Florida, It’s Home

Posted by Tina Turbin

I can honestly say I love the weather in Florida. I want to go home! Some say I am crazy but I will take sweating and humidity over the cold winds of the Puget Sound and the North East any day. I guess this is why I moved to the South East to do my writing. Did I say I am really bi-coastal? You will see I am on the West Coast frequently, yet do prefer the clean air of Florida and sitting out in my studio overlooking the little lake, big oak tress (yep Florida oak trees) and all the space writing away on my computer daily, taking breaks to try out another recipe, occasional attempts at learning Photoshop and the use of my digital camera. I am happy to be heading back soon, but first to Yellowstone and the Dakotas.

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Danny the Dragon Visits Florida Montessori School

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I haven’t shared with you a number of schools I was doing readings and Question and Answer periods with. One school I need to pay my respects to is a Florida Montessori School for the deaf I visited before I left on my trip. I was honored to do a reading at their school while one of the teachers did sign language.

 

 

 

The kids’ eyes were huge as they took in the concepts of Danny the Dragon, and followed along with the story. I can not tell you the feeling in the room. I am also happy to say my own education began at a Montessori School in Brentwood, California.

To this day I remember the freedom and space the school allowed each of us kids to evolve and reach out to the world in our chosen time. I am happy to have been there then and now again, recently.

 Thank you, Blossom Montessori School for the Deaf. It was MY pleasure.

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Danny the Dragon Book Review at Suite 101

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Michael Jung of the writer’s website www.Suite101.com, recently reviewed “Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy.”  Such a wonderful review! I am pleased to share with you the following link to see the review for yourself:

http://picture-books.suite101.com/article.cfm/dragon_picture_books_for_kids

(Note: Firefox users have been having trouble with the above link, so ideally you will use Internet Explorer or Safari to open it up.)

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Author Tina Turbin on Being a Mom

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I am leaving Los Angeles and heading up North to Alaska and Vancouver area. What a great time in LA writing and spending time with these two men and their girlfriends www.turbinbrothers.com. They are so darn talented and with the Arts as part of their ever waking moment, it is only contagious. We truly love being around one another. They love all I am doing as an author and I was happy to share Danny the Dragon with many others while in Los Angeles. I love being a mom!

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The Wonders of the Grand Canyon

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I am writing daily, making notes for more ideas, sharing Danny with others and reading books all the while. I was to be in the Grand Canyon and then off to California but this East Coast Book Tour is too jam packed. So fo now I am enjoying my East Coast necessities:  laptop, vitamins, gluten free snacks and some good Starbucks shaker-iced green tea. I have to ask the producer about the Danny the Dragon CD!

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Danny the Dragon at Book Expo America in New York

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Today is a dream come true! Danny the Dragon is in Book Expo America! For those of you who do now know, this is an amazing book Expo in New York this year. Every other year it alternates with California. It is an incredible opportunity for me as an author to have Danny the Dragon entered and available for the many attendees to see and inquire about my book. There is a representative there on behalf of Danny and some others there, and will be forwarding me the names, numbers and e-mails of all inquiries. I am disappointed I could not attend while covering my East Coast Book Tour.

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Danny the Dragon and Airplanes

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There is nothing better than “have job-will travel”. Yep I am off to the West Coast fairly soon BUT will be able to devote more time to my writing and developing recipes in the wonderful California kitchens. I must share the amazing times I am having on my East Coast Book Tour. This week I was honored to be able to attend a reading at St. Josephs Hospital in Tampa. These kids were absolutely beautiful and eyes wide open to hear the tales of Danny the Dragon. Walden Books was so kind to have collected 150 boxes full of donated books from their customers for the kids at this hospital. My day ended with an amazing taped interview with a hospital employee that has been there 23 years. This interview will be up on the Net vary soon. Keep your eyes peeled!

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The Fun Part of Life

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Dental work is no fun. Ok, I said it! Now back to the fun in my life, writing! I am oozing with ideas and so much coming off. I am not only writing but developing these recipe ideas which are amazing! Visit www.GlutenFreeHelp.info for a little peak at some of what I do besides Danny, yet he is by my side. You betcha!

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Danny the Dragon Meets the Florida Library Association

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We are at the Florida Library Association and things are hopping. They love Danny the Dragon and we shall be seeing more of Danny in the libraries! Yeeha.

This group is incredible!

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Danny the Dragon CD Update

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The producer of the Danny the Dragon CD told me he is having a hard time with so much good music coming in the mail and MP3’s, so I am being asked to share my input. I get to add some input – after all it is my Danny the Dragon! At the same time I am developing recipes, writing and getting the books ready for shipping for the next Florida Library Association on the East Coast, in two days. Exciting!

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