Welcome!
Philip Dale Smith (GrandpaDale) here, with good news!
You’ll be thrilled to know that the planets, sun, moon, and stars have so aligned that…
Just kidding! None of that hocus-pocus! But…
It’s exciting that four good things and one bad one have converged and created a unique and positive situation–one that will involve just 300 of us and will provide…
Super benefits for you, and special opportunities for me.
I’ve created for you what I hope you’ll agree is an “irresistible offer.” “Irresistible” means giving you a great, benefit-rich package at such a bargain price that you’ll be glad to take it. To do this…
I’m willing to “give away the farm!”
Why? Because I have an exciting agenda I need to finance. An upsurge of cash flow will let me:
- Complete my latest book, a “How to …” that that should have a great impact. More later!
- Market both eBook and print versions of the new book to reach as many people as we can.
- Develop an extensive collection of family mini-videos for YouTube and other video sites, etc.
- Pay off bills that have nipped at my heels ever since my accident, repeated surgeries, rehabs, etc.
- And there’s a special secret mission I’ll reveal to those who decide to be part of this.
How can I do it? Give you and others massive value at low cost! That way, we’ll all benefit.
You deserve it. You care about family. You know that books are among the best gifts you can give a child. You know reading with children is a magnificent way to bond with them and that it is a powerful way to encoursge far-reaching life skills such as ability to listen, concentrate, analyze, and much, much, more.
I have books paid for and in the warehouse. Barnes & Noble doesn’t need a big chunk of money from those books! I’d rather let you have the “Heirloom Collection” of my children’s picture books at a deep, deep discount. And I’ll give you a load of free bonuses.
I want to make this offer so good that, even if you already have my books, you’ll want to take advantage of this below-bookstore-wholesale offer to get copies for birthday, shower, and special-occasion gifts. With Christmas just around the corner, this will let you get magnificent gifts at minimum cost. There are bound to be some little ones who’d be thrilled to have you give them these beautiful heirloom quality books.
You catch that term? Wonder why we call it “The Heirloom Collection”? Answer: Quality! All…
- Have stories that are everlasting and their messages are enriching for all ages
- Are printed on heavy, acid-free stock that won’t turn brown or brittle—so the children you give them to can pass them on to their children. (Oh, how quickly that can happen!)
- Are beautiful!–with a laminated, full-color dust jacket with foil and embossed highlights.
- Have hard covers printed in full color– for most books remove jacket, covers are blank!
- They Include national award-winners and a successful Doubleday book-club selection
They’re such a rich selection that you can proudly give them to children you love and know that they can pass them on to their children or even grandchildren! Your gifts are, indeed, “heirloom books!”
Why makes the deal SPECIAL FOR YOU? The quality of the books, the bonuses, and the price!
For just $29.97, plus S&H, if you’re among the first 300 people to respond, you get a package with a suggested retail price of $105.35!
You’ll get the five children’s picture books listed below— and you’ll get a number of bonuses—Absolutely FREE!
The list shows what you’d pay, retail, at Barnes & Noble, Borders, Books a Million, etc. Note that the retail price of the first two books, alone, is more than you’ll pay to get the entire package of…
Five books, plus five bonuses.
But don’t think of it as, “Dale, you’re throwing away your profits!” The books are in the warehouse and paid for. Because only the first 300 to respond will get this package, this won’t deplete the stock. So, it may appear that I’m taking a beating by letting you have the books at such a fraction of their value (plus free bonuses), but I’m really not. Here’s why…
My passion is helping strengthen and bond families, so, in a sense, you are partnering in this as you benefit children you love by giving them the books—or put the books in your church or public library. So I’m elated about it, and I’m sure you will be, too. Not only that…
I’m seeding the clouds to create a deluge when we launch our next special family-enrichment project that provides a free mini-course on the benefits of reading aloud as a family.
I expect this near give-away to generate a surging ripple effect. If you’re truly impressed with the books’ quality and worth for families, I know I can trust you to help get the word out. When we get a viral effect going, it’ll be more than worth the big discount I’m giving you.
Here are the books you’ll get:
OVER is not UP! Little Bitsie didn’t get up when she was called. She just turned over—and OVER is not UP! (My wife inspired that–I call Mary Jo to get up; She turns over and thinks she got up!) Beautifully illustrated by Donna Brooks—Bradford Exchange “Artist of the Year” nominee for her “Heaven’s Little Sweethearts” collector’s plates. This book’s lively pictures, bright colors, and delightful but simple story line make it an ideal gift for children from a baby in arms to early elementary. A national silver award winner. Price: $14.95.
