News Letter

Author Hank LeGrandlll
                                   ‘Welcome to my newsletter’ Date 12/20/13
 Issue # 1
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First of all I would like to welcome you to my second newsletter.
I Hope you find it informative and enjoyable!
Please forward it to your friends you feel would be interested.
Until next time...
Best wishes,
Hank LeGrand lll
 
  In This Issue:
• Feature Article: EBook titles on Amazon Kindle
• Recommended Resources: Amazon’s Kindle.
• Quote of the Week:”The Highway to Success is through the mind.”
• Contact the Author: hjlmbl@zoominternet.net
 
 1. Feature Article: EBook titles.
EBooks by: Henry (Hank) J.LeGrand lll

Emma May’s Sand Box
Emma May loved playing in her sandbox until one day she went outside to play. Emma cried when she found her sandbox empty. The storm had washed all the sand away, well, almost all. As she turned to go back inside her home she saw the small particles of sand--left in the sandbox--sparkle at her, as if it were winking. Emma’s father told her not to worry; he would get her more sand down at the creek. Emma decides to play anyway with the small amount left She begins gathering up the grains of sand and putting them in her special playing bucket. When Emma shovels the remaining sand she is shocked at what happens. Emma May’s Sand Box is a fun filled story children of all ages will enjoy reading or simply being an avid listener. Emma May’s Sand Box can be purchased in eBook form at Amazon Kindle for quick down load.

The Yellow, Yellow Airplane
Zack and his father had built the perfect airplane or at least thought they did. The yellow plane was beautiful, but there was a problem, a big problem. The little airplane tells them it’s afraid of heights. Well, an airplane afraid of heights is no good to anyone, so Zack’s father decides to take the Yellow airplane apart and build another, but this time he will paint it RED…the color of bravery, not Yellow the color of fear. This exciting story is fun for all ages--be it read or read- aloud.

Other children’s titles at Amazon KDP Select are listed below.

EBook titles

The Painted King Roosters……………………………..Read 6/11………….Read aloud 3/5
The Mystical Blueberry Bush Read 6/11…………….Read 6/11………….Read aloud 3/5
The Ghost of Kaiser Rock Read 6/11…………. ……..Read 6/11………….Read aloud 3/5

My three Holiday stories:
Toboggan Wax Read 6/11……………………………. Read 6/11………….Read aloud 3/5.
Little Moe’s Christmas Read 6/11………………….. Read 6/11………….Read aloud 3/5.
Santa’s Merry, Mary Christmas Read 6/11…………Read 6/11………….Read aloud 3/5.

My published title, Paddle Tail—the story about the adorable little beaver born without a tail--is also available in eBook form and print at Willow Moon Publishing, Amazon, and Barns & Noble. . www.willowmoonpublishing.com/paddletail.
Paddle Tail’s second book in the series titled, Paddle Tail’s First Winter Adventure, also published through Willow Moon Publishing. My first novel titled, Rampage, is also at Amazon in eBook and  print at Write Words Inc, Author’s Den in my signed book store. B&N or ordered at your local bookstore.

Hank LeGrand www.authorsden.com/hanklegrandlll You can check out my titles on my website,and below is a little info. on how to download from Amazon--my titles also available there. November 13 .The best reading experience on your Android phone or tablet, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Windows 8 PC or tablet, BlackBerry, or Windows Phone.Kindle Cloud Reader Read instantly in your browser Smartphones iPhone & iPod touch Android Windows Phone BlackBerry Computers Mac Windows 8 Windows 7, XP & Vista Tablets iPad Android Tablet Windows 8 Buy Once, Read Everywhere: You don't need to own a Kindle device to enjoy Kindle books. Download one of our free Kindle apps to start reading Kindle books on all your devices. The Kindle app is available for every major smartphone, tablet, and computer. That means with our free Kindle reading apps, you can buy a Kindle book once, and read it on any device with the Kindle app installed. And of course, you can also read that same Kindle book on a Kindle device if you own one. With Amazon’s Whispersync technology, you can automatically save and synchronize your furthest page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights across all your devices. That means you can start reading a book on one device, and pick up where you left off on another device. Shop the Kindle Store for over one million Kindle books, including new releases and New York Times® best sellers. If you are a non-U.S. customer, book pricing and availability may vary. Read the first chapter of a book before you decide whether to buy it. Read thousands of free books with a Kindle app, including popular classics like The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Pride and Prejudice, and Treasure Island. Go into your local library to check out an eBook, and have it delivered wirelessly to your Kindle app. Adjust a book’s text size to your desired comfort level for easier reading.

