Kids Wish Network and Author Susan Carnes Team to Bring Joy to Kids in Crisis

Aug. 31, 2010 - PRLog -- FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. - Author Susan Carnes sells her Moonbeam award-winning picture book My Champion at a special price designed to guarantee that $2 from every purchase goes directly to children’s charity Kids Wish Network. These proceeds will help to further the organization’s mission to bring joy into the lives of children in crisis nationwide.

Susan Carnes’ debut picture book My Champion is a beautifully illustrated tale that resonates for every child who has ever dreamed of being something other than him or herself. Through her masterful storytelling and magnificent oil paintings, Susan vividly shares the fun and sometimes harrowing experiences she had as a young girl with her best friend, a workhorse named Star.

All of the events that occur in the book helped Sue’s young character Tess learn some important life lessons that Sue hopes to share with children throughout the world: that you can accomplish wonderful things just as you are and that it is important to feel you are a part of something bigger than yourself.

Just last year, My Champion was awarded the gold Moonbeam Spirit Award for its “inspired writing, illustrations and enthusiasm.”

In her ongoing effort to reach out to children everywhere, Susan has now partnered with Kids Wish Network, a national children’s charity “dedicated to infusing hope, creating happy memories and improving the quality of life for children.” They achieve this mission through several key programs including Wish Granting for children with life-threatening illnesses; Hero of the Month for children in crisis who remain in the care of specialized pediatric facilities and shelters; and Holiday of Hope Gift Banks full of toys and games given out to hospitals and pediatric facilities nationwide.

Now, you can purchase a signed copy of My Champion through Susan Carnes’ website www.skcarnes.wordpress.com at the special price of $15.00, and a donation of $2 for every purchase is guaranteed to go directly to Kids Wish Network. You can even purchase a copy through the Kids Wish Network website at www.kidswishnetwork.org. Along with the book, you will also receive a CD copy of the book narrated by master storyteller Ernest Pugh and prefaced with lyrics from John McCutcheon’s song, “Like Water from Another Time.”

To purchase your copy today and help bring joy to the lives of deserving children, please visit www.skcarnes.wordpress.com/buy-book-or-cd/
   
Author and artist Susan K. Carnes created My Champion from pieces of her life. As a child, she explored the shores of Lake Superior astride a workhorse from her family’s Wisconsin dairy farm. Her art allows her to communicate with her own special inner knowledge of nature; one that stems from her early connections with horses out in the magic of the wilderness.

Kids Wish Network is a nationally recognized non-profit organization dedicated to infusing hope, creating happy memories, and improving the quality of life for children in crisis. Every child deserves a chance at happiness; a wish is just a way of bringing them that joy. If you would like to sponsor a child’s wish or if you know a child who is suffering from a life-threatening illness and may be in need of Kids Wish Network’s wish granting services, please call 727-937-3600 or toll free 888-918-9004. For more information on Kids Wish Network, visit their website at www.kidswishnetwork.org

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Kids Wish Network is a nationally recognized non-profit organization dedicated to infusing hope, creating happy memories, and improving the quality of life for children through their uniquely specialized programs.

http://www.kidswishnetwork.org