NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shouting is not a nice way to make friends. This is the moral lesson that drives a touching story about learning new things and understanding your neighbors in Sprucie: the Whispering Pine Tree Who Wanted to Shout, a full-color children's book authored by Nancy Ellison.
In this book, readers will meet Sprucie, a young tree eager to learn many things, especially shouting. He is unhappy because all he could do is just whisper and soon, all the little animals gather around him wondering why he is unhappy. When he learns to shout one night, he keeps the little animals awake all night. As a result, he couldn't watch them play all day as they are all so tired. He soon realizes that he is meant to sigh and help animals relax so they could sleep at night under his bows. Is it too late for Sprucie to change his way and make peace with the animals? Read the book to find out.
To order a copy of this touching read, feel free to visit your local bookstore or call Xlibris at 1-888-795-4274 today. Sprucie: the Whispering Pine Tree Who Wanted to Shout will be featured at this year's New York Library Association show which will take place in Saratoga Springs, NY.
About the Author
Nancy Ellison is a 1958 graduate of The University of Michigan majoring in journalism. During the last 45 years, she was Director of Public Relations and Marketing at two northern Michigan hospitals for twenty-five years, and became a grandmother to Tyler.
In her hospital work, she had the opportunity to write books to relieve children's fears related to hospital experiences, and helped develop a poison prevention program for area schools. Now retired, the author is realizing her wish to publish this book. Ellison resides on the shores of Lake Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay, with her husband Richard, where she enjoys the trees and daily visits from many animals.
Sprucie * by Nancy Ellison
the Whispering Pine Tree Who Wanted to Shout
Publication Date: July 2, 2008
Trade Paperback; $31.99; 62 pages; ISBN 978-1-4363-3956-8
Cloth Hardback; $41.99; 62 pages; ISBN 978-1-4363-3957-5
To request a complimentary paperback review copy, contact the publisher at (888) 795-4274 x. 7479. Tear sheets 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.7876.
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