You can now check out all my eBooks--children/young adult--at my website at www.authorsden.com/hanklegrandlll. I've also included them here on my blog. Below are my titles in the Amazon KDP Select program. To find a title on Amazon simply type in the ASIN number, but don’t type ASIN. You can also copy and paste into your browser. Most of my titles are listed in the Amazon Kindle loan program. They can also be downloaded on your PC. The link for the PC download is listed on the Amazon KDP site. I hope you enjoy my stories as much as I did writing them. Thank you, Author Hank LeGrand Book Description Publication Date: January 18, 2012 The Ghost of Kaiser Rock Is a mixture of ghost stories circulating around a small town called, Butler. The story about a young boy's short journey down a darkened country road completes the story, but it certainly doesn't end the suspense. ________________________________________ Product Details • File Size: 32 KB • Print Length: 14 pages • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. • Language: English • ASIN: B006ZPB6EI Book Description Publication Date: January 22, 2012 The Mystical Blueberry Bush Harry needs to get as many blueberries from the blueberry bush as possible. His Mom and Dad will need the money they get from selling the berries for his school costs. He and his dog, Fritz, find themselves making a strange deal for the blueberries. ________________________________________ Product Details • File Size: 24 KB • Print Length: 8 pages • Publisher: Amazon Kindle (January 22, 2012) • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. • Language: English • ASIN: B0070XD5CK ________________________________________ Book Description Publication Date: November 1, 2012 Santa’s Merry Mary Christmas Nicholas always felt someday he would do great things, but he never expected it to be so special. He always loved working with his hands—building things of all kind. He, especially, enjoyed making toys for the children in town. He even fixed broken toys for the children they would drop off from town. Nicholas also loved working with all the different animals on his pa’s farm. If one would get sick he would stay up all night tending to it. Santa’s Merry Mary Christmas is an exciting holiday story that will surely tickle the funny bone of all children reading it or simply being an avid read aloud for the younger set. Don’t forget to check out some of my other children stories—also in the Kindle loan program. Some of my other children’s titles are listed below. I also have my first young/adult novel titled Rampage—an action / adventure story of young love, fear, and survival, taking place in the 1800. ________________________________________ Product Details • File Size: 44 KB • Print Length: 20 pages • Publisher: Amazon Kindle (November 1, 2012) • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. • Language: English • ASIN: B00A0LNUZG Book Description Publication Date: August 26, 2010 Toboggan Wax This is the enchanted story of a young boy who goes to live with his uncle, in a secluded mountain valley. Snow lay on the ground just about all year long, and their main mode of transportation is by horse and sleigh or toboggan. During a severe snow storm a strange visitor knocks on the cabin door, and when he goes he doesn't even leave a footprint in the snow. ________________________________________________________________________________ Product Details • File Size: 84 KB • Print Length: 23 pages • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. • Language: English • ASIN: B0040ZNU9Y Book Description Publication Date: October 23, 2012 Paddle Tail The story about an adorable little beaver born without a tail, but Paddle Tail learns, and so will all children that it's okay to be different. This exciting story will take your child on a wonderful journey they will never forget. ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Product Details • Paperback: 54 pages • Publisher: Willow Moon (October 23, 2012) • Language: English • ISBN-10: 1480171999 • Book Description Publication Date: April 5, 2013 | Series: Paddle Tail Paddle Tail’s First Winter Adventure This is the second book in Paddle Tail’s Tales series about the adorable little beaver born with just a stump for a tail. He learns, and so will your child, that it's OK to be different. Join him in his first winter adventure! ________________________________________________________________________________ Product Details • Paperback: 62 pages • Publisher: Willow Moon Publishing; 2 edition (April 5, 2013) • Language: English • ISBN-10: 0983687250 • Book Description Publication Date: October 13, 2012 The Silent Song Birds It was a quiet morning, at Fanny's parents’ farmhouse. The warm summer breeze was drifting in through her up-stair's bedroom window. Fanny loved summertime, especially, being awoken to the sound of her favorite songbirds singing. It's sure quiet this morning, Fanny thought to herself, as she awoke from her sleep. I don't hear any of the songbirds singing? Something doesn't seem right. I had better go outside and take a look around. Fanny climbed out of bed dressed then went down stairs, to go