I Like Snow!

by Joseph O'Day

Overview

For kids, snow is a joy. It is a vacation from the everyday—a chance to enjoy a great mystery of nature. Snow is not about the ordinary. It is about the joy and beauty of Creation, and the joy and beauty of being alive. Joseph E. O'Day and Ron Foster have collaborated to capture the meaning of snow to kids, and what it says about being young and appreciating the won- der and joy of life. Their other children's books are I Like Rain!, I Like Sunshine!, and I Like Wind!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940046226942
Publisher:	Joseph O'Day
Publication date:	10/11/2014
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	5 - 11 Years

About the Author

Most of my work since 1986 has been as an editor, but I have considered myself a writer first. My story as a writer began in high school.

I grew up on a farm, and my parents were active in the Grange, both state and national. My mother entered Grange sewing contests for many years and won so many times in a row that they asked her to take a break so that someone else could win! When I was a teenager, the Grange had a national safety essay contest. I decided to enter. My mother told me not to get my hopes up, but I was confident, and guess what, I won!

After high school, I went on to undergraduate and graduate work, and writing papers was what I enjoyed the most. In fact, I was disappointed when a course did not require a paper. Two of my English professors were so impressed with the paper that I wrote for them that they encouraged me to get my master's in English, but I felt called to go to seminary. A few years later, in the eighties, I wrote and published a booklet with InterVarsity Press, "Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts."

In the eighties, my older brother tried his hand at writing a science-fiction novel but grew tired of it, so he handed it off to me to finish. I improved his part of the novel, beefed up the characters, and completed the plot line. I eventually self-published it as "Imperial Guard" and recently published it as an ebook on Smashwords and elsewhere.

In the nineties, I wrote several articles for magazines and contributed chapters to two compendiums. After the turn of the century, I wrote a book on "The Lord of the Rings," trying to beat the premier of the third movie. I almost found a publisher, but again, I had to self-publish. "The Ring of Truth: Truth and Wisdom in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings" also is now an ebook. Two years later, I published four children's picture books with Ambassador Books. Shortly after the publication of the fourth book, the publisher declared bankruptcy! Two of those books are available as ebooks on Amazon: "I Like Snow!" and "I Like Rain!" The other two ("I Like Wind!" and "I Like Sunshine!") will be available soon.

Over the years, I have written for preschool, grade-school, and teenaged kids and for adults. Despite disappointments and setbacks, I continue to write. I love it and hope to be able to write for the rest of my life.