Midwife, nurse, grandmother, writer of novels for middle grade children: "Toto's Tale and True Chronicle of Oz", "The Weaver's Daughter", an immigration story, and "The Double Crossing", historical fiction.
I enjoyed this picture book and young children will too. The illustrations are wonderful. Mask and no mask versions in a flip format make the book appropriate for any time. It’s great to see the children able to get outside and play, in spite of the pandemic.
The Weaver’s Daughter is available in paperback and Kindle formats on Amazon. I just received word that the Santa Cruz Public Library system will also carry copies. You can help spread the word by asking your local library system and independent bookstore to carry the book. If you’ve read it, please post a review on … More Now On Amazon
The Weaver’s Daughter is now available to preorder at a discounted price from the publisher, Desert Palm Press. The book is scheduled to be released September 1, but if you order now you can get the special rate. I’d love for you to post a review here or on Goodreads or Amazon.
This is the beautiful cover image for my middle grade immigration story, The Weaver’s Daughter, coming out in September from Desert Palm Press.
I’ve signed on with local Desert Palm Press to publish The Weaver’s Daughter, my contemporary immigration story about Ixchel, a Maya girl from the Yucatan, who travels across the northern border of Mexico to find her father in Los Angeles. The book will be out by September. This will be a first for Desert Palm … More Exciting News
Children’s author and friend Linda Covella has posted an interview with me about my book Toto’s Tale and True Chronicle of Oz. It’s on her blog at lindacovella.com, along with many other author interviews she’s done.
March 4-10 is Read An E-book Week (RAEW). I’m giving away free copies of my book, Toto’s Tale and True Chronicle of Oz, the e-book version, during this week. Toto’s Tale is a retelling of The Wizard of Oz from the point of view of Dorothy’s dog, or my dog, Toto, complete with some of … More Read An E-book Week
The Double Crossing is my first historical fiction. I’ve always loved to read books based on true historical events, but haven’t written it before even though research is one of my favorite parts of writing, for all of my books. The MS St. Louis left Hamburg in May 1939 with over 900 Jewish refugees on … More The Double Crossing
I loved this review posted on Net Galley December 20th by Delainie Hanson, educator: “My 3rd grade daughter read this soon after reading The Wizard of Oz. She loved reading the story from Toto’s perspective. She kept comparing and contrasting the two books and even used to a Venn diagram! She says that she told … More Toto’s Tale Review
Sylvia Patience, Author 