"I
love books. I love that moment when you open one and sink into it you can escape
from the world...."
Maggie, Leilani, Flint kitty, Book 1 MaggieMooseTracks® Making Friends
WE LOVE YOU TOO LEILANI!
Showing posts with label Book 1 MaggieMooseTracks® Making Friends. Show all posts
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
MaggieMoose: Making Friends! It's Easy!
Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:
"There are no strangers here; only friends you
haven't yet met."
Maggie meets a new friend on her walk!
It's easy making friends, just say Hi, my name is....... Wanna play?
It's easy making friends, just say Hi, my name is....... Wanna play?
*PS. COME SEE OUR MaggieMooseTracks® KIDS' BOOKS AT HICKLEBEE'S
BOOKS -Where Books Come Alive! AUTHOR
SIGNING & RAFFLE for MaggieMooseTracks® goodies!
Maggie's chapter book is in full color inside &
out!
Local Author Day ~ August 23
08/23/2014 2:00
pm
08/23/2014 3:30
pm
Discover &
celebrate some of our local talent. Meet authors who have written and
published through non-traditional channels. Their topics are as diverse as they
are. You may just discover that unique gift, or book that resonates with
you.
Join us!
August 23 @
2:00
Thursday, August 14, 2014
MaggieMoose: Encouragement & Raffle?
Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:
KIDS -We're having a RAFFLE at Hicklebee's for MaggieMooseTracks® Making Friends plush toy and dinnerware set! Get your raffle ticket there!!!
"There is nothing better than the encouragement of
a good friend."
Maggie, the pup with moose antlers, Polly porcupine, Charlie (5 years old), sister Livvy (7 years old), Flint, the feral cat, and Alfonso, the big alligator
From: Book 3 MaggieMooseTracks® Wolf Pack (Amazon.com)
Encouragement is a big word that Alfonso, the alligator likes. All of his forest friends cheer him on as he works out by doing his push ups. They all gave him fist pumps to encourage him to get active by doing his push ups. Oops, he ate too much on his vacation. No worries, it happens to everybody. Maggie thinks a little encouragement means B-I-G results of happiness! WOOF! WOOF! Friendship rocks!
Special Author event at Hicklebee's Books -Where Books Come Alive!
Aug. 23rd at 2:00pm
Click the link: Maggie's Facebook page
*Maggie is offering her Book 1 MaggieMooseTracks® Making Friends at a discounted price to show her support for local, Independent Book stores. WOOF WOOF
Maggie's first chapter book- Making Friends is about accepting who you are (anyone notice Maggie has moose antlers?) and finding your special place of belonging....
KIDS -We're having a RAFFLE at Hicklebee's for MaggieMooseTracks® Making Friends plush toy and dinnerware set! Get your raffle ticket there!!!
Sunday, August 10, 2014
MaggieMoose: Books, Reading, Good Words
Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:
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"Any book that helps a child to form a habit of
reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for
him."
Aug. 23rd Author Event at Hicklebee's Childrens Books
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Friday, August 8, 2014
MaggieMoose: Get Yourself A Kilt
Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:
"If you want something Scottish, go get yourself a
kilt."
Maggie & Flint
We're big Outlander fans! Maggie & Flint will be watching with excitement the premiere of #Outlander 8/9/14 on Starz TV. After the kilt drops, we're calling all parents, grandparents and other Outlander fans to tell their kids & loved ones about our MaggieMooseTracks® book series for kids 6 up (adults love 'em too) sold on Amazon.com... It's a rollicking adventure book series. If you dare read the synopsis and ahhh at artist Randy Jennings' beautiful color illustrations....step out of Scotland into the world of MaggieMooseTracks®.
MAGGIEMOOSETRACKS® MAKING
FRIENDS is a book about Maggie, an English Springer Spaniel puppy with moose
antlers while on the way to her new home gets lost in the forest. It's here she
meets some eclectic characters; Flint Feinstein, the cat, Polly, the porcupine
and the siblings Livvy and Charlie (ages 7 & 5). Her madcap adventures begin
and through her adversity she comes to find her new home and family.
