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We would like to welcome our new illustrator Athena Whitbread. She will begin drawing Freckles the Bunny Series: Freckles' Short Stories, Volume 1 in January. Athena was asked to draw a bunny using Freckles' picture and this was what she sent in. We look forward to seeing the rest of her work! Visit her page here: http://www.freckles-the-bunny-series.ca/athena-whitbread.html
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Anastasia now has less time to draw due to her full-time job and has moved on to some bigger projects. We wish you all the best! A new illustrator will be announced soon.
Another late find! :( Seems they were not all posting! SHERLOCK NEWS:Sherlock Book Update and ProblemsWe had some issues with pages being missing in the book. It is currently unavailable for purchase. Unfortunately, so are my copies until new ones come in. You can still pre-order though! I am now having troubles with Createspaces upload system which apparently doesn't like the series title inside the first page cover. This is being worked out and it will all hopefully be online soon. I will be sure to let you know! I will be sure to update you on the status though they've told me it could be a few business days. Sherlock Contest WinnerThe contest date has come to a close! The winner of a free copy of Sherlock's book is found on Sherlock's Facebook fan page. Congratulations! I will be sending you out a signed copy as soon as I get the new ones in. Sherlock MerchandiseI am currently working on putting together some Sherlock merchandise so keep an eye out on the website and his fan page! Rescues and the BooksLastly, we are pleased to have the help of some rescues that are willing to share their knowledge with me for researching the next Sherlock book. A special thanks goes out to: Majestic Waterfowl Sanctuary and Berkshire Reptile Rescue! A Message from Sherlock Copyrighted Material FRECKLES THE BUNNY SERIES NEWS:Freckles the Bunny Series and RescuesFreckles the Bunny Series is about to place two of Majestic Waterfowl Sanctuary's adoptables into the next book! This idea is courtesy of Anastasia Drogaitseva, my wonderful illustrator! Freckles and the Cost of PopularityWe have already begun to work on book 5. Inside will be a few rescue animals as well as some people's pets (Pets in Books). This book will show you where Sherlock works and will lead us into book 6 (though you don't need 5 to read book 6). Stay tuned for a preview which will be out within a month.
We are very excited this year! New and exciting things have been happening here! Why? 1. We are constantly improving the books, new topics and learning so much along the way!
2. This year, we will be helping some rescue groups by placing their adoptable pets in our stories as background characters. 3. We have a new series out which is getting a lot of attention. Be sure to check out Sherlock the Remarkable Cat Series' website and Facebook fan page. 4. We are on a roll for winning awards for reviews (every book has earned a 5 star!) and now we have the opportunity to win "2014 Best Book Cover Contest." This is just a small portion of what is going on! In the meantime, we need you to vote! You can vote daily or every 2 days (the system is a bit picky). The link is below and we have the following books entered: 1. Freckles the Bunny Series, Book # 4: Freckles and the True Meaning of Christmas 2. Freckles the Bunny Series, Book # 5: Freckles and the Cost of Popularity 3. Sherlock the Remarkable Cat Series, Book # 1: Sherlock, the Cat Who Couldn't Meow You can vote for all 3 books and here is how: 1. Follow the link and find the books. 2. It is the star rating system, 1 star being poor and 5 stars being awesome! 3. Click on the star to rate it and you can vote for other books too, not just one. http://authorsdb.com/books/2014-book-cover-contest/children-s-books-2014 Don't forget to check out the video preview on the Previews page. We had the trailer for book 5 out earlier but we now have a preview online too!