*** Want to see “Over Is Not Up” right now ? See the book as I read it to adorable little Annabelle. Simply click on the Preview link under CATAGORIES in the upper right. Then when you are finished click on HOME to return to this page. ***
1-2-3, Special Like Me! The National Association for Self Esteem lists this #2 among the “Ten best books in the nation for building self-esteem in children.” It helps children: Respect Self ● Value Others ● Treasure Nature. Readers count from one little tulip and two little bluebirds up to nine little girls and ten little boys. A wise old owl teaches them to be grateful for their own special gifts and not wish to be different. Publishers Weekly said: “Encourages youngsters to respect themselves and the world around them.” My daughter, Lisa Kay Hauser, coauthored it. The magnificent art is by Donna Brooks. Price: $15.95
Nighttime at the Zoo is based on, and includes, the lullaby my mother sang to me when I was a child. It depicts children visiting a zoo at dusk as many animals prepare for the night. The music for the song appears on the each appropriate page and on the back end papers. North Carolina’s “miracle artist” Gwen Clifford drew the bright, detailed pictures with colored pencils. Note below that one of your bonuses is an MP3 digital of my reading of the book and singing of the song in it. The whole family will enjoy this book and the song may well become a bedtime tradition for your family as it has for many. Price: $14.95.
Little Tom Meets Mr. Jonah A rebellious kitten thinks he’s big and tough. He disobeys his father, gets trapped in a box of fish, and ends up on the ship with the Biblical character, Jonah. During the kitten’s escapade he learns that thoughts lead to actions, actions have consequences, and that we’re responsible for results of our actions. He also learns how wonderful a second chance can be. It’s a sure winner–children love it! It was co-authored by Pat Day-Bivins. Donna Brooks painted the vibrant and delightful illustrations on canvas with oil paints. Price: $15.95
The Rabbit and the Promise Sign A heart-warming story of a bunny born with a “Bethlehem star” on his forehead. This fable, coauthored by Pat Day-Bivins, tells of a rabbit who faithfully waited with Jesus in the garden the night before his crucifixion. A note to readers asks, “Did this story really happen? Clue: In real life rabbits seldom wear bow ties, and old rabbits almost never walk with canes! Is it a Bible story? No. This is a Christian fable.” It is a perfect gift. Praised by many reviewers, one newspaper said, “What a rare and beautiful book! Seldom does emotion touch you like it will through the sensitive words… and exquisite, life-like illustrations. This story should become a family tradition. Please…get a copy of this book for your family library.” News Chief, Winter Haven, FL Price: $15.95
Bookstore retail price of these 5 children’s picture books is $77.75 But they’re yours for just $29.97! You’ll be able to take care of gifts for showers, birthdays, Christmas, etc.
And there are Free Bonuses galore!
Bonus #1: The MP4-video of my reading of Over is not UP! to adorable little Annabelle. What is the quality of the books you’ll get? Here are some indications: One has been a Doubleday book-club offering, two have won national awards, and one a regional award. You can really see the quality of the book as you watch me read this book aloud to little Annabelle. (No, she’s not really my granddaughter, she just adopted me. I love her!) As I read Over is not UP!, you’ll see the gorgeous illustrations from 30 original oil-on-canvas paintings done exclusively for this book by the acclaimed award-winning Donna Brooks, who is best known for her Bradford Exchange collectible “Heaven’s Little Sweethearts” angel plates. The MP4 of OVER is not UP!: Price: $5.95 – for you, Free!
Bonus #2: Fun! You get a free Nighttime at the Zoo Coloring Book! Gwen Clifford, the illustrator, carefully sketched as coloring pages this delightful book, with it’s “Zoo Lullaby” of “monkeys off their perches tumbling,” sleepy lions and kangaroos, etc. You get it as a downloadable file so you can print and make them into a coloring book. Or print individual pages to be colored or used in dozens of ways in craft projects. AND, though the book is copyrighted, you have permission to make as many copies as you wish of the book—or of any page you choose! Make enough copies for each child at a sleepover, or each kid in a class! Ideal, too, for homeschoolers. Price: $5.95 –for you, it’s Free!
Bonus #3. The Incredible Tale of the “Zoo Song” It is a wisp of consciousness, an impression from my earliest awareness. Not quite a memory, it echoes—gentle, soft, and real from too early in my consciousness to be called a memory. Eventually, though, the nebulous impressions shape into the form of being held close, and the sweet sounds become my mother’s voice. The words, “When the shades of night are softly creeping…” may not have had specific meaning back then, but the nightly repetition was meaningful and comforting. The lilt, the rhythm, the words, combined with my mother’s gentle touch and transported a happy little boy to slumberland each night. Eventually I came to know that this, my mother’s favorite lullaby, was “Nighttime at the Zoo.”