Author Mari Campbell & the real pup Maggie
Our blog MaggieMooseTracks®
was
the catalyst for writing a children’s book series. In 2013, our blog was read in
174 countries on 6 continents spreading ‘pawsitive’ messages of honoring
oneself, respecting others, animals and the environment. We've received eleven
blog awards from our peers such as The Sisterhood of World Bloggers Award. We have social media for Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & Tumblr. FOLLOW US! WOOF! WOOF! The other two books we've written are: MaggieMooseTracks®
Christmas Star
and MaggieMooseTracks®
Wolf Pack.
In each successive MaggieMooseTracks®
book the characters develop and grow. We'll be starting on
MaggieMooseTracks®
Humgator Tails
to continue the moose size adventures. WOOF! WOOF! We have many more 'tails' to tell! Author appearing 8/23/14 at 2:00pm Hicklebee's Children's Books .
We salute Diana Gabaldon's new hit series #Outlander! WOOF WOOF Let the kilt drop...
Sunday, July 20, 2014
MaggieMoose: Wherever I Go - There He Is
Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:
"If you want to do really important things in life
and big things in life, you can't do anything by yourself. And your best teams
are your friends and your siblings."
Maggie & Flint
There's a new kitty kat in the house named Huckleberrie Flint. He's called 'Flint' for short. Wherever Maggie goes, Flint goes. Sometimes Flint's really obnoxious like when Maggie is sleeping and Flint crashes right in front of her. Geez, little brothers who like to bug their big sisters. Other times the little dude is all fun & games running around the house playing chase together. Then there's a crash, boom, bang... Now what? Model citizen Maggie is beside herself gazing at the plant on the floor. What will Mum say?
Seeking peace and quiet Maggie goes into the MaggieMooseTracks® office and finds her bed. Two minutes later with peace interrupted little Flint boy plops on the pillow. MEOWZA! It's the little trouble maker again-good thing he's so cute. Maggie sighs and reflects on the important things in life; friends and family. She thinks the best part is when your friends are your family! Lucky Maggie & Flint share a legacy together by being part of the MaggieMooseTracks® book series (sells on Amazon.com). Flint sleeping on his rock in the sun and Maggie chasing butterflies.... see ya at dinner! WOOF WOOF MEOW
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
MaggieMoose: A Lap Is A Lap Dog Or Cat
Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:
"If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a
cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer."
Maggie's lap cozy rainy day
Little Flint lookalike: Huckleberrie Flint in Daddy's Girl's lap (surrogate mom)
Flint the feral cat from MaggieMooseTracks® Making Friends kid's book 6 up!
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
MaggieMoose: Simply Called Love
Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:
"Being deeply loved by
someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you
courage."
Last night was a big night. After much delay for numerous reasons, we received our first shipment of MaggieMooseTracks® kid's dinnerware meal sets. We created the kid's plate, bowl & cup for kids to enjoy time with Maggie at breakfast, lunch and dinner. The illustrations on the dinnerware go with our Book 1 MaggieMooseTracks® Making Friends.
These fictional images are as lovable as Maggie is in real life. Maggie's love has given me the strength and courage to dare to create. Love is a powerful fuel. Our slogan living life full of moose size pawsabilities around the world came from my precious dog Maggie. We both know that what we create can change kids (or adults) lives for the better. There's no white noise in our MaggieMooseTracks® world, just sensitivity to what really matters; love of self and others. Although our MaggieMooseTracks® books are filled with colorful outdoor adventures, our books also provide a sense of calm and belonging. Maggie and I think kids want to enjoy some quiet time in a land full of imagination and creativity. At the end of last night Maggie looked at me with her soulful eyes. They peered into mine. I felt as if she told me it's simply called love. And yes Maggie, we are living a life full of moose size pawsabilities! And others can too! It's pawsable.
