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KidSkills Publishing Launches Inaugural Title, Austin’s Best Idea Ever

Released 11/12/09


KidSkills Publishing Launches Inaugural Title, Austin’s Best Idea Ever

MANCHESTER, MAINE – Something’s not right…Austin can feel it. Are his parents getting divorced? Is his grandmother sick? When he finally learns his mother has cancer, Austin feels afraid. What will happen to her? What will happen to their family?

Young readers grappling with illness in their immediate family will relate to Austin and his parents who are upbeat and positive in the face of a frightening and debilitating illness. A quick moving story, “Austin’s Best Idea Ever” will comfort young readers and give hope that sometimes, even in the face of what seems like an unfair burden, life turns out just fine.

Author Lauren Washer-Whitman's life has been touched many times by cancer in those around her so it’s no surprise she would write a story to help children understand that a cancer diagnosis does not remove all hope. “Austin’s Best Idea Ever” (112 pp, hardcover, $16.95) is a compelling story of a courageous 10-year-old boy who finds hope while living through his mother’s illness.

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In addition to “Austin's Best Idea Ever,” Washer-Whitman has published two recipe booklets and ten calendars.

KidSkills offers seminars and after-school programs to help children learn life skills like cooking, knot tying, and organization.

“Austin’s Best Idea Ever,” by Lauren Washer-Whitman; cover and illustrations by David Guillemette (both of Manchester, Maine).

Lauren Washer-Whitman
Phone: 207-621-2347
"Austin's Best Idea Ever" available on www.kidskills.net

Publisher: KidSkills, Manchester, Maine 04351

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