outside onto the front porch. Fanny always took her best friend Natalie--her stuffed beaver toy--with her, when she would go outside to play--so she would have someone to talk to.... ________________________________________ Product Details • File Size: 22 KB • Print Length: 5 pages • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. • Language: English • ASIN: B009QD6T0W Book Description Publication Date: February 1, 2012 BUFFALO HORN Is a young adult story loaded with excitement? College students get a job working with councilors at a youth camp. They are going to take a trip around the lake for them to get use to the area. Well, this trip takes them where they never even thought of, and they soon find themselves fighting for survival. ________________________________________ Product Details • File Size: 171 KB • Print Length: 63 pages • Publisher: Amazon Kindle (February 1, 2012) • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. • Language: English • ASIN: B0074NQ8JI ________________________________________ Book Description Publication Date: November 30, 2009 Rampage Night was beginning to fall in the tranquil mountain valley, and the long workday at the Topps' family farm had come to an end. Fall weather had once again returned, along with the exploding colors of the tree's leaves. The unmistakable sound of the elks' trumpeting calls had also returned to the valley - announcing the beginning of their mating season. It was truly a wondrous time for the elk, but it could also be a very dangerous time; especially when the elk began wandering down the old wagon train trail from the mountains, down to where the early morning frost had not yet fallen on the tender green grasses. The Topp family - Jim, his wife Mary, and teenage son Rocky - lived on the farm at the lower end of the valley. The roaming elk foraging for food didn't really bother the Topp family all that much, except when they had to occasionally chase one or two out of their vegetable garden, or the small corn patch the Topps would plant each year. But what followed the elk down from the mountains, shadowing the animals' movements did...... ________________________________________________________________________________ Product Details • Paperback: 222 pages • Publisher: Write Words Inc. / Cambridge Books (November 30, 2009) • Language: English • ISBN-10: 159431814X • ISBN-13: 978-1594318146 Book Description Publication Date: January 18, 2012 The Painted King Roosters Little Henry finds himself in trouble--big trouble--at his Grandfather's farm. He loves visiting all the friendly animals, well almost all. This exciting story brings Little Henry face to face with a couple not so friendly animals. ________________________________________ Product Details • File Size: 25 KB • Print Length: 8 pages • Publisher: Amazon Kindle (January 18, 2012) • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. • Language: English • ASIN: B006ZPRQTM ________________________________________ Book Description Publication Date: August 19, 2010 Under The Wishing Well My story titled, Under The Wishing Well is a tale about a house cat's first time outside on her own. Her name is Dewster and her short adventure to the outdoors causes quite a stir with her friends, Baxter the dog and Chippy the chipmunk. Dewster, her friends, and the children that read this story learn a valuable lesson along the way, plus the true meaning of friendship. After Dewster is accidentally locked outside she finds shelter through a secret tunnel that leads into Chippy's house that is built under the wishing well. Baxter comes up with an idea that helps Dewster get back inside the house. Baxter can't figure out where his idea came from, but Dewster and Chippy do. After all, Chippy does live under a wishing well…. ________________________________________________________________________________ Product Details • File Size: 110 KB • Print Length: 7 pages • Publisher: Amazon Shorts (August 19, 2010) • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. • Language: English • ASIN: B0040ZNU8A Book Description Publication Date: August 25, 2010 Little Moe's Christmas The story about the little girl starting to doubt the authenticity of, Santa Claus. But one day Little Moe is taken on a magical journey that changes her mind forever... ________________________________________________________________________________ Product Details • File Size: 64 KB • Print Length: 6 pages • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. • Language: English • ASIN: B0040V49C0 Book Description Publication Date: January 18, 2012 The Six Wrinkled Pickles This is a fictional story about a young boy's dealings with adults. The neighbors feel they pulled a fast one on Little Johnny, but they're in for a rude awakening. ________________________________________ Product Details • File Size: 25 KB • Print Length: 7 pages • Publisher: Amazon Kindle (January 18, 2012) • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. • Language: English • ASIN: B006ZPRSNG I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I did writing them. Take care, Hank LeGrand lll PS. I would appreciate any comment at Authors Den.