Monday, January 20, 2014
MaggieMoose: To The Crazy Ones...One Twig At A Time
Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:
"Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the
round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're
not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify
them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change
things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the
crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think
that they can change the world, are the ones who do."
Last weekend I attended a Vision Board Play Shop. After I created my vision board for 2014 from magazine cut-outs of images and words I reflected on 2013. A year ago I was in the same vision board play shop. I had a dream to write one book based on my muse Maggie, my English Springer Spaniel dog. On the vision board my dream went. I wanted to make a difference in children's (or adults) lives through my fictional adventure story telling. I was going to do this through a chapter book format with full color illustrations for ages 6 up. Maggie and I wanted a book with more than pretty fluff. We wanted our book to have substance of 'moose size pawsabilities'. We'd spread the word through Maggie's love of twigs since she was already read worldwide on six continents on all the social media venues totaling 174 countries...
I finished my vision board. My friend across the table handed me one more magazine cutout of a quote. She said the quote was true for me. In bold, red letters the words stood out "The ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do." I couldn't read who the quote was from, because the font was too small. I pasted the quote on my vision board. In 2013, I wrote the 1st book: Book 1 MaggieMooseTracks® Making Friends, but I didn't stop there. I wrote two more books and then had one translated into Japanese. I continued on to create so much more, too lengthy for a short blog. It's all on our MaggieMooseTracks® website (which was also created in 2013). When I came home from the play shop Maggie ran in with a little twig hanging out of her mouth. I told Maggie '... you and I are the crazy ones and we are going to change the world, one twig at a time...'
Before I went to write today's blog I Googled the quote my friend gave me about the ones who are crazy. The author was Steve Jobs. I should have known, an inspirational visionary from our neck of the woods. I promptly wrote his name on my pasted quote. Thank you Steve for blazing the trail for us crazy ones. One twig at a time living life with moose size pawsabilities around the world.
Monday, November 4, 2013
MaggieMooseTracks® Helps Boo Boo Feel Better!
Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:
"Yesterday's the past,
tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the
present."
When 19 month old Koa got a boo boo on his finger his dad knew where to take him. Off they rushed to his mom's Emergency Room where she was on duty as an Emergency Room doctor. Sometimes doctor moms need a little extra help for those hurting boo boos. Koa sat in his dad's lap fussing. His mom handed him the MaggieMooseTracks® Making Friends book. Suddenly, the magazine his parents tried to use to distract him was tossed to the side. Koa's little hand grabbed the book. A big smile appeared on Koa's face. He gently turned the pages. MaggieMooseTracks® Making Friends book is for the 6 up age group, but his underage of 19 months didn't stop Koa from liking Maggie's book!
I remember the days of taking Maggie's human siblings to the doctor for the same kind of emergency visits. I wish books like MaggieMooseTracks® Making Friends were available back then. I created the MaggieMooseTracks® books filled with bright and beautiful colored illustrations in a chapter book format, because kids love color! The hidden gems in the MaggieMooseTracks® books are the valuable life lessons for kids of character building, self esteem, and much more. Little did I know that when I created my books that they might help distract a cutie like Koa from his boo boo's pain. Maggie's books are like having a friend with you. Who doesn't like having a friend with them in their time of need? Koa was a trooper. After all, his name means "brave warrior". Maggie was happy to give him the gift of making his present time in the Emergency Room all better. WOOF WOOF little Koa friend!
Book 1 MaggieMooseTracks® Making Friends is the first of Maggie's book series.
Book 2 MaggieMooseTracks® Christmas Star is out now!
Book 3 MaggieMooseTracks® Wolf Pack is coming soon!
Keep checking the website for the latest and kids- go see the printable coloring pages on Maggie's website!
All books available on Amazon.com in paperback & Kindle format.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
MaggieMooseTracks®: Book Brothers WOOF WOOF
Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:
"There are perhaps no days
of our childhood we lived so fully as those we spent with a favorite
book."
