Hidden Treasures in a Book: A Collection of Seven Children's Tales Vol.1

By Mary Ann Vitale

Celebrate the beginning of "Hidden Treasures in a Book" collection, featuring seven illustrated short stories for children: Reach for a Star; Catch the Rainbows; A Sparkle from Heaven; Simon, the Red Fish; Tinkle, Tinkle, Little Bell; The Pumpkin Patch; Angels. This 37 page book-collection is a wonderful way to introduce some of M

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mary Ann Vitale
• Release date: Jun 15, 2018
• ISBN: 9780998135953

Mary Ann Vitale

Mary Ann Vitale is a bilingual, Amazon Best Selling award-winning author of children's books. She is married and has three grown children. She loves spending quality time with her eight grandchildren, teaching them the wonderful traditions learned from her heritage. Mary Ann never dreamed of writing children's books. The language barrier was a challenge to her writing career. She was born in Sicily. As a young child, she always loved books, even though they were not available. At a young age, she moved to the U.S.A. She attended Cosmetology School and college. She is fluent in the Italian, Sicilian, and English languages. At the age of fifty, she wrote her first story for children. Urged by constant inspiration, she wrote many other stories and poems. One day, she woke up with the realization "a writer was born!" Mary Ann has always kept in close contact with her inner child. She taps in her Sicilian folklore to entertain and cultivate children and the child in all of us. Mary Ann wants to spread the joy of her books to many children all over the world.

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First Published by Bookshelf Publishing 05/30/2018

©2018 Mary Ann Vitale. All Rights Reserved.

Hidden Treasures in a Book

A Collection of Seven Children’s Tales Vol. 1

ISBN: 978-0-9981359-4-6

ISBN: 978-0-9981359-5-3 (e-book)

This book is a work of fiction. People, places, events, and situations are the product of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or historical events, is purely coincidental.

Printed in the United States of America

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

I would like to dedicate this book to God and my family, especially my grandchildren:

Karlina, Arabella, Lincoln, Mason, Eric, Shaeahn, Glenn IV, Owen and Nolan.

Table of Contents

Reach for a Star

Catch the Rainbows

A Sparkle from Heaven

Simon, the Red Fish

Tinkle, Tinkle, Little Bell

The Pumpkin Patch

Angels

Reach for a Star

It was a rainy day. All at once, the sun peeked its face and played peek-a-boo with the clouds. Karlina’s mom was inside the house, while her little girl stood outside looking at the rain. She repeated over and over a special song she