Journey of Fairy Tales

By Laura Botsford

Journey of Fairy Tales is a Disneyesque- Never Ending Story adventure that sparks the beginning of storytelling on Earth. In the uplifting tale of the Tipleah Tree; the Tree of Leaves that holds all the stories ever to be written until one unimaginative day they are stolen by the foreboding negative Harmies of Namerus and locked behind a swirling wall of dismal thought-forms. Kingston and Isla lost their parents in the invasion as well and set off on a journey to rescue them and the Leaves. They embark on a challenging adventure to the Linkalee Alignment where only through being in tune with their natural laws of attraction, magical gadgets, and a willingness to work together can they rescue the Leaves and bring their parents' home.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press
• Release date: Nov 21, 2019
• ISBN: 9781982234126

Laura Botsford

Laura is a multi-disciplinary Artist in Residency with the Arkansas Arts Council. She resides in Portland, Arkansas with her husband and cat Oscar. Laura has written 35 books, and plays with and for children for 29 years. Her United Imaginations Workshops provides children with imaginative teamwork.  Laura's joyful and mellifluous approach to teaching theater craft, book publishing and multimedia workshops are infused with a commitment to well being and moral imagination.            "This is a fantastic concept, having children create their own books within a structured program that, nevertheless, permits them to utilize every aspect of their imagination and then experiences the great satisfaction of seeing their creations materialize to be shared by others."   Lois Duncan ~ YA Author                 Laura studied at the McPhail School of Performing Arts in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and taught a summer early childhood Arts program at the Minneapolis              Children's Theater, and attended El Camino Junior College in California majoring in Early Childhood Education and Development. She completed Workshops in curriculum enrichment with inspiring activities for autistic, behavioral challenged and hearing-impaired students. She is a graduate of the Governors Leadership School. She is also the President and founder of a non-profit Arts Agency, Neverlands Inc. from 1992 to the current year. Laura Botsford website

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ISBN: 978-1-9822-3411-9 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-9822-3413-3 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-9822-3412-6 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019912737

Balboa Press rev. date: 04/13/2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Rendezvous

Chapter 2 Festival of Leaves

Chapter 3 Ceremony of Whispers

Chapter 4 The Shallows

Chapter 5 Kingdom of Lootoop

Chapter 6 In Light and Sound

Chapter 7 Departure

Chapter 8 Linkalee Alignment

Chapter 9 Return to Emeria

Author Biography

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CHAPTER 1

RENDEZVOUS

34848.png he journey was challenging, not even the brightest bird could follow across the stormy seas, yet in Isla’s heart was a brave, and bold resolve to make it across the turbulent waters however tumultuous the ride may become was no matter. Isla was determined for she knew this was a treasure far more important than she, but for all the children and evolution of all humankind.

The wind was picking up speed, forcing the ship steadily forward as if a long towing rope was reeling it in. Isla closed her eyes in the spray and felt the water cleanly on her skin, salty like tears, resplendent in the ancient sea. She wrapped herself in the wind, timeless in the moment, breathless in expectation, warmed only by her Hinduri shawl given to her at graduation by her Beneficial, Alden with its special protective powers woven in blue, green, and gold metallurgical fibers. It protected her from extreme temperatures and negative energies, acting as a shield designed only for her. She warmed herself with the shawl and called upon Captain Ines, Traverse two degrees south, please, we will go faster; with the wind at our backs, we will be perfectly positioned until the messenger boat comes for us as planned.

The first pastel wash of twilight was upon them. The sky blended in ribbons of pink, faint indigo, as the last of golden sun rays filtered through the sea mist. There above them was the eternal Emerian moon, now waxing in a softer violet shade like lilacs newly blooming, pale purple then darker with time.

All change is beginning now, approaching its alignment in its quiescent celestial moment. How promising is the sea with all its uncharted lands, how deep is the ever-evolving romance between the Creator and all of humankind, and how does the attention to every detail become a matter historically poignant in the grand scheme of Creation? Peace at what price, resolution at what sacrifice? she reflected thoughtfully out loud to herself, wondering how all this would unfold in the days to follow.

Kingston was unaware that this moment in time would become a healing time for him as well, for these emotional scars had wounded him since the days of Truid leaving a cringing shadow of darkness that still shadowed his mind, rendering his emotions into a hidden, and guarded mistrustful mood. Yes, the first breath of battle was still grievously with him, it fixed in his mind a dark chasm of sadness that at times he could not help falling back