Sweet Tales: The Adventures of Brittany and Lace
Title: Sweet Tales
Author: Laurie Hyman
Genre: Children’s Books
The Adventures of Brittany and Lace, the second book in the Sweet Tales series, is the perfect chapter book or read-out-loud
book for animal lovers of all ages! Told from the animals’ point of view, these
three charming stories center around Britt the Kit, now a grown-up tabby cat,
and a special litter of rescued kittens—Lace, our new co-star destined to be
Brittany’s new sister, Coco, who needs a home, Scamp and Willa. Exploring
universal themes, with lots of trouble and adventure in between, each story is
resolved with determination, love, and understanding. When needed, humans help,
along with a colorful group of animal friends. An enjoyable book for the entire
family – or anyone who enjoys a good tale!
“An educational adventure story for young animal lovers that delivers justice where it’s deserved.” -Kirkus Reviews
”The overall sense of caring, community, and responsibility for others is palpable throughout.”
–Kirkus Reviews
Cover Credits
Original Art: Belinda DelPesco
Cover Design: Heather Wood
Excerpt – Discovering
Snow
Brittany was very special to Lace. She had graciously
accepted Lace into her home with Love and Man. Lace had since learned that
Britt the Kit had also saved her father Sky when he was just a kitten.
An evergreen tree branch hit the kitchen bay window.
The kitten jumped on to the ledge and looked outside.
“Wow, everything is so white! Just like me! It must
be? Yesss! It’s SNOW. Now I understand why Papa called me Snow.” The white
kitten got chills all over her body. “Snow is all white and pretty like me! I
want to touch and feel it,” Lace whispered.
The kitten ran over to the cat door which was part of
the kitchen door of their house. She placed her paw on the clear plastic door
and pushed. “Ah, it’s open.” Her folks had forgotten to lock it before they
went to sleep. “Should I?” Lace knew it was the wrong thing to do, but she was
so curious about the snow falling just a short distance away in their backyard.
“Yes, I’ll chance it. Just, for a few minutes.” She took a deep breath and
slipped through the flapping door.
Once outside, Lace ran to the snow and placed her paw
on the sparkling white powder. “Oooo, it’s cold, like Mama said. Ah, it melts,
too.” Cautiously she moved out from under the covered porch and jumped up onto
the stone wall that ran the length of their home.
As the snow gently fell on the kitten, she began to
purr. It was cold, but pleasant. It landed on the top of her head and body. “So
this is snow. I like it.”
“Writing is my creative outlet,” says Laurie
Hyman, author of Sweet Tales: The
Adventures of Brittany and Lace. The
children’s series is written from the perspectives of cats, dogs, horses,
woodchucks, coyotes, squirrels, crows and various other animals.
The stories explore universal themes such as
family, friends, bullying, animal cruelty, abandonment and rescue, and the
environment. These books will appeal to
readers of all ages, says Laurie, who comes from a creative family.
Her father was a writer and her brother,
David Saperstein, wrote the novel on which the hit movie, Cocoon was based.
But her creativity doesn’t begin and end with
books. Laurie has extensive experience
representing recording artists such as Barry Manilow and working as a producer
and program coordinator for film, television, music and video companies.
She was assistant producer on Nurse, the acclaimed 1981 CBS network
drama starring Michael Learned and Robert Reed.
Laurie also associate produced Teenage
Mutant Ninja Turtles—Coming Out of Their Shells, a documentary about the
making of the live musical tour based on the hit movies and TV series.
Laurie Hyman is passionate about the creative process, which she finds fascinating and
fulfilling. She has also worked
extensively as a senior health care advocate and she developed the Health
Navigator Program for ReServe Inc. where she supervised several volunteers for
NYC hospitals. She also volunteered as
an advocate for the American Red Cross, March of Dimes, and MRC (Medicare
Rights Center) in health care and senior care
advocacy.
She currently lives in New
York State with her husband Micky and their two cats Maggie and Lily.
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