HILMAR, Calif., June 15, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Life is full of challenges and is sometimes confusing, and it is part of our nature to strive hard to move our lives forward. This is the theme that young readers and their families will discover as Xlibris proudly releases a compelling new children's picture story book written by author Judith Knox Peck Burnette, The Unsinkable Lucy: We Love Lucy.
The Unsinkable Lucy introduces to readers a miniature poodle named Lucy, who copes with the disappearances of her original owners that happened three years apart. In her quest for truth and answers, Lucy begins a journey of survival wherein she faces a lot of problems and along the way she tries to maintain her self-esteem while dealing with a wide range of emotions that include love, happiness, loneliness, grief, anger, pity, fear and frustration. With all the tasks at hand, will Lucy be able to survive and mature at the same time while continuing her search? Or will she give up? Only time can tell.
At the heart of the book is the theme that life is hard and sometimes confusing, but going through it all, it is all right to feel all of your emotions and to work through them. Determination and survival are the most transparent lessons throughout the story, which shows the reader that humans and animals have the same emotions during their lives. The moral values behind the story make The Unsinkable Lucy an ideal and educational book for a wide range of readers, especially children, their teachers, their parents and even child psychologists. For your reading pleasure, be sure to order a copy of Judith Knox Peck Burnette's The Unsinkable Lucy: We Love Lucy by logging online at Xlibris.com or by visiting your local bookstore today!
About the Author
Raised in Hartford, Connecticut, Judith Knox Peck Burnette attended public schools and graduated from Elmira College in New York State. After graduation, most of her professional career was served in the arena of Social Service and the Criminal Justice System. In 1988 she and her husband, J.D., a retired police detective, moved to California's Central Valley. From 1989 to 2001, when she retired, she was general manager and staff writer at a weekly community newspaper, The Hilmar Times. Her own original articles were published in this paper and in some of the other seven weekly newspapers owned by Mid Valley Publications, Inc. of Winton, California. She also had her own column called "Getting to Know You," in which she highlighted the lives of community residents. From 2001 to the present, the author volunteers her time at her church office as secretary.
The Unsinkable Lucy by Judith Knox Peck Burnette
We Love Lucy
Publication Date: February 28, 2006
Trade Paperback; $19.99; 52 pages; 1-4134-9923-6
Cloth Hardback; $25.99; 52 pages; 1-4134-9924-4
To request a complimentary paperback review copy, contact the publisher at (888) 795-4274 x. 472. Tearsheets may be sent by regular or electronic mail to Marketing Services. To purchase copies of the book for resale, please fax Xlibris at (610) 915-0294 or call (888) 795-4274 x. 876.
For more information, contact Xlibris at (888) 795-4274 or on the web at www.Xlibris.com.