But I certainly didn’t dream that I’d sing it to my children and to my children’s children. Or that one day I’d want to make it the basis for my first children’s picture book. But could I do that? Would I be guilty of copyright infringement? Where did it come from? There were questions to answer and obstacles to overcome. You can follow this story as it weaves its way through talk shows, newspapers, magazines, libraries, the US Copyright Office, and eventually overseas and back–then, in one more surprising twist, to a surprising singer for a not-so surprising recording studio—and on to the hills of western Kentucky. This story is your bonus. Price: $3.95 – for you, it’s Free!
Bonus #4: You get a Nighttime at the Zoo MP3. On this digital recording I read the book and sing the “Zoo Lullaby” that my mother sang to us when my siblings, Rhea, Reg, and I were children. It is now becoming a family tradition in untold numbers of homes across America and elsewhere. The book has the sheet music on the back end papers, which makes it easy for you to learn the words and melody of this delightful song as you hear me sing it. Soon, perhaps, your children and grandchildren or other little ones you treasure will be going to sleep listening to this treasured song. Price-wise, we could certainly justify… $5.95 – but for you, Free!
Hey, giving things away is fun! Here’s one more…
Bonus #5: The Inspiring Story of Gwen… A little girl with a dream that wouldn’t, couldn’t, and didn’t die.
This story is so special that word of it reached Russia and made such an impression that a TV producer came to the U.S. and created a documentary of Gwen’s story for Russian TV! I can understand why. …
I’ll never forget when I met her. For a moment, I didn’t notice the little girl had slipped up close beside me. I had just spoken in Beaumont, Texas and was talking with some adults who had heard me. As we chatted, I glanced down to my left and saw a slender, dark-haired nine-year-old girl standing there with her head down, facing the floor. Her right hand was cupped over her left. She was obviously waiting to talk to me. When those I was talking with moved away, I turned to her, took a deep breath, braced myself, and said, “Hi! You’re Gwen, aren’t you?”
I smiled softly. I thought, I musn’t flinch. I mustn’t react when she looks up at me and I look into her face. I had noticed her in the audience, a third of the way back on the left side, sitting with her mother and her sisters.
She was Gwen Rogers. I knew her story. I want you to know her story, too. It will touch you, inspire you, thrill you. And you and your children will fall in love with Gwen Rogers Clifford, as I did. She grew up to be the illustrator of my first children’s picture book, Nighttime at the Zoo. Her story is priceless, but we’ll assign your copy a price of $5.95, but for you, Free!
[Dale, send my books & bonuses!]
In a nutshell, here’s what you get… For your small investment of just $29.97 +S&H:
Build self-esteem in children (and teach counting skills) 1-2-3, Special Like Me! $15.95
Kids learn a vital lesson: Actions have consequences! Little Tom Meets Mr. Jonah $15.95
You’re always loved and are never really alone The Rabbit and the Promise Sign $15.95
Sets stage for getting up in the morning. Has word-game “flash-cards” OVER is not UP!$14.95
A bedtime story & lullaby that should soon be a family tradition! Nighttime at the Zoo $14.95
Bonus #1: Video (MP4) of Over is not UP! as I read it to cute little Annabelle…….. Price: $5.95
Bonus #2: Immediately downloadable Nighttime at the Zoo Coloring Book!……Price: $5.95
Bonus #3: Discover a remarkable saga:“The Incredible Tale of the Zoo Song!” Price:$3.95
Bonus #4: The Nighttime at the Zoo MP3-- a digital recording of the book……….Price: $5.95
Bonus #5: The Inspiring story of: “Gwen:A girl whose dream wouldn’t die!” Price: $5.95
Suggested retail : The “Heirloom Package” of Five Children’s Picture Books ……$77.75
Five Special Bonuses …………………………………………………………………………………….27.75
Total suggested retail price: ………………………………………………………………………..$105.50
Your savings: ……………………………………………………………………………………………..-$75.55!
Your price, an incredible bargain at just……………………………………………………….. $29.97!
You pay just $9.95 shipping and handling for this big package. We will pay the rest to send them by Priority Mail, usually within 24 hours so you and the children you love will have them right away. And you’ll be giving us a boost that will help us produce the new book and our next audios and videos for families & kids.
*** Remember! The number of packages available is just 300!
Don’t delay since we plan to limit this offer to leave adequate stock for our regular book sales and to avoid needing to immediately reprint any of the books we’ve included in this special package.
Get your Heirloom Collection now. You’ll be able to download the bonuses right away. Your books will arrive soon. They’ll be sent Priority Mail, so order right now and they’ll be there for Christmas!
[Yes, Dale, send my books & bonuses!]
P.S. When your copy of Nighttime at the Zoo arrives, be sure to look at Gwen Clifford’s picture on the flap of the dust jacket. Show it to your children and enrich their lives by telling them the story of the precious little girl who wouldn’t give up, no matter what–and became the artist she dreamed of being–starting when she was just five years old.
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