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Itchy Mitchie Book Description

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1st grader Mitchie Miles has the world’s worst case of itchy feet! Mysteriously, there seems to be no cure or explanation of a cause – that is, until he loses an epic game of “Blinky Ball” at school. “Itchy Mitchie” is a beautifully designed rhyming book with hand-cut paper illustrations and an important message for kids. That message is this: focusing on our problems only makes them worse. One good way to deal with problems or negative thoughts, is to keep ourselves busy with  positive and productive thoughts and activities. Once we focus our thoughts elsewhere, those problems and negative thoughts lessen or sometimes disappear altogether. The target age is young grade school boys and girls, ages 4 through 10.
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A writing dream come true

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"A long, long time ago, in a small village surrounded by a dark forest, there lived a little girl..." I still remember Dad's deep voice talking into the night. Snuggled warm beneath my covers, I listened in wonder as he told stories of enchanted forests, mysterious witches, trolls, fairies, and everything magical in between. Much of the time, Dad made these stories up from the top of his head. Other times, he spoke from memories of childhood fairy tale books. I begged Dad for his bedtime stories. He was the best story teller of anyone I knew.  After the little girl in the story learned her lesson to never enter the evil forest again, Dad would sometimes turn to me and say, "Now it's your turn to tell me a story". My heart skipped with excitement. There was nothing else I loved more than putting my imagination to work! So I'd start my story about a poor, lonely little girl who ran away to a magic land with colorful ponds and trees filled with ...
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