Eyes Can Talk

By Lana Jean Mitchell and Gilbert Young

Did you know that the ABC's can get you in trouble? Yep! They can. Chikere (Che-KEH-re) knows. Her eyes are saying she might need glasses. She needs to see a doctor, who will want her to read. Yep! this could be trouble. "The ABC's of Reading is one of the short, short stories in "Eyes Can Talk." The second short, short story is "Little Is Sleepy." No matter what Little's eyes are telling grandmother, he is not sleepy. Inside "Eyes Can Talk", the short, short stories are the lens of a pair of glasses. The first story is the right lens, and the second story is left lens. The lens of glasses are held together by a nose bridge. There is a bridge that takes us from the first story, "The ABC's of Reading" to the second story, "Little Is Sleepy." The stories are funny, funny, the bridge is not. You have a wise owl who helps you cross the bridge.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jul 15, 2020
• ISBN: 9781984586407

Lana Jean Mitchell

Lana Jean Mitchell began writing during the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she was born and grew up. She attended workshops where accomplished writers like Poet Haki Madhubuti, Novelist John O. Killens, Novelist/Short Story Writer Toni Cade Bambara, and Poet Sonja Sanchez taught persons interested in the craft of writing. At Wilberforce University, Lana majored in mass media communications and sociology, earning a bachelor of arts degree. She also pursued a Ph.D. at the Union Institute and University. The course work enhanced her skills and furthered her desire to write. Lana has written for newspapers, magazines, and radio. A children’s Christmas story, “The Ebony Tree and the Spirit of Christmas,” written by Robert W. Green, was coproduced by Lana and broadcasted for two holiday seasons on WGUC University of Cincinnati’s classical radio station. She currently writes children’s books, poetry, essays, and book and film reviews. In 2013 to 2014, she wrote an Internet movie blog titled MovieswithMitchell. Lana has also published in two poetry collections. A Birthday Story is Lana’s first children’s book to be published. She has others in the works. Lana is a mother, grandmother, and fiancée.

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