Special Appearance at the Apex Peak Festival

April 25, 2010 - PRLog -- Miles Rabun (11) and William Rabun (9), the phenomenal young authors of "My Grandma's Backyard" and also aspiring entrepreneurs, reside in Wake Forest, NC with their parents, Dereck and Yolanda Rabun.

At the ages of 7 and 5, after visiting their grandmother, Kappitola Williams, in Atlanta during a summer break, Miles and William returned home with a challenge from their grandmother to write a book. So, they did.

Since completing and publishing their original transcript of My Grandma's Backyard, a fun-filled tale that reflects two brothers' adventures with their grandmother, Miles and William have been Visiting authors and Guest readers in schools, libraries, churches and museums and participated in several Read Across America and Read-In events. The City mayors of Raleigh, North Carolina and East Point and Atlanta, Georgia, honored Miles and William with Young Authors' Day.

My Grandma's Backyard has been featured in a number of publications including Carolina Parent, The News & Observer, The Independent, Total Connection, and Durham's Partnership for Children Newsletter; My Grandma's Backyard was also included in the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Bulletin. Miles and William were proud athletes on the City of Raleigh's Brier Creek Chargers 2009 Football teams, are active Scouts, and have appeared as Young Storytellers in Broadway Arts Conservatory's production of Children of Eden, as well as in a number of industrials, commercials and print work.

By popular demand, at the end of 2008, Miles and William released their first professional recording, entitled My Grandma's Backyard Fun Song inspired by their book, My Grandma's Backyard. The book also includes a fun activity section for kids to explore and talk about their own backyard adventures along with vocabulary words, reading comprehension exercises, and games with an answer key.

Miles and William will be appearing at All Booked Up at 2:15 on Saturday, May 1st. Their show is entertaining and fun. Parents and children alike enjoy learning, singing and dancing along to the CD.  Books and CDs available for a special price during the Peak Festival.

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Located in historic downtown Apex at 104B North Salem Street, All Booked Up offers the community a different kind of bookstore. With an extensive collection of gently read books, customers enjoy popular books, DVDs and video games at a fraction of the cost.

All Booked Up is a small business with big ideas for the community and was voted "Best Bookstore in Apex" by customers. All Booked Up sponsors:

Free events, celebrating children, authors and artists.

Local missions and non-profit organizations within the area through generous offerings of time, talent and treasure

Local Schools and Teachers by offering discounts, educational book clubs, and more!

In February, 2010, All Booked Up established a new publishing company: Peak City Publishing. Learn more at: www.peakcitypublishing.com