options.

Challenge Guidelines:
1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.
--Non-Bloggers: Include your information in the comment section.

2. There are four levels:

-- Curious – Read 3 Romance Fiction novels.

-- Fascinated – Read 6 Romance Fiction novels.

-- Addicted – Read 12 Romance Fiction novels.

-- Obsessed – Read 20 Romance Fiction novels.

3. Any book format counts.

4. You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap up post. If you list them, feel free to change them as the mood takes you.

5. Challenge begins January 1st thru December, 2010. Only books started on January 1st count towards this challenge.

Go Here to JOIN!
I am in for the curious level again though I am sure I will up the level, as the year continues!

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Historical Reading Challenge

Royal Reviews have blackmailed with a wonderful giveaway and I am joining some of their challenges as well! The fact that they have some of the BEST buttons and participation levels, can be forgotten for a while :-)

Challenge Guidelines:

1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.
--Non-Bloggers: Include your information in the comment section.

2. There are four levels:

-- Curious – Read 3 Historical Fiction novels.

-- Fascinated – Read 6 Historical Fiction novels.

-- Addicted – Read 12 Historical Fiction novels.

-- Obsessed – Read 20 Historical Fiction novels.

3. Any book format counts.

4. You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap up post. If you list them, feel free to change them as the mood takes you.

5. Challenge begins January 1st through December, 2010. Only books started on January 1st count towards this challenge.

I am in for the Curious Level.
My choices are :

Come Join Here!

The Marple Poirot Holmes Challenge

Kals speaks,

Nothing really beats a good old Agatha Christie mystery or an Arthur Conan Doyle masterpiece. I've loved Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes all my life and I doubt we'll find a detective surpassing the unexpected genius of Miss Marple, the exemplary 'little grey cells' of the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, and of course, the master himself - Sherlock Holmes.

It's been a while since I re-read them all, which lead me to the first challenge I'm hosting - The Marple Poirot Holmes Challenge.

Rules:

1. This  challenge is from  January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010. 

2. You will have to read a minimum of 6 books in total: two Miss Marple mysteries, two Sherlock Holmes mysteries and two Hercule Poirot mysteries. You can of course, read more than 6 books if you want to.

3. The books you have chosen for this challenge can overlap with other challenges.


Of course you can safely assume that I hav been blackmailed into this by some treacherous freinds of mine :D
But I think I will enjoy this one!


Come join US here! I am sure, you are a cozy mystery Fan yourself!

EBook Challenge 2010

Challenge Guidelines:
1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.
--Non-Bloggers: Include your information in the comment section.

2. There are four levels:

-- Curious – Read 3 E-Books.

-- Fascinated – Read 6 E-Books.

-- Addicted – Read 12 E-Books.

-- Obsessed – Read 20 E-Books.

3. Any genre counts.

4. You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap up post. If you list them, feel free to change them as the mood takes you.

5. Challenge begins January 1st thru December, 2010. Only books started on January 1st count towards this challenge.

I am again joining the Curious Level :-)

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Go Here to Join