Glasses for Margie

Children's Books

synopsis

Synopsis

Doc is a veterinarian whose backyard is filled with animal friends, including Margie the myopic, sniffing skunk. One day, a mysterious visitor makes a mess and the animals must find the intruder. Will their adventures lead to more trouble or love at first smell?

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Author Biography

When my first Siamese cat gave birth to six kittens on my bed, my appreciation for differences and the love of cats started. Cats and students have been a big part of my life for fifty years. Creative Writing was among the high school English courses I taught over my forty years in the classroom. I always wrote with my students. It provided me with knowledge of the assignment and led me down my own path of discovery. After retirement I was able to follow my passion of writing for young readers. I enjoy reading my books in elementary school classrooms and talking to my audience. They always provide me with amazing ideas and I have been able to use some of them to create new stories. I live in Colorado with my husband and one senior cat. I also enjoy being an active grandmother.

Author Insight

Margie to the Rescue!

Skunks spray their famous perfume when they are scared or want to give a warning. In this scene, Margie is giving a warning to the intruder and she wins the day. The yard family is there to support. The glasses have given her perfect aim! I had so much fun writing about Margie. Many of her creative traits are based on my dear sister-in-law. I wanted to show my young readers that we can all come into our own and most often, we have a support team. Margie does just that in this story.

Book Excerpt

Glasses for Margie

Margie quietly approached and appeared to be unnoticed by this invader. She took her stand. She arched her back and started her foot-stomping maneuvers. She was ready to give this intruder her Skunk Perfume Special when Duchess arrived on the scene along with his side-kick Jack. Duchess started to bark. The intruder was alarmed. Into the pond it went. The intruder started to swim in an attempt to get away from Duchess. Now King Tut was on the scene and ready for action. Margie and Duchess were on opposite sides of the pond. King Tut and Jack took the other two sides. Was it a stare down or time for an all-out fight?

The intruder was trapped. And then, suddenly it was on Margie’s side of the pond ready to escape. Margie arched, showed her skunk business, and before the intruder knew it, the skunk perfume escaped and found its way to the unwanted guest! Margie’s aim was perfect. Did her glasses help with her aim? She got the intruder in the face. Phew! Doc’s backyard animals were used to this odor, but the intruder was not. This perfume was not welcomed and regardless of the attempts to wipe the smell off, it stayed. The task was accomplished and Doc’s group let the intruder escape.

Doc’s yard family cheered as the intruder headed for the fence. Duchess barked gleefully. King Tut meowed and twirled around and around Margie as if to say, “Thank you!” Jack hopped to the edge of the pond and then onto Duchess. Finally Mathew and Matilda came out of the shelter honking with joy. Thanks to Margie and her new glasses, Doc’s yard was back to normal.

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