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Shelley Fraser Mickle and
Sundance
Thank you for
your support and encouragement!
Look for
these and other great books on the Reading Is Magic Book
List.
 
Joe Camp, film writer,
producer, director, bestselling author and man behind the canine
superstar
BENJI
flew from
California
to help Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses and
Gentle Carousel's Reading Is Magic program.
Joe Camp (with canine movie
star Benji) signing videos and copies of his bestselling book
The
Soul Of A Horse
to raise money for Gentle Carousel's Reading Is
Magic program.
"What 'Reading Is Magic' does for kids by going into
schools and igniting excitement for reading a story is beyond
compare. Keep the hoofbeats going."
Carl Joseph, Author of SOME CALLED ME SUPERSTAR
 
Joseph started
two years at nose guard and captained the
football team his senior year, cleared 5-10 in
the high jump and dunked a basketball. He did
all of this by hopping on a right leg that was
almost as wide as his waist. He didn’t wear an
artificial limb. They were not allowed in
competition. People who watched him said he
looked like a “bewitched jackhammer” on the
playing field.
Carl Joseph,
was just elected to the Florida High School Hall
of Fame.
Sundance
stars in the popular children's novel
JASON AND
ELIHU
published by Wild Onion Press.
Wild
Onion Press publishes books featuring children with various
physical differences. Their philosophy is that a physical difference
is not a disability; it is merely an outstanding characteristic.
Several photos of Sundance appear in
JASON AND ELIHU.
Sundance's outgoing personality was captured by author Shelley Fraser Mickle including
his love of peppermints and his talent for smiling.
A portion of the proceeds of this book is being donated
to Florida's foster care system.
What an honor
and thrill to have Sundance as a riveting character in JASON AND
ELIHU.
-Shelley Fraser Mickle
 
Shelley Fraser Mickle
and Sundance
Shelley Fraser Mickle grew up in
Arkansas and Tennessee and graduated from the University of
Mississippi. She studied writing at the University of Mississippi,
the Harvard Extension School, and Wellesley College.
Her
first novel,
THE QUEEN OF OCTOBER, was a l989 New York Times
Notable Book; her second novel,
REPLACING DAD,
became a CBS movie and is now frequently shown on the Hallmark
Channel, starring Mary McDonnell and teen heartthrob Eric von Detten.
Shelley began
reading her humorous essays on National Public Radio in l995, and
her collection of some of these was published in 2000, titled
The
Kids Are Gone; The Dog Is Depressed & Mom's on the
Loose.
Her humorous essays have
also recently become a part of the public radio program Recess,
which is being picked up from satellite in radio stations in twenty
listening areas ranging from Jacksonville to Columbus, Albuquerque
to Milwaukee, Mobile Alabama, parts Texas and the state of Wyoming.
In August, 2000 she began
reading her humorous essays on NPR's "Morning Edition".
 
Who doesn't admire the creativity of James
Gurney, the best-selling author and illustrator of the Dinotopia
book series.
He has
created more than seventy illustrated book covers, worked on
assignment as a National Geographic artist,
illustrated seventeen United States postage stamps... and made a
little something for Reading Is Magic!
 
Acclaimed children's book
author and illustrator Chris Soentpiet is helping our Reading Is
Magic program!
We absolutely love the
award winning illustrations of Chris Soentpiet. Chris has won
an NAACP Image Award: Outstanding Literary Work, Society of
Illustrators Gold Metal, International Reading Award - Children's
Book of the Year (three times) and so many others.
We use
Something Beautiful
and
More Than Anything Else
in our program and they are on our Reading Is Magic Book To
Read List.
 
President Bush
reads
More Than Anything Else.
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS (Saturday, February 10, 2001)
Chris Soentpiet has donated
beautiful signed prints of his amazing artwork for Gentle Carousel's
2009 fundraiser. He has also signed posters for us to deliver
to our current Reading Is Magic schools and libraries. Thank you so much Chris for your support of
Reading Is Magic.
Magic and friends present a signed Chris Soentpiet
poster to the library.
We are inspired by Homer Hickam's "Coalwood Trilogy" and
include all three books on our Reading Is Magic Books To
Read List.
"Reading Is Magic!
Every child you inspire
to read is a life forever
changed. Thank you for that and for bringing books to
life...
...Reading is magic. It can take you from outer space to
the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Either way, the
journey is magical.
...Wow. Love those little
horses... Great job you're doing. I'm proud
of you."
-Homer Hickam
  
