This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc.) by providing them with free books and to help authors garner more exposure for their work. This author is willing to donate free copies of their book in exchange for reviews (if circumstances allow) and the knowledge that their book is being read and enjoyed. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. Be sure to tell the author who you are, what organization you are with, how many books you need, how they will be used, and the number of reviews, if any, you would be able to provide.
I've always drawn on my school notebooks - dinosaurs, animals, dragons, cartoons, characters and scenes from the books I read until I began drawing my own stories. My favorite place to draw was the math notebook, but I was careful not to discriminate any subject - they all had their share of my drawings.
I went on drawing on notebooks in high school and all over my algorithm books at University. I kept on creating all kinds of stories until I decided to write them instead of just expressing them in endless comic strips.
Now I'm a software developer by day and a writer by night. In between I draw. I like connecting ideas in unlikely ways to create new things the same way you'd connect Lego blocks and then I illustrate them. I publish most of my work and ideas on Stirring Steer. (stirringsteer.blogspot.com)
Reviewed by Kim Anisi for Readers' Favorite
Coco's Journey by Maria Stoica is a charming story for kids of all ages (and a good story to read to kids, too). It is basically a different version of the brave male rescuing the lady in distress. In this case, the knight in shining armour is a cockatiel! His name is Coco, and he is quite stressed when his female companion is suddenly gone - most likely kidnapped by the daughter of the dragons who keep Coco and some other animals as pets. Coco decides that he cannot just sit and wait for a miracle to happen, so he tries to make his way to the room of the dragon daughter. It is not that easy though. First of all, the cave in which the dragons live is huge, and getting from one place to the other is a challenge. The second problem is that not all the other pets the dragons keep are harmless. Will Coco find his loved one? And how will he save her from the claws of a dragon?
Coco's Journey by Maria Stoica is a very entertaining story, and I loved the way it was illustrated. The illustrations were just right - not too many, not too few, not over the top, and very charming. I enjoyed the style the book was written in and can imagine that kids will love this story very much. I read it in one sitting, but I think a kid who has just started reading will be able to enjoy the adventures of Coco over a few days. I think stories like this are great to encourage kids to read more.