The two book brothers from Minnesota prove that looking good and feeling good is pawsable with Maggie's fictionalized adventures of Book 1 MaggieMooseTracks® Making Friends. The siblings show that the book also looks great on the head! WOOF WOOF! Maggie loves football, kids and of course her adventures too! We wonder what the boys will be up to when they get a hold of Maggie's Book 2 MaggieMooseTracks® Christmas Star which is selling on Amazon.com! Maybe MaggieMooseTracks® on top of a snowman? Next to a moose? Going down a ski slope? Maggie's imagination is getting carried away! Maggie thinks others' imagination will get carried away too when they read the MaggieMooseTracks® book series. If you would like a shout out with your photo and a MaggieMooseTracks® book then take a photo and send it in to: WOOF@MaggieMooseTracks.com. Maggie will give you a WOOF WOOF shout out like the two book brothers! There's nothing like a favorite book...or two....or three...
Book 3 MaggieMooseTracks® Wolf Pack will be out Jan. 2014!
Monday, September 23, 2013
MaggieMoose: Back Home Making Friends
Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:
"Fun is good."
When Maggie and I got back home from our road trip we went to visit Maggie's friend Naomi and her family. Naomi wanted to read Maggie's book: MaggieMooseTracks® Making Friends to her. They both had great fun! The day was spent with Naomi reading to Maggie, playing outside, and just hanging out together. Naomi and Maggie also looked at Maggie's Japanese edition of MaggieMooseTracks® Making Friends. We decided to make two music videos and call it: MaggieMooseTracks: Making Friends. Both videos are on our website www.MaggieMooseTracks.com under MaggieMooseTracks TV or on our YouTube channel MaggieMooseTracks. Fun is good when spent together with friends!
WOOF WOOF
Thursday, September 19, 2013
MaggieMoose: Road Trip 101 Making Friends
Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:
"Friends accept you the way you are."
Maggie can't help herself from being her tongue wagging cute self. In life, Maggie's found her cuteness doesn't always win friendships, but her kindness does. Making friends in school might be like this for Bradley who recently started school. When Bradley and Maggie met on her road trip to southern CA it was love at first lick. Bradley was quite excited about Maggie's 1st book too; MaggieMooseTracks® Making Friends.
What touched my heart was seeing both Bradley & Maggie as new friends. Sometimes it's hard to make new friends. Maggie knows all about this. I thought ahhh...seeing both Bradley & Maggie beaming with friendship. Maggie learned that friends accept you just the way you are, licks and all. By the way, licks from Maggie are kisses in her #MMTWorld.
Best Friends Forever Bradley! WOOF WOOF
FYI Book 2 MaggieMooseTracks® Christmas Star is now for sale on Amazon.com!
Book 3 MaggieMooseTracks® Wolf Pack is due out Jan. 2014....
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
MaggieMoose: Good Morning Moon!
Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:
"No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person
feel important."
Maggie and I have been very busy getting this done or that done for everything called MaggieMooseTracks®. We're waiting for a proof copy of the Japanese translated version of Book 1 MaggieMooseTracks® Making Friends to arrive any day, we're getting ready to publish Book 2 : MaggieMooseTracks® Christmas Star (the holiday book), and Book 3 MaggieMooseTracks® Wolf Pack is in the rough draft process, plus much more is in the MaggieMooseTracks® pipeline. Whew! And a WOOF! WOOF! Did ya catch your breath there Maggie? When I walked outside this morning to check on Maggie's sniffing about I looked up at the sky. "Good morning moon," seemed like a natural thing to say. More important to me was my stopping to appreciate the beauty of that moment after all the busyness. Afterwards we both walked inside. I was puttering about. More busy, busy... Maggie sat there watching me. I stopped and looked back at her. A deep appreciation of love for Maggie swelled up in my throat. It's easy to forget to appreciate others when I get busy, busy, but not today....
Good morning Maggie. And P.S. I love you!
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