VS Grenier ~ Award-Winning Author, Speaker & Podcaster

Welcome to the Featured World of Ink Network here on BlogTalkRadio. The World of Ink Network brings you shows each week on topics such as books, writing, author interviews, self-help and much more. Join the discussion Friday, September 2nd when Host Virginia S Grenier chats with picture book author "K" Stone about family Christmas traditions and her latest picture book, "Santa's Secret Wish." The call in number is (714) 242-5259 You can listen to the show on September 2nd at 12 noon Eastern - 11 am Central - 10 am Mountain - 9am Pacific or on demand once the show airs live. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldofinknetwork/2016/09/02/woi-author-interview-special-picture-book-author-k-stone "K" Stone has a background in early elementary and middle school education and is a teacher of young minds. Stone was awarded 1996 Teach of the Year from Chesapeake Public Schools. She strives to strengthen families by sharing fun practices that will i...

A family friend shared a secret with VS Grenier when she was little. The secret was how to whistle. However, she only shared it with her children…until now! Children have a hard time learning to whistle. However, there is a secret and VS Grenier shares it in the latest SugarPaw adventure picture book, “Whistle Beans.” But how can vegetables help and what do they have to do with whistling?  “When I about four or five, Charlie Baker, a family friend, told me that if I ate Whistle Beans , I’d be able to whistle just like him,” said Grenier. “Charlie was like my second dad when I was younger. He taught me how to fish, ride a horse and much more. So it only made since when he shared the secret to a good whistle, it had to be true. Only problem was… Whistle Beans are a part of the vegetable family. I soon got over this little fact and I’ve been able to whistle good and loud ever since.” Children will get to go on another adventure with SugarPaw and Bonnie Whiskers, ...

LITTLE GREEN – Little Green Frog wants to be special, and he hops out of the swamp, asking “Isn’t it possible?” he could be a goose, horse or kio. While the reader learns about animal groups, skills sounds and traits, Little Green learns it’s important to be himself.   Arnold Rudnick has a gift for creating fascinating stories to challenge children toward self-improvement and self-esteem. In LITTLE GREEN he introduces a little green frog (beautifully realized by illustrator Marcelo Goreman) who has big dreams to be special.  ISBN: 0981587976 Publisher: Paraphrase, LLC Overall thoughts: This is a really cute picture story book written in rhyme and teaches children it's is important to learn who they are before they run off into the world trying to be like somebody else. This isn't a book for beginning readers, but it is a great bedtime story for younger children. Children who are becoming better readers would be okay reading along with an adult. There is ...

Adventures of Nutty and Twittles, Oh Nuts! I Lost My Little Sister Author:  Dennis Marcoux Illustrator: Amy Rottinger Publisher: Halo Publishing, Int. Genre: Children’s Picture Book 24 pgs About the book: Nutty and his sister Twittles set out to play a fun game of hide "n" seek with their friends. When Twittles is the only one missing, the game quickly changes. Nutty has to find his sister because she may be lost in the dark and dangerous Forrest. My Review: I read this book with my 4 year old who really enjoyed the story and had lots of questions while I was reading. She wanted to know why the characters didn't listen to their teacher about staying out of the dark forest. I let her know that sometimes children don't always listen to what parents, teachers and adults say. We chatted a bit about this before continuing the story. She did seem to get a little confused between which squirrel was Nutty and which was Twittles, but other then t...