Titles in children and young adult

Below are my titles in the Amazon KDP Select program. To find a title on Amazon simply type in the ASIN number, but don’t type ASIN. You can also copy and paste into your browser. Most of my titles are listed in the Amazon Kindle loan program. They can also be downloaded on your PC. The link for the PC download is listed on the Amazon KDP site. I hope you enjoy my stories as much as I did writing them. Thank you, Author Hank LeGrand Book Description Publication Date: January 18, 2012 The Ghost of Kaiser Rock Is a mixture of ghost stories circulating around a small town called, Butler. The story about a young boy's short journey down a darkened country road completes the story, but it certainly doesn't end the suspense. ________________________________________ Product Details • File Size: 32 KB • Print Length: 14 pages • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. • Language: English • ASIN: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006ZPB6EI Book Description Publication Date: January 22, 2012 The Mystical Blueberry Bush Harry needs to get as many blueberries from the blueberry bush as possible. His Mom and Dad will need the money they get from selling the berries for his school costs. He and his dog, Fritz, find themselves making a strange deal for the blueberries. ________________________________________ Product Details • File Size: 24 KB • Print Length: 8 pages • Publisher: Amazon Kindle (January 22, 2012) • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. • Language: English • ASIN: http://www.amazon.com/dp/ B0070XD5CK ________________________________________ Book Description Publication Date: November 1, 2012 Santa’s Merry Mary Christmas Nicholas always felt someday he would do great things, but he never expected it to be so special. He always loved working with his hands—building things of all kind. He, especially, enjoyed making toys for the children in town. He even fixed broken toys for the children they would drop off from town. Nicholas also loved working with all the different animals on his pa’s farm. If one would get sick he would stay up all night tending to it. Santa’s Merry Mary Christmas is an exciting holiday story that will surely tickle the funny bone of all children reading it or simply being an avid read aloud for the younger set. Don’t forget to check out some of my other children stories—also in the Kindle loan program. Some of my other children’s titles are listed below. I also have my first young/adult novel titled Rampage—an action / adventure story of young love, fear, and survival, taking place in the 1800. ________________________________________ Product Details • File Size: 44 KB • Print Length: 20 pages • Publisher: Amazon Kindle (November 1, 2012) • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. • Language: English • ASIN: http://www.amazon.com/dp/ B00A0LNUZG Book Description Publication Date: August 26, 2010 Toboggan Wax This is the enchanted story of a young boy who goes to live with his uncle, in a secluded mountain valley. Snow lay on the ground just about all year long, and their main mode of transportation is by horse and sleigh or toboggan. During a severe snow storm a strange visitor knocks on the cabin door, and when he goes he doesn't even leave a footprint in the snow. ________________________________________________________________________________ Product Details • File Size: 84 KB • Print Length: 23 pages • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. • Language: English • ASIN: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0040ZNU9Y Book Description Publication Date: October 23, 2012 Paddle Tail The story about an adorable little beaver born without a tail, but Paddle Tail learns, and so will all children that it's okay to be different. This exciting story will take your child on a wonderful journey they will never forget. ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Product Details • Paperback: 54 pages • Publisher: Willow Moon (October 23, 2012) • Language: English • ISBN-10: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1480171999 • Book Description Publication Date: April 5, 2013 | Series: Paddle Tail Paddle Tail’s First Winter Adventure This is the second book in Paddle Tail’s Tales series about the adorable little beaver born with just a stump for a tail. He learns, and so will your child, that it's OK to be different. Join him in his first winter adventure! ________________________________________________________________________________ Product Details • Paperback: 62 pages • Publisher: Willow Moon Publishing; 2 edition (April 5, 2013) • Language: English • ISBN-10: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0983687250 • Book Description Publication Date: October 13, 2012 The Silent Song Birds It was a quiet morning, at Fanny's parents’ farmhouse. The warm summer breeze was drifting in through her up-stair's bedroom window. Fanny loved summertime, especially, being awoken to the sound of her favorite songbirds singing. It's sure quiet this morning, Fanny thought to herself, as she awoke from her sleep. I don't hear any of the songbirds singing? Something doesn't seem right. I had better go outside and take a look around. Fanny climbed out of bed dressed then went down stairs, to go outside onto the