Malinda Mitchell resides in Mississippi, and is married to her husband Alton, has four grown children, a thirteen-year-old son, and eight grandchildren. Malinda has been writing fiction for all ages for more than thirty-seven years. She began writing when her oldest child was two-years-old. Every so often she would write a story and then put in a folder. Years later when she bought a computer she began seeking a publisher. Malinda has a lot of interests, but spending time with family, friends, writing, and still life oil painting are her favorites.  Among her books and Amazon Shorts, Malinda is also published in  the summer Issue 2008,  of Once Upon A  Time Magazine, and has recently had a poem and drawing accepted for publication in a future issue of this magazine.

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HELPER
For young adults ages 11 and up. Paperback book with 80 pages and 11 illustrations. Pamela Reager lost both parents when she was only seven years old. Nine years later she escaped her last abusive foster parent with the help of a horse that she named Helper, and together they climbed a mountain and found a safe place to live. A short while after moving to the mountain Pamela learned that Helper was extremely gifted. She also found love that she had never imagined possible for anyone, especially not herself. Pamela not only climbed a literal mountain, but she climbed an emotional mountain too and came out a winner with the help of a wonderful horse and wonderful friends.

LITTLE MISS DILLY DOT
LITTLE MISS DILLY DOT: In this story the kitten stays too long playing with a friend and while she s gone, her mother and siblings are adopted. The kitten sets out to find them with help from animal friends. LITTLE MISS DILLY DOT GETS LOST: The kitten lets her curiosity overcome her good sense. Lost in the woods she must get help from a rabbit to find her way back home. LITTLE MISS DILLY DOT AT THE FAIR: After being adopted by Mercury, Dilly Dot goes back to her old neighborhood and convinces her old friends to go to the county fair with her. LITTLE MISS DILLY DOT MEETS FRED BLUE JAY: Dilly Dot meets Fred who is practicing for a competition and a squirrel who thinks he s a bird. LITTLE MISS DILLY DOT VISITS HUMMINGBIRD HILL: Dilly Dot passes on what she has learned to a feisty, small hummingbird.

How Purpie and Twillie Came to Life
How Mister Purpie and Twillie Came to Life, is a children's fantasy book that teaches the value of love and friendship. It also teaches along with having dreams of a safe, drug-free world that you must also work as a team toward making those dreams come true.

Spencer the Spring Chicken and Other Stories
Spencer the Spring Chicken will teach children that giving will make you happier than receiving. Spencer learned from experience how caring about the needs of others will make you happy and help you grow into a caring adult and win the respect of your peers. Silly Earth Worm and Willie Chipmunk meets Herman Airplane also carry the message of love and the value of friendship. Children will learn to be nice to their friends and to treat them with respect. Whistles, the Whistling Oak Tree teaches that the rewards are great when you re active and helping others. Children of all ages will enjoy reading or listening to their parents read these stories. These stories will be treasured for years to come because the messages they carry will be as much needed then as they are now.