Sandra A. Birchfield

This story is real and you know it is true. How does a child find the gift that he has been given?

It is not unusual for a child to be put into embarrassing situations, while they are finding out who they
are.
Self realization is very important to all children. Stories, they can relate to, will developing a child’s personality.

This is a true story that places emphasis on a part of Black History that took place in the 1950’s and 1960’s. I was a young girl who was sheltered from many things that took place during this time period. I had friends that were black but did not realize that they were limited in their activities because of a prearranged world.

The color of their skin limited their activities. They had to use different facilities, wait out back for their food, or sit in the balcony at the movie theatre.

I wrote this story because our children need to live in a world free of prejudice. Lines should no longer divide black and white.

A story that invites each of us to be on the alert for the grumbling bug, which is very contagious. A family of opossums find it difficult to remain living in their tree because it has been invaded by a family. which has the grumbling bug.

A book for all ages that lets us each discover if we use our good voice each and every day, be kind, and good, “grumbling will stay away.”