Saturday, December 5, 2015

"Aaliyah P. is Born!" by Lucinda Weeks

NEW RELEASE and EXCERPT
Aaliyah P. is Born!
(The Little Adventures of Aaliyah P. Book 1)
by Lucinda Weeks



Aaliyah P. is Born! is the first book in The Little Adventures of Aaliyah P. children's book series by Lucinda Weeks, suitable for children ages 0 to 8. Also available: Aaliyah P. Visits Santa (read my blog post soon). Coming soon: Aaliyah P. Celebrates the New Year.


The following books for adults are also by this author: The Adulteress (read my blog post), Veronica (read my blog post), and Mary's Christmas Story (read my blog post).

Description
The big day had finally arrived and mom and dad couldn't be happier. They were anxious to find out if the baby new baby would be a boy or a girl. It seemed as if everyone they knew had come out to the hospital to see the new baby. Everyone that is except ...
Inside this exciting and fun filled book, we meet Aaliyah P. for the first time. You won't want to miss out on this hilarious new book. 

Aaliyah P. is Born! is the first book in a fun and exciting new children's series. This is an adorably funny picture story book. It would make the perfect gift for a baby shower or for a mother to read to her new baby. Coloring book pages included in the back of the book can be shared with friends to enhance the young child’s enjoyment. A special thank-you at the end of the book to the caring and supportive medical staff at the maternity ward at the Mosaic Life Care Center.




Excerpt
The big day had finally arrived and Mom and dad couldn’t be happier! They had waited for this day for a long, long time. It was hard to believe that the big day was really here. Today was the day the new baby would be born. They were anxious to find out if the new baby would be a boy or a girl. They knew they had to get to the hospital fast but… 



About the Author
From the time Lucinda Weeks' youngest grand daughter was born, Saint Joseph, Missouri, author dreamed of creating a children’s picture book series for and about her granddaughter Aaliyah P. There was only one thing that stood in her way of realizing that dream, money. Lucinda Weeks contacted several children’s book illustrators and discovered that most charged $100 per page on up. In addition, many illustrators charged an additional $800 or more to format the pages and turn them into a book. Lucinda Weeks, an aspiring new indie author simply didn’t have the budget. Lucinda was determined not to let finances get in the way of realizing her dream. Lucinda Weeks discovered that she could hire illustrators on one of her favorite websites, fiverr, for as little as $5 per illustration. Still this cost added up quickly as Lucinda knew that an average children’s book consisted of a minimum of 24 color illustrations. Lucinda also discovered that she could save even more money by utilizing stock photo illustrations available for commercial use on many websites for even less. Lucinda Also discovered that some websites offered free stock images.
When Lucinda put all the illustrations together, the result was a hodge podge of a picture book. Lucinda discovered that this was a new concept in children’s picture books and that what she had created was a new sub-genre of picture books she is calling Hodge Podge Picture Books.
Lucinda named her new book series The Little Adventures of Aaliyah P. The first book, Aaliyah P. is Born!, commemorates the birth of her granddaughter. This adorable and hilarious new book includes 8 coloring book pages at the back of the book that readers can share with their friends. A special thank-you to the caring and supportive staff at the maternity ward of the Mosaic Life Care Center is also included, at the end of the book. 
Lucinda is also the author of the Women Who Met Jesus series for adults.

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