"Rhythm binds language, language binds emotion, emotion binds meaning, meaning binds memory.""
In this collection of short stories a variety of Frances Gilbert characters struggle with the vagaries and inconsistencies of their daily lives in different settings and times; their daily bread.
Our Daily Bread, available on Amazon.
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Here is a recent interview with Writer Donna Marie Merritt
Cookie Thief and Elephant Blue among suggested books to give through Kabuki Helps and Toys for Tots
Kabuki Helps has joined with the United States Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program to promote the gift of reading for children in need. Frances Gilbert’s books can be purchased on the Kabuki Helps website for shopping to the Toys for Tots program. Just go to www.kabukihelps.com and use code Toy$TotsB to receive a 10 percent discount on purchases.
Kabuki Helps is a community of parents and teachers committed to making learning fun, has joined the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots Literacy Program to help put books in the hands of children most in need.
“The gift of a book this holiday season can make a huge difference for a child’s future,” said Lisa Hayes, founder of Kabuki Helps. “Literacy opens doors and can help break the cycle of poverty.”
To encourage donations, Kabuki Helps will pay for shipping to Toys for Tots on items purchased through its website for the Literacy Program. Books on the site are appropriate for children in Grades K-5. All are educational, as well as fun, helping children develop basic skills in math and reading. Shoppers also can support Toys for Tots when they purchase books as gifts for family and friends. Ten percent of every purchase from Kabuki Helps goes to support a charity of the shopper’s choice.
Suggested books for the Literacy Program include:
· Varun’s Quest, an engaging adventure for children in grades 3-4 that teaches them to think like scientists as they solve a mystery about the plants and animals.
· The Cookie Thief, by Frances Gilbert, a clever story about honesty, geared to early readers and pre-readers
· Elephant Blue, a book of children’s poetry that will be appreciated by children through age 10.
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Frances Gilbert will appear at the Holiday Authors Event on December 14 at the Willington Public Library, from 9 am – 3 pm. The Willington Library is conveniently located in Willington, CT on Route 74, with easy access off I-84.
Kabuki Helps has just listed Frances Gilbert books on their site. Kabuki Helps sells books, games and educational material in support of any registered charity or school. If you are interested in supporting supporting your local school or a particular charity buy through them! https://www.kabukihelps.com/
The IndieTribe , an independent books website based in the UK, gave “She Should Have Come For Me” a great review:
“She Should Have Come For Me is a brilliant, twenty three page novella which you will find extremely difficult, if not impossible, to put down.It is exceptionally well written and is concerned with the closed door relationship between two adults and their two dogs. It is a very unusual psychological thriller that has the reader clinging to every word of the narration…. Read the entire review on theindietribe.com
Monte Cristo Bookshop is all ready for Frances Gilbert’s reading this Saturday, May 11th. They’ve set up a very nice display of the artwork bby Ben Quesnel for “The Cookie Thief” and “Today the Teacher Changed our Seats” – books AND artwork will be on sale. Hope you can make it! 11 a.m. at Monte Cristo Bookshop, 13 Washington Street, New London, CT
