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Apryl Skies, a Los Angeles native whose creativity is not exclusive to her passion for literary composition expresses a natural talent with poetry, photography and canvas. Whether with written or spoken word, art or design, Skies captures the sublime beauty of the world with a unique and lyrical voice. Creating her own greeting card line in May 2010, this poet proves she has few limitations.
Inspired by a wide range of writers, Apryl has established a modest following of her own and has impressed readers worldwide, as well as by appearances at local poetry readings throughout the L.A. area.
Skies expresses her devotion to the written word with a quiet intensity.
From the collection A Song Beneath Silence
of original poems, That Whiskey Blue Sway
was nominated for the 2010 Poem of the Year
by Muses Review.
While she is known mainly for her impressive verse, her more light-hearted pieces include fairy tales,amphigories, fables and juvenile verse. Using whimsy, humor and colorful characters Skies speaks of hope and embraces the differences that make us all unique.
Before entering the publishing world Apryl focused on film with Polyphony – Be You & Accept Me Too! consisting of educational segments, puppet adventures, fairy tales, clay animation and poetry for children. Polyphony, available worldwide won the 2010 Gold Pixie Award for animation by The American Pixel Academy.
Reviewed by Robin McCoy for Readers' Favorite
Skye the Troll and other Fairy Tales for Children is a collection of short fairy tales and poems for young children. I love how each is broken down into different stories, so you can pick different ones to read each night to your child. It was hard choosing a favorite from each of the stories, as they were all whimsical and fun to read. We especially loved the colorful illustrations and how they brought each fairy tale to life. Through humor, poetry and inspiring books, Apryl Skies offers a book that will delight young children and inspire them to dream.
It is hard to find a good fairy tale book or collection of fairy tales for young children, but Apryl Skies hits a home run with this book. It's definitely a book I will be reading with my children for years to come, and one that will be talked about and shared amongst family and friends. Each story will truly ignite your child's creativity and imagination about magical places and people. I have read that this book is based on a series, but I have never seen it. It's definitely something I will be looking into. We now have a favorite fiction author in our family -- thanks to Apryl Skies and her magical book. If you are looking for a great book to read to your children this summer, you have to check out this book.
