Christine’s review of Charlene the Star

Charlene the Star by Deanie Humphrys-Dunne

February 18th, 2017 | Author: Christine

Children’s author Deanie Humprhys-Dunne has recently done a revised edition of Charlene the Star. This delightful children’s story has a wonderful life lesson. It explores the concept of finding what you do well – and that which you enjoy – and pursuing this.

Charlene the Star by Deanie Humphrys-Dunne

This is the first book in the Charlene the Star series. Charlene is a beautiful chestnut filly with a rich red coat. She is a thoroughbred with a family that has performed well on the track. Although she grows up in a beautiful home and is well cared for, Charlene questions if there might be more to life than running. She just doesn’t seem to have the heart for it.

Following her mother’s wise advice, Charlene decides to give racing a go. After all, it is anticipated that she will do it well – and enjoy it. When this doesn’t seem to be the case, Charlene remembers another piece of advice from her mother. She was told to try her best but if she didn’t like racing, then to find a way to let her trainer and exercise rider know.

Charlene the Star

Charlene is under the care of some observant handlers. When they realise that her heart isn’t in racing, they consider what else she could do.

Charlene the Star is a short story made up of some delightful characters. It is beautifully illustrated by Deanie’s sister, Holly Humphrys-Bajaj.

For those who are looking for horse books for their young readers, you can’t go past Deanie’s books that are for children, with life lessons. There is always a moral to the stories and they are positive. At the end of this story is a set of questions to test reader’s memory and comprehension of the book.

Author: Deanie Humphrys-Dunne
http://childrensbookswithlifelessons.com/
Fiction – children
In My Library? As an ebook copy, yes!
Want it? Get it now at Amazon.

reblogged from Christine’s site:http://equus-blog.com/charlene-the-star-deanie-humphrys-dunne/

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Author Deanie Dunne with New Edition of Charlene the Star!

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Please welcome today inspirational writer and award-winning author, Deanie Humphrys-Dunne, and her creative books. Charlene the Star is in its second edition and more beautiful than ever!

CHARLENE THE STAR

Blurb:

Charlene the Star was born into a family of famous racehorses. Unlike her big brother, Charlie, Charlene decides she doesn’t like racing. How will she explain this to her mom? How does she show her trainers she doesn’t like racing? Will she become a model instead? Will Charlene discover her natural gift? Her career path takes many twists and turns before she finds her place to shine. You’ll love reading about Charlene’s adventures. She may surprise you with her unusual talent.

Charlene the Star is first in the series of Charlene the Star books. The others are Charlene the Star and Hattie’s Heroes and Charlene the Star and Bentley Bulldog. In addition, she wrote an award-winning children’s autobiography, Tails…

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An interview with Charlene the Star

“Hi everyone, today we’re excited to interview the beautiful red horse, Charlene the Star. “Good morning, Charlene. Thank you so much for stopping by to chat today.”
“You’re welcome, Deanie. I’m so excited to be here.”
“I know everyone is excited your new book is out now so we’ll get right to the questions, Charlene.”
“Oh, I can’t wait,” said, Charlene, stomping her hoof.

Charlene, can you tell us something about your story?
I’d love to, Deanie. The story starts when I’m a baby. My mom told me about racing. She said everyone in my family loves racing and she’d love to coach me in it when I grew up. Of course, I wanted to know what racehorses do, so I asked about that. She told me they love to run fast. The thing is, I wasn’t so sure I’d like it, the way my friends Blossom and Ann did. But Mama said I had to try it anyway, yuck. I stomped my foot to let her know I didn’t like that idea.It turned out I had to go to Sweetbrier Racing Stable to learn about racing.
Your mom seems like a wise horse, Charlene. She knew you had to try racing or you wouldn’t know if you liked it or not.
What happened when you tried racing?
Yikes, I tried it, but it didn’t seem like fun at all. I would’ve made a horrible racehorse, I think. It was a little tricky trying to show my trainers I was bored with racing.

How did you show the trainers racing wasn’t fun?
I gave them lots of hints. I yawned. But in case that didn’t help, I had a tantrum in the middle of the racetrack. Finally, they figured it out.
You were clever to plan different ways to show them, Charlene.
What happened next?
 I can’t tell you everything about the story, Deanie. That would spoil the surprise for my readers. But I did discover I have a special talent. I really love what I do.
I”m glad to hear that, Charlene. It’s important to love your job. I love writing for children, too. I understand why you don’t want to tell everyone what you like to do. I thought you might let it slip out, but you’re too smart for that. 🙂
Did you ask your friend, Elliott, to come for the interview? I was hoping he’d stop by.
I did, Deanie, but he was doing an interview with someone else today. He said he’s sorry to have missed our chat. But he asked me to remind you to share our cover so our fans will know what I look like. He loved being one of the heroes in the story. He and I love the new cover, by the way.
Would you like to add anything else, Charlene?

Yes, anyone who would like to find out more about my book can go to this link:

https://www.createspace.com/6871205
or this one:

My book will be on Kindle very soon. I’d love to hear from my fans about how they enjoy my story.
Thank you so much for spending time with me today, Charlene. We had a great time together.

*rebloggged from deanie@dhdunne.tk

copyright 2017: Deanie Humphrys-Dunne

Baby Charlene and her mama

Monday Funnies…

Celebrate the small things

Hi everyone,
Hope you had a great week. It’s been kind of a frazzling week here so I’m going to celebrate everyone who always stops by to support me. You’re fantastic. Remember to tell me what you’re cheering about this week.

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copyright 2017: Deanie Humphrys-Dunne

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Hello, all! It’s the first Wednesday of the month and we know what that means:

It’s time for another meeting of the Insecure Writers Support Group – #IWSG.

My hero, the amazing Ninja Captain Alex J. Cavanaugh founded this group and it has become a safe haven if you are an insecure writer.

Click the image if you would like to be a part of the #IWSG family. You won’t regret it.

Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak.

Co-hosts for the January 4 posting of the IWSG are Crystal Collier,Sheena-kay Graham,Chemist Ken,LG Keltner,  Heather Gardner, and yours truly!!

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