Annabelle & Aiden: Worlds Within Us
by J.R.
Becker
GENRE: Children's
book (science focus)
BLURB:
"How
did our universe form?" Annabelle wonders to Aiden. Luckily, the friendly
Tardigrade Tom answers by taking the children on their biggest adventure yet!
Soaring through space and time, they witness the universe's earliest stages,
marvel at the big bang, and learn how each and every one of us is literally
made of the same stardust. Readers will learn how we each hold a part of the
universe inside us, and are far more special, interconnected, and 'larger' than
we may think.
Excerpt:
Aiden says, “Great!
But I do have to say,
all of those stars
seem so far away…”
“Oh, but they’re in us!
Our bones and our skin.
And even those rocks
you’re now sitting in.
You’re feeling the stuff
from the bodies of folks
who lived long ago
and stood like great oaks.
And also the people
who have yet to be.
They’ll come from our bones,
these rocks and those trees.
And all of us come
from the same exact place:
the Earth, which came from
the stars out in space,
who were kind enough
to explode into shards
that joined to make up
everything that we are.
So when you feel small,
that you don’t matter much,
know stars are inside you,
whole worlds you can touch.
Guest
Post:
Is there an author
past or present that may have inspired you to write? If yes please tell us who
this author is and how they may have inspired you?
Writers
such as Kurt Vonnegut, Jonathan Swift, Virginia Woolf, and Ayn Rand had a
profound impact on me in the way they used words to convey epic tales that
thrust the reader into questioning things they may have taken for granted.
AUTHOR Bio
and Links:
AUTHOR:
J. R. holds a B.A. in Philosophy and a Juris Doctorate from Emory University
School of Law. When he's not practicing
entertainment law, playing drums, or enjoying the great outdoors, Joseph enjoys
all the science and philosophy books and podcasts he can, pondering the bigger
questions and dreaming up ideas for future children stories. (Got any? Send
them in!)
After
publishing his first (philosophical, dystopian) novel The Spider & the Ant,
and later becoming a father, Joseph was inspired to found the Annabelle &
Aiden series to foster curiosity and scientific awareness in the next
generation.
Joseph
lives in New Jersey with his wife Leah, and two children, Annabelle &
Aiden.
ILLUSTRATOR: Max lives in a small town just outside
Venice, Italy. As an illustrator, she is proficient with multiple mediums (from
physical to digital) and can draw in multiple styles, as seen in her portfolio
below. Max is especially fond of cats, Game Of Thrones, and Lindsey Stirling.
After wandering the cosmos in search of the perfect illustrator, we're lucky to
have found her, just on the other side of our blue planet.
Check
out Max's site HERE (http://www.maxrambaldi.com/).
See
Max at work on her YouTube page HERE. (https://www.youtube.com/user/DigitalMakeup)
Annabelle & Aiden Links:
This
book raised over $18,500 in preorders on Kickstarter. View the campaign here: Kickstarter
Giveaway:
2 personally-signed Annabelle & Aiden books, along with 3 limited-edition Annabelle & Aiden bookmarks (US ONLY)
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