Chrys Fey: Many of you know by now that my mom (Elaine Kaye) publishes picture books. Helping her do this has been so much fun. I love seeing the characters I grew up with finally coming out into the world for others (children and adults alike) to get to know.
You may have read about how the teddy bear in A Gregory Green Adventure Series is based after a Cabbage Patch Doll named Sammy. He was my brother's, but everyone loved him.
Just to embarrass myself (and a sibling or two), I decided to share some photos to celebrate the release of The Missing Alphabet.
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| My brother sleeping with Sammy the Cabbage Patch Doll. |
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| And this is me having my turn with Sammy. |
Sammy the Cabbage Patch Doll is quite old. Over the years, he lost his head. Literally. His head fell right off! And his body, which had been repaired a few times when it got rips, was covered in stains. Last year for Christmas, my mom and I rebuilt Sammy a new body and presented him to my brother, who has a son of his own now. The doll still has a cracked nose, but otherwise is as good as new.
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| Sammy before his full-body transplant. |
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| Sammy after his full-body transplant. He didn't like be nakey. lol |
Since Sammy the Cabbage Patch Doll was put away for years, just before Christmas, Sammy the Teddy Bear finally got to meet him!
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| The two Sammys! |
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| Sammy is reading Pea Soup Disaster to Sammy! |
NEW RELEASE FROM ELAINE KAYE:
The Missing Alphabet is a great story for children learning to associate letters with objects, and four activities throughout the book will further help children to get familiar with the alphabet.
General Age Range - Kids 5-8 (Story Picture Book)
A GREGORY GREEN ADVENTURE SERIES:
“Bullying is not fun and, with colorful illustrations and interesting characters, the author handles the topic in a simple manner, giving a clear message about how the color of one's skin is not important." - Readers' Favorite (5-Star Review)
PRINT: Amazon / Barnes & Noble
“Tutors and educators can use it in classrooms and school libraries for read aloud sessions.” – Readers’ Favorite (5-Star Review)
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“This is a perfect story for children and it will make them imagine, dream, and become adventurous. The illustrations are whimsical and they bring out the spookiness and eeriness of the adventure.” – Readers’ Favorite (5-Star Review)
PRINT: Amazon / Barnes & Noble
About the Author: Elaine Kaye is the author of A Gregory Green Adventure series. She created Gregory Green after her son, who loved her homemade pea soup.
Kaye has worked as a library assistant and teacher's assistant in elementary schools. She currently lives in Florida, but has called Michigan; Honolulu, Hawaii; and Okinawa, Japan home.
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Amazing your mom kept him and glad the two of you fixed him up again. I still have my first Teddy Bear, a talking bear named Biff. Fifty years old and he still talks when you pull the string.
ReplyDeleteBig congratulations to your mother!
I still have my teddy bear that a hospital worker gave me when I had spine surgery. :D
DeleteSammy meet Sammy!
ReplyDeleteThey got along like two peas in a pod. :P
DeleteThose are cute pictures. Except for the one of Sammy with his head detached. That looks like it belongs in a horror movie.
ReplyDeleteHAHAHA!!!!
DeleteI love the pictures of your family tradition carried on. That is so special. Glad to meet you Sammy.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Juneta!
DeleteHere's wishing your mom much success with her books. :)
ReplyDeleteHow sweet that you fixed the old Cabbage Patch doll for your brother. Um, I mean for his son. Yeah, that's right. His son...
Thank you!
DeleteLOL! My brother loved it more than my nephew did. :P
Congratulations to Mom Elaine! Those cabbage patch dolls really take me back. Nice restoration.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Yup. I used to have a couple of Cabbage Patch Dolls myself.
DeleteNeat to have such memories of your childhood. Congratulations to your Mom!
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Thank you, Jeff!
DeleteLooks like Sammy had a lot of love over the years.
ReplyDeleteLots!
DeleteCongratulations to your mom on her new book! That's nice that you and your mother share a common interest in creative writing.
ReplyDeleteThank you! We are a lot alike. :)
DeleteCongratulations to Elaine on the new book! And on an idea for a class activity that sounds like a great fun one (most teachers would have to keep it within the classroom, but it would be a fun sort of kindergarten school-wide activity).
ReplyDeleteThanks! Yes, we considered keeping it in the classroom in the story, but for the fun of it, we let the characters safely go on a hunt throughout the entire school. :)
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