A Letter to Evan: An Average Dad's Journey of Discovery and Discernment Through Divorce
Author: Roy Page and Sarah Horton
Publisher: Lucid Books
Date: April 13, 2013
About the Author
Roy Page is CEO of Third Degree Advertising. His broad range of professional expertise includes brand development, strategic marketing, market analysis, and improving organizational success through effective communication. This is his first book.
Divorce Changes Everything
Roy Page was living a fairytale life. He had been married for almost 20 years to a woman he loved. He was blessed with two wonderful children, a successful business and financial status he never thought he could achieve.
Within two years, his father developed Alzheimer's Disease, his marriage failed and his business began to change and erode.
During this difficult time, Roy wrote his son a series of letters sharing his feelings, concerns and faith. He wrote about the difficult adjustments that everyone in his family had to make. Most importantly, he emphasized his love for his children and his desire to be the best father he could be.
My Thoughts
Men tend to keep their feelings bottled up. They like to be in control and don't want to admit they have problems dealing with life situations. Mr. Page did an excellent job describing his difficulties and explaining how he dealt with them.
The first priority in his life was to be a good father to his children. He shared how his Christian faith helped him move forward. He dealt with the guilt and sadness of being separated from his children and the fear that he would no longer have a close bond with them.
This book will inspire and motivate families in similar situations. Mr. Page has used these bad circumstances to grow and become a better father. He understands that the children's well-being should come before the parent's agendas.
This is truly a story of discovery and discernment. Recommended to all who are dealing with divorce and the problems that come with it.
My Rating: 5 Stars Out Of 5
FYI ~ I received a complimentary paperback copy of this book from B & B Media Group.
Kids love cars. "My Daddy's Cool Car Collection", by Scott Gordon, is an impressive display of a dad's car collection. This collection includes every vehicle that the dad ever owned. The 3D illustrations provide a visual treat for car enthusiasts of all ages.
At the end of the story, the dad shares the one thing that is more valuable than all his cars combined.
About the Author
Scott Gordon is the author of several children's books, including My Little
Pet Dragon, My Crazy Pet Frog, Pigtastic, A Little Book About You, A Pocketful of Dinosaurs, Ninja Robot Repairmen, Happy Healthy Hearts, My Daddy's Cool Car
Collection and If I Were A Robot. Currently he is hard at work on his next
project: Braedyn Bunny and the Missing Eggs.
Cars, Trucks, Jeeps and Much More
This ebook for children begins with a boy inviting us to visit his dad's car collection. The dad narrates the tour of a very interesting collection of vehicles. The first exhibit in the collection is an old taxi cab. The dad explains that he once drove a taxi for a living. The next vehicle is a tow truck because Daddy towed cars for a living when he was young.
Daddy no longer drives a car because he is very wealthy and rides in one of his limos. The car collection includes antique cars, hot rods, sports cars, race cars, jeeps and other unique and beautiful vehicles.
The story has a very touching ending when the dad shares the one thing that is more valuable than all the cars combined.
My Thoughts
I think the author wrote this book as a "book for boys", but girls will also find this book very entertaining. The colorful 3D illustrations are just amazing. Kids will love the details of these fancy vehicles.
When I worked as a school librarian, children were always asking for dinosaur books and car books. They also liked drawing books. Mr. Gordon has a very good understanding of what kids like to read.
I viewed this ebook on my Kindle 3 (black and white illustrations) and my Kindle for PC Application (color illustrations). The formatting is excellent with a large picture and several lines of text on each page.
The text is written in all capital letters. This is unusual for a children's book but in this case, I think it works. The large text seems to be in balance with the large 3D pictures.
I think the highlight of this book is definitely the 3D illustrations. These pictures look good on the small screen of my Kindle and great on the larger color screen of my PC. This book will probably inspire older children to do some research on the more extravagant vehicles displayed in the book.
I highly recommend this ebook for kids of all ages. It will work as a read-aloud for pre-schoolers and an independent selection for older children.
My Rating: 5 Stars Out Of 5
FYI ~ I ordered this ebook from Amazon.Com when it was offered as a free download. Please check the price before ordering.
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