(Palisades, N.Y.) November 14, 2014 – Valorena Online,
L.L.C. is pleased to announce the publication of the children’s book, Isaiah and the Chocolate Mountain.
Funded via a Valorena Online, L.L.C.-sponsored crowd-fundingcampaign launched July 24th and concluded August 14th, the story features
Isaiah, a precocious little boy whose birthday goes terribly wrong when he
receives the one thing he loathes — chocolate!
Disappointed and angry, Isaiah storms out of the house and
into adventure. In the
end, Isaiah learns just how resourceful he can be, and how much his Auntie
loves him. It is a whimsical tale of challenges met and happy endings.
A
labor of love, the story is one created while the author, Valerie
Williams-Sanchez was babysitting her nephew, the title character's namesake.
“It’s
been quite an adventure to get this project through the finish-line.”
Williams-Sanchez said. “I am thrilled to have completed the journey.”
Written to be read aloud at home, school, daycare or other
environments where kids meet, Isaiah and
the Chocolate Mountain eschews didactic messaging.
“It’s a simple story, sweet and easy,” Williams-Sanchez said. “But it features a mixed race child, which few kids books do, and that’s important.”
“It’s a simple story, sweet and easy,” Williams-Sanchez said. “But it features a mixed race child, which few kids books do, and that’s important.”
The book features colorful, hand-drawn images that are bursting with joy, emanating light and hope in a story that is told over 26-pages.
Illustrated by New York-based artist, Brooklyn Russell, Isaiah and the Chocolate Mountain is currently offered through Lulu Publishing as an 8 X 10.75 inch hardcover book, with an e-book anticipated for 2015.
For pricing
and availability CLICK: Lulu
Publishing or contact the author at Valerie@ValorenaOnline.com .