Pre-Order Books 5 & 6 Now!  Copyrighted Material Pre-Order Freckles the Bunny Series, Book # 5: Freckles and the Cost of Popularity - $10.00 CAD + S&H. Written by Vickianne Caswell. Illustrated by Anastasia Drogaitseva. Pre-order Here Freckles has always been a good little bunny that was taught to be nice and caring towards others. The opportunity to be popular arises and Freckles soon finds herself choosing popularity over friends. Two classes get to go on a field trip to the local bakery where Boots' brother Sherlock works. Freckles has been told that Boots' family is not cool and weird. Freckles and her new friends are soon laughing at the bakery owner and Boots' family, costing Freckles her old friends. Join Freckles as she learns that being different is alright and that being popular doesn't mean you have to be mean, in another funny adventure. Guest appearances by Sherlock, a popular real animal and Purrsia, a character that will have your child looking to see what is stuck in her fur, in every illustration. 30 color illustrations. 8 x 10 size. ISBN 10: 1495326675 ISBN 13: 978-1495326677 MORALS/LESSONS LEARNED: * Peer pressure. * Do what is right and not what others tell you. * Being popular is not always as good as it seems. * Treat others the way you want to be treated. * It is not nice to laugh or make fun of others' misfortunes.  Pre-Order Freckles the Bunny Series, Book # 6: The Freckle Monster (Coming June 2014!) - $11.50 CAD + S&H. Written by Vickianne Caswell & Erika-Elizabeth Caswell. Illustrated by Anastasia Drogaitseva. Pre-order Here Freckles is sure she is going to win the anti-bullying poster contest. Freckles is very disappointed when she learns Stew wins and with the help of the snobby weasel girls, she begins to show Stew how mad and jealous she is. Can Freckles turn things around and fix the hurt feelings she has caused by bullying or will the Freckle Monster keep controlling her? Meanwhile, Freckles' lies has caused a lot of other fighting. Lying, name calling, hitting and much more happens between the classmates and someone gets hurt. Will the children remember why they drew these posters or will they remain bullies themselves? Est. 32 color illustrations and a poster. More may be added at a later date. ISBN 10: 1497514231 ISBN 13: 978-1497514232 MORALS/LESSONS LEARNED: * Hitting is wrong. * It is not nice to be jealous of others. * Consequences of actions. * Don't run at the pool. * Jealousy can lead to bad things. * How to treat friends. * How to overcome jealousy and anger. * Bullying is wrong and the different forms (except cyber bullying) of bullying. * Revenge is wrong and leads to bad things  Option 1: Four $10 Books Package Deal Choose 4 $10 books and only pay $50 (S&H already included)! OR Option 2: One $11.40 Book & three $10 Books Package Deal Choose 1 $11.50 book and 3 $10 books while paying $52 (S&H already included)! Please Note: Unless you list the book numbers (companion, etc.), you will receive books 1 - 4 only! Other deals, specials, etc. can not be combined with this. This includes the pdf for the SPCA. All books will be shipped out at once. If you are pre-ordering, you will have to wait for all of your books to come in so that we can ship them together. Please view book titles above for est. release dates on all pre-orders.  Copyrighted Material We hope you have a purrfect Valentine's Day!
Just a small bit of Freckles news that we wish to share: We are pleased to announce two more organizations joining us with the new Freckles book. We hope to help them find their animals loving homes! You can find the following in Freckles the Bunny Series, Book # 5: Freckles and the Cost of Popularity:
Be sure to keep an eye out on Freckles' website because we will slowly be adding illustrated characters for these animals!http://www.freckles-the-bunny-series.ca/adoptable-animals-and-rescue-links.html You can also find their photos in the Rescue album on our Facebook fan pages! Keep watch as Anastasia creates her wonderful idea!  Rilo and Ranger, featured in Freckles Book # 5 I mentioned around a week ago that we were very pleased to be working with Majestic Waterfowl Sanctuary on finding homes for their animals. Here is a photo of Rilo and Ranger, two ducks who will be featured in Freckles the Bunny Series, Book # 5: Freckles and the Cost of Popularity.
Rilo and Ranger are not only going to have their photo in this next Freckles book but will be drawn in as well! Anastasia has already done a wonderful job with their cuteness! Here are some other places that you can find Rilo and Ranger: 1. On our Freckles the Bunny Series website under Pets and Rescues, then under Rescue Links. 2. Pinterest (Freckles and Sherlock's accounts) 3. In the album entitled, "Rescue Animals in Books" in each of the fan pages. Vickianne Caswell, author Freckles the Bunny Series Sherlock the Remarkable Cat Series 4. Click on the photo to go directly to their adoption page! We hope these two handsome ducks find forever homes together! A special thanks to Majestic Waterfowl for going over some of our ducky facts and for providing us with some information for Sherlock's next book! Also be sure to check out their website for useful waterfowl information including books! Lastly, I am going to be slowly cutting out the info I am putting out on both pages. If you aren't a fan of Sherlock's fan page, you will begin to miss out on his updates and vice versa. Each page has it's own fan base, series, website and fan page. Please be sure to check them out as I don't want to bombard everyone with posts by doing both on each site/fan page. Thanks! It has been a very busy time for us here between Christmas and a new book series. I'm afraid that it's been too busy to post. I am late in saying this but to all those that celebrate, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Christmas went well for us though we are still not back in our home. We were with family though and together so one could not ask for more. Now for some updates on what I have been busy with:
1. Sherlock the Remarkable Cat Series
2. The Author's Website
3. Book Reviews
4. Freckles the Bunny Series
5. All Websites
6. E-Books
Well that is all of the news here. We hope all of our readers and fans are well! Vickianne  Copyrighted Material I've been pretty busy here with family matters, working on Sherlock's book and Freckles' book 5. Some new things as of late:
Vickianne Caswell has now signed up for a website called AuthorsdB. It lists some of her links and books. I am still learning how this site works, so additions may be slow.
The photo package that we donated to the Humboldt & District SPCA's online auction is already at $30! The people that had their pet put into the Christmas book were very happy, which makes us happy! These were done courtesy of Anastasia and myself. Anastasia came up with the idea of helping rescued animals in need of homes, by listing them and drawing them in. We are both looking forward to doing this! If you are a rescue and would like to have your animals that are hard to adopt in our book, please contact us! While we charge for pets, rescues we will be doing for free. Two reviews are already in and they are great for book 4! Be sure to check them out on the website! |
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