Sunny Weber Author
Teaching Children to Think Independently & Humanely
How do we as parents, teach our children to respect authority and yet think independently enough to decipher and reject illegal, immoral, or dangerous demands from those more powerful than they are—especially when we are not present to protect them? We want to protect our kids from harm, yet they may face adults or peers…
Read MoreHumane Education Through Storytelling: The Pups & Purrs Children’s Book Series–Part Three
In our final segment, let’s tie up the two previous segments featured in this blog post, their importance, and how books can bring us the tools to reach out to middle grade children as they approach their individual “coming-of-age” challenges. In Part One we learned: “Coming-of-age” books try to address emotional and social challenges that…
Read MoreDecision Making in Times of Terror
This morning I was awakened by the annoying screech of an alarm on my phone, which sat inches from my disheveled head. I jerked awake, annoyed. One of my cats jumped off my back, where she sleeps whenever I am splayed in upside-down spread-eagled form. My small dog, who I have suspected as losing his…
Read MoreBailey’s Hills
I almost made it to Bailey’s hills today. I had hip revision surgery six weeks ago and each day I challenge myself to walk farther, with longer strides and more challenging inclines. Just a week ago I was dependent on a friend’s walking sticks to keep my balance. The week before that, I walked with…
Read MoreDay Three of My National Book Tour!
Day three of my national virtual book tour! Read today’s review at: http://bloomingwithbooks.blogspot.com
Read MoreNational Book Tour–Stop #2
Join me today on the second stop on my virtual book tour! My reviewer said: “I recommend this series to all parents. This series or any of the individual books would be great Christmas presents for a teacher or a library.” Read more at: http://myjourneyback-thejourneyback.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-dog-at-gate-by-sunny-weber-i-read.html All my books are available on Amazon.
Read MoreVirtual Book Tours–An Exciting New Approach to Book Promotion and Exposure
JOIN ME on my first NATIONAL virtual BOOK TOUR! Each day a new review will post all around the country! See my first one here: https://www.rockinbookreviews.com/elementary/from-wild-to-mild-by-sunny-weber-book-tour-guest-post-giveaway-ends-12919 –it is a FIVE STAR REVIEW for my latest book, From Wild to Mild: A Dog in Two Worlds. Read about my Pups & Purrs Children’s Humane Educational Series…
Read MoreWhy I Wrote the Pups & Purrs Children’s Humane Education Book Series
Coming-of-age books try to address emotional and social challenges that all children face. Children are buffeted in overwhelming directions during their formative years. There are so many options and expectations from society that often children founder in trying to discern how grow up to be the best they can be. Despite supportive adults, some children…
Read MoreWhy I Wrote “From Wild to Mild: A Dog in Two Worlds”
Children are buffeted in overwhelming directions during their formative years. There are so many options and expectations from society that many children founder in trying to discern how grow up to be the best they can be. Coming-of-age books address emotional and social challenges that all children face, often beginning at the so-called “middle-grade” years…
Read MoreThe Story of Hurricane Katrina, The Disaster that Motivated the Book, “Hurricane Dog: A Tale of Betrayal, Redemption & Change”
In the early morning of August 29, 2005, Katrina struck New Orleans with the full force of a category five hurricane. The violent storm battered the city and the surrounding levee system, causing it to break within hours. Sea water poured onto the streets, flooding 80% of the city within two days. The hurricane was…
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