front porch. Fanny always took her best friend Natalie--her stuffed beaver toy--with her, when she would go outside to play--so she would have someone to talk to.... ________________________________________ Product Details • File Size: 22 KB • Print Length: 5 pages • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. • Language: English • ASIN: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009QD6T0W Book Description Publication Date: February 1, 2012 BUFFALO HORN Is a young adult story loaded with excitement? College students get a job working with councilors at a youth camp. They are going to take a trip around the lake for them to get use to the area. Well, this trip takes them where they never even thought of, and they soon find themselves fighting for survival. ________________________________________ Product Details • File Size: 171 KB • Print Length: 63 pages • Publisher: Amazon Kindle (February 1, 2012) • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. • Language: English • ASIN: http://www.amazon.com/dp/ B0074NQ8JI ________________________________________ Book Description Publication Date: November 30, 2009 Rampage Night was beginning to fall in the tranquil mountain valley, and the long workday at the Topps' family farm had come to an end. Fall weather had once again returned, along with the exploding colors of the tree's leaves. The unmistakable sound of the elks' trumpeting calls had also returned to the valley - announcing the beginning of their mating season. It was truly a wondrous time for the elk, but it could also be a very dangerous time; especially when the elk began wandering down the old wagon train trail from the mountains, down to where the early morning frost had not yet fallen on the tender green grasses. The Topp family - Jim, his wife Mary, and teenage son Rocky - lived on the farm at the lower end of the valley. The roaming elk foraging for food didn't really bother the Topp family all that much, except when they had to occasionally chase one or two out of their vegetable garden, or the small corn patch the Topps would plant each year. But what followed the elk down from the mountains, shadowing the animals' movements did...... ________________________________________________________________________________ Product Details • Paperback: 222 pages • Publisher: Write Words Inc. / Cambridge Books (November 30, 2009) • Language: English • ISBN-10: http://www.amazon.com/dp/159431814X • ISBN-13: http://www.amazon.com/dp/ 978-1594318146 Book Description Publication Date: January 18, 2012 The Painted King Roosters Little Henry finds himself in trouble--big trouble--at his Grandfather's farm. He loves visiting all the friendly animals, well almost all. This exciting story brings Little Henry face to face with a couple not so friendly animals. ________________________________________ Product Details • File Size: 25 KB • Print Length: 8 pages • Publisher: Amazon Kindle (January 18, 2012) • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. • Language: English • ASIN: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006ZPRQTM ________________________________________ Book Description Publication Date: August 19, 2010 Under The Wishing Well My story titled, Under The Wishing Well is a tale about a house cat's first time outside on her own. Her name is Dewster and her short adventure to the outdoors causes quite a stir with her friends, Baxter the dog and Chippy the chipmunk. Dewster, her friends, and the children that read this story learn a valuable lesson along the way, plus the true meaning of friendship. After Dewster is accidentally locked outside she finds shelter through a secret tunnel that leads into Chippy's house that is built under the wishing well. Baxter comes up with an idea that helps Dewster get back inside the house. Baxter can't figure out where his idea came from, but Dewster and Chippy do. After all, Chippy does live under a wishing well…. ________________________________________________________________________________ Product Details • File Size: 110 KB • Print Length: 7 pages • Publisher: Amazon Shorts (August 19, 2010) • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. • Language: English • ASIN: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0040ZNU8A Book Description Publication Date: August 25, 2010 Little Moe's Christmas The story about the little girl starting to doubt the authenticity of, Santa Claus. But one day Little Moe is taken on a magical journey that changes her mind forever... ________________________________________________________________________________ Product Details • File Size: 64 KB • Print Length: 6 pages • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. • Language: English • ASIN: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0040V49C0 Book Description Publication Date: January 18, 2012 The Six Wrinkled Pickles This is a fictional story about a young boy's dealings with adults. The neighbors feel they pulled a fast one on Little Johnny, but they're in for a rude awakening. ________________________________________ Product Details • File Size: 25 KB • Print Length: 7 pages • Publisher: Amazon Kindle (January 18, 2012) • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. • Language: English • ASIN: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006ZPRSNG