Homer Hickam
is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller
Rocket Boys
which received a National Book
Critics Circle nomination and was named a New York Times Notable
Book of 1998. He is the author of the "Coalwood Trilogy" (Rocket
Boys, The Coalwood Way
and Sky of
Stone),
Back to the
Moon ,Torpedo
Junction
and more. He is also a decorated
Vietnam combat veteran, retired NASA engineer, an Olympic
torch-bearer and the holder of Alabama's highest award for heroism.
Rocket Boys
was made into the motion picture October Sky in 1999.
"Gentle Carousel Therapy Horses.
Your Reading Is Magic program and
volunteers are heroes every time they walk into a school or library.
Using little miniature horses to inspire young children to read is
most creative. Congratulations on your wonderful charity,
spirit and service to your community."
The Best To You All,"
- Bill Bennett
Former
Secretary of Education William J. Bennett
A big thank you to
author Sylvia Engdahl who donated many of her
wonderful books to Reading Is Magic. Your
support means so much.
Sylvia Engdahl is the author of 1971 Newbery Honor Book,
Enchantress from the Stars.
This book later won the Children's Literature
Association's 1990 Phoenix Award
, which
is given each year "from the perspective of time" to a
children's book first published 20 years prior to the
award's presentation, and it was a finalist for the 2002
Book Sense Book of the Year in the Rediscovery category.
This Star Shall Abide
won a 1973 Christoper Award" affirmation of the
highest values of the human spirit." Her adult
novel
Stewards of the Flame
won a bronze medal in the 2008 Independent
Publisher (IPPY) Book Awards.
   
     
Mark. Barrett's current books and videos.
Thank
you so much Mark for donating your 2010 Miniature Horse Calendars
to Gentle Carousel.
Author Jessica Burkhart and
Therapy Horse Magic.
Thank you Jess for taking
time from your busy schedule to meet with Gentle Carousel and for
your support of our reading program.
Jessica's new
Canterwood Crest book
Take The Reins
is on our Reading Is Magic booklist.
"To The
Volunteers of Gentle Carousel,
Always follow
your dreams. Never let anyone tell you that you can't do
something. Stay positive and stay strong. You have the
ability to make amazing things happen!"
Love,
Jessica Burkhart
Gentle Carousel director
with author Michael Storrings.
Michael
Storrings is an award-winning illustrator, designer,
and art director who lives and works in New York
City. He is the recipient of awards from the
American Institute of Graphic Artists, the Art
Directors Club, the Society of Illustrators, Print
Magazine, the New York Book Show, and he has the
distinction of winning the very first Edgar Award
for cover design.
Cynthia Nixon:
Michael Storrings's
wonderful watercolors evoke so much of the
enchantment of Christmas in the city that I felt as
a child.
Regis Philbin:
Nobody celebrates
Christmas like New Yorkers. And no town gets all
dressed up like New York at Christmastime. It's a
feast for the eyes. It's happiness and good cheer on
every corner and Michael Storrings has captured it
all for you in this book.
The Honorable David
N. Dinkins:
This remarkable book
gives visitors and residents alike the chance to
take home with them the many wonders of the holiday
season in New York. Michael Storrings shows us New
York City at its glittering best.
Mr. Storrings
has offered to help provide books for the Reading Is
Magic program.
"Reading Is
Magic,
Thank you for
helping children learn to read...
-
Michael
Storrings"
 
We use books
by
Newbery Award
winner Linda Sue Park in
our reading program.
  
"...Thank you for all the work you do.
...Reading is Magic!"
-
Linda
Sue Park
    
Anna Grossnickle Hines is the
author and illustrator of over 50 children's books. We use
several of her books in our reading program.
"To Magic and Gentle Carousel -
You have a wonderful program.
Thank you for bringing joy to children... Keep reading! It is
magic!"
-Anna Grossnickle Hines
    
Magic with four-time Olympian and ten-time US Female
Equestrian Athlete of the Year, Karen O'Connor.
Magic with David O'Connor,
president of the United States Equestrian
Federation, Olympic gold medalist and Pan
American Games and World Equestrian Games
medalist.
Dianne Ochiltree's book
Cats Add Up is on Baxter's book list!
  
"To Gentle Carousel Therapy Horses,
You are making magic everyday with
each child you help..."
-
Dianne Ochiltree
And our new
favorite book!
Gentle Carousel
Therapy Horses is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit charity.
Your
donations are tax deductible.
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Magic selected Most Heroic Pet In America. See her
in AARP the Magazine.
What an honor and thrill to have Gentle Carousel's
Sundance as a riveting character in JASON AND ELIHU.-Shelley
Fraser Mickle
; "Life in the Galloping Lane, O'Connor")
