A Portion of the Proceeds Will Be Donated To the Clarion Absolutely free Library Ebook Launch & Signing Occasion to Be Held June 19th 2-4 PM at Clarion Memorial Park Gazebo
Pam Selker Rak, Pittsburgh-based mostly poet and president of internet marketing firm, CommuniTech, LLC, now announces the launch a children’s ebook, “Sassafras Tea,” a story-poem recounting fond reminiscences of escalating-up in Clarion, PA. The e book facilities on the value of relatives and the father/daughter bond. The tagline of the reserve, “The Simplest Pleasures Are Our Best Treasures,” transpired to Rak all through the Covid-19 lockdowns, as did her final decision to convert her poetry into children’s guides.
“Covid-19 was transformational for all of us,” stated Pam Selker Rak, author of “Sassafras Tea.” “It gave me much more time to take pleasure in items that we far too generally just take for granted – like family and local community. I mirrored on the less difficult situations of my very own existence. This e-book is the story of how my father introduced me to the artwork of brewing sassafras tea from the bark he reduce in the woods at the rear of his old homestead. As a baby, I was fascinated that my father could turn a tree into tea! It’s these sorts of ordeals that came into sharp concentration for me. In our period of texting, gaming and social media, it is crucial for little ones to know that the simplest pleasures are frequently the best ones.”
But “Sassafras Tea” is substantially extra than just a story of brewing tea – it is about the Clarion local community by itself, the relevance of public libraries, and how the basis attained there chartered the course for Rak’s future and work ethic as a author, poet and marketer.
“My story-poems are about growing-up in a simple, blue-collar family. My father was a machinist for more than 35 many years. He designed a superior dwelling and we could pay for simple vacations and simple ordeals as it turns out, that’s all we at any time essential,” Rak said.
When Rak’s book is committed to her spouse and children, it is also devoted to her former hometown – academics, neighbors, buddies, kin, the library and the group by itself.
“There is no other put I’d have instead grown-up, which is why all of my textbooks will be centered on that town and on people encounters. I hope they support, in some little way, to deliver recognition to the splendor and magic of Clarion, and the significance of all of America’s small towns and working-class households. A portion of each of my books’ proceeds will be donated to a nonprofit benefitting the Clarion neighborhood. The proceeds of the very first ebook, ‘Sassafras Tea,’ will be donated to the Clarion Totally free Library,” Rak mentioned.
“Sassafras Tea” was skillfully illustrated by Pittsburgh-primarily based artist, Jeanine Murch. A next ebook, “Xmas Treedition,” is in progress, illustrated by Pittsburgh-based artist, Susan Vincent. It will be released in Oct 2021 with situations prepared in conjunction with the 68th Yearly Autumn Leaf Pageant in Clarion, from Oct 2-10.
“Sassafras Tea” is a 20-webpage, 8 ½ x 8 ½” photograph reserve that retails for $19.99 for the hardback version, $9.99 for the paperback version on Amazon.com and $2.99 for the E-book edition, also on Amazon.com. Bulk orders of the hardback version are also readily available on IngramSpark.com at 55% off the retail cost. To order the hardback: Go to www.etsy.com/store/clarionkidbooks. To order the paperback or Book: Pay a visit to https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09443TMDW.
Launch & Reserve Signing Bash: June 19th from 2-4 PM EDT, Memorial Park Gazebo, Clarion, PA
A e book start and signing occasion will be held on June 19th from 2-4 PM at Memorial Park Gazebo in Clarion. Michelle’s Café will be on-hand to provide sassafras tea and assorted pastries. Guide readings will be done by Clarion resident, Kiera Vinson, a senior at Lycoming Higher education, finding out Musical Theater Arts. There will also be are living music. The occasion is open to the general public. “Sassafras Tea” can be acquired at the event the creator will be on-hand to signal copies. To find out a lot more, be sure to contact 412.972.0355 or e-mail [email protected].
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