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Bestseller in Canadian Poetry, Amazon.ca ~Now on Kindle & Nook !

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“The pumpkins are funny. You, you aren’t that funny.”

My six-year-old’s latest passion is telling me I'm “not that funny.” Kayla has invented a "Funny Meter' and tells me daily that I'm “only half-way there,” while she and Bill are "way at the top of the Funny Meter." Given that I like to inject humor into much of my writing, my ego could get …

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“The Groovy Granny” is “a winner”

Review by Nate Hendley, author of 'Motivation' and 9 other books, http://www.natehendley.com/ This hardcover book features a delightful collaboration between mother and daughter (one Kayla Mae Stewart, five-years-old at the time of publication). Mom provides the poetry while Kayla's vivid drawings illustrate the text. Don't let the earnestly colourful pictures fool you; while the book …

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The Story Behind Our Story

I’m a previously published non-fiction author, so why self-publish The Groovy Granny? Why, when there’s so little money in it, and such a small audience? Here’s why. by Heather Grace Stewart Update: You can now preview and buy The Groovy Granny, first published in 2011, on Amazon! The young illustrator went on to illustrate the …

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The Groovy Granny Has Arrived! (or: What I Didn’t See Coming)

Some of you wonderful regular readers have also been reading my children's poetry blog, A Children's Poetry Place. A few months ago, I told you I've been working on a new children's book this year. In actual fact, I've been working on this collection of poems for a decade. Two of them were in my …

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