Fun for your child and you ...
"In this follow up to her popular first book, Barking Spiders and other Such Stuff, CJ cultivates and enriches the innocent spirit within us all. As your child hears you read, a parent is transported in heart and feelings to the simpler and more innocent time of youth. The two hearts bridge the gap of age and meet in the middle, where heart and soul are eternally young." ~Magic Man
This book is a must have!
"We all know, the mind of a child is something we'll never fully understand. However, CJ Heck has written three books that prove she is the master of a child's illogical, logic, a child's innocence, their unfiltered honesty and boundless love.
Barking Spiders, Barking Spiders 2, and Me Too! Pre-school Poetry all sit on my bookshelf waiting for me to read to my grandchildren. If a child has thought about it, CJ has written about it. No matter how many times I read CJ's poetry, I am amazed at how well it correlates to watching the antics of my children and grandchildren.
The good news is that us grown-ups enjoy CJ's writing as much as the children. Enjoy the laughter, wonder and joy of a child. Read CJ Heck." ~Russell Daily
Six Thumbs Up!
My grandchildren, 4 1/2 and 7 and I enjoyed reading and sharing CJ's first children's poetry book for children (Barking Spiders) and were very happy to learn that she had written a second volume. As a mom, grandma, and school librarian, I am always delighted to find books for children that are entertaining, educational, and FUN to read; that you just need to read aloud and can't wait to share with others. This one is all that but manages to stay above "too cutesy" or "talking down" to children. The kids just know they like what's in there--both the poems and the illustrations. My granddaughter had to get the first book out so she could re-read it and compare the two books to see if she "thought the second one was as good as the first one." She declared that, indeed, it is. She took it it school to share with her friends and classmates. Poetry is such a good way to get children interested in words and in reading..CJ's books are fun ones to add to your collection. Two thumbs up from each of the three of us!~Jot2000
Wonderful, simply wonderful and a pleasure to read some of your work, I was amazed to read how long it took you to write your second book, Barking spiders." Great job!
The accomplishment of finishing a book, especially a book that may have taken eleven years, is, to me, a bitter-sweet accomplishment because, once the book is written and edited and re-edited and re-edited and published... Now what? When, after twenty-three years my last book was published and in my hands, "now what" I thought and felt a bit lost and a bit depressed.
Good luck to you and Barking Spiders 2, C.J.
Mark
What a Tale is told in this delightful story of Didge the wayward little Roo.
Catch up with him as he turns the Billabong from a Dull everyday water hole, to a lively, fun place, through many adventures and conquests.
