It’s Anastasia Pickering’s birthday and that means a dog is in the forecast!—as well as a lesson on patience and trust.
Anastasia’s Rain, a book of magical proportions, not only teaches children the value of a positive attitude and the virtue of patience, it also teaches the importance of listening to the guidance of one’s fairy/inner wisdom. Children ages four to nine will marvel at the magical raindrops that appear each time Anastasia finds herself in a pickle, and they’ll cheer her on as she resolves the problem by listening to the sage advice of Patience, her ponytail-riding fairy. This book, along with its beautiful artwork, is a teaching tool in values and life lessons that every parent will appreciate!
Sheila Kilpatrick, an art education major, decided to try her hand at writing by entering a creative writing class in the 1990’s. With encouragement from her instructor and later a good friend, she decided to put pen to paper after creating the series of Anastasia Pickering. Sheila received recognitions from Writers Digest, Mom’s Choice Awards and The Dove Foundation for her book, Anastasia’s Rain. It is Book One in the Anastasia Pickering series.