Four-year-old approved!

One of the first Lotus Princess books we sold was to our chiropractor at Rice Family Chiropractic (a lovely place where there are often more children than adults in the waiting room!).  The last time we were there, Dr. Rice reported to us that the little girl who received that copy requests The Lotus Princess for her bedtime story every single day -- and sometimes more than once!  It's so lovely to know that Bethany's beautiful story is delighting its target audience, and so awesome that more than our own family can enjoy it!

Kudos for The Lotus Princess

One of the first Lotus Princess books we sold was to the mom of a four year old.  The last time we saw her, she reported to us that her little girl requests The Lotus Princess for her bedtime story every single day -- and sometimes more than once!  So lovely to know that Bethany's beautiful story is delighting its target audience, and so awesome that more than our own family can enjoy it!

One librarian who read Bethany's book said that he usually skims through a book -- but The Lotus Princess drew him in so much that he read every word.  Another librarian commented that she was very impressed by the maturity and depth of the writing -- especially for a ten-year-old!

A friend of Rebecca's bought The Lotus Princess for her son who loves to draw stories, so she can encourage him to continue to develop his talent.  What a great purpose for this lovely story!

Isn't that funny?

As Rebecca was flipping through one of the books, she found that a page was misplaced -- there were four pictures in a row, then four pages of text.  Apparently, this is a thing that sometimes happens if you publish a book! If you purchase The Lotus Princess, it should have one picture and one page of text for each spread.  If you get one with a page out of place, please email us at lotusprincess2014 (at) gmail.com and we will be happy to replace it at no cost!

Thanks for a great Book Launch!

Thanks to everyone who came to the Book Launch Party!  It was wonderful to see each one of you who came out. We had a great time and everything went smoothly.  So many thanks to all the volunteers who helped out!   Although the numbers weren't what we hoped, it was a fun time and a great celebration. Thanks to you all!  If you missed it, keep your eye on the blog (or sign up to Follow by Email), because there will be smaller local events coming up where you can buy a book, meet Bethany, and get her to sign your copy.

You are Invited to a Book Launch Party!

At age 10, Bethany Zimmerman wrote a beautiful story called "The Lotus Princess."  Join us in celebrating its release as a published children's book on November 29, 2014 at Langley Christian Middle School (22702 48th Ave., Langley).  The party is from 1 pm to 4 pm, and a reading and question period will be held at 2 pm.  Bring your kids so they can see what kids can accomplish, and tell your friends too!

The Lotus Princess is in Print!

After the layout and cover were finalized, Bethany and Rebecca signed a contract saying that they were finished making changes (any further changes would cost extra money).  Word Alive then sent out the first ever physical copy of The Lotus Princess, the "Author Copy."  It arrived the day after (Canadian) Thanksgiving, and were we ever excited!  It looked a bit different in print than on screen, and it felt a bit surreal to actually have a physical book in our hands.  However, it was perfect -- time to start printing more!  Rebecca took a bit of time to decide how many copies to order, and then we gave the okay and printing started for the copies we will sell and distribution started for other bookstores.  Amazon was the first to have Bethany's book available online, and shortly after that the 300 copies Rebecca ordered arrived!  Rebecca started planning a Launch Party and designing promotional material (a Launch Party poster and a bookmark), and now The Lotus Princess is available for everyone!

Thanks to Bethany's Uncle Brad for a great tip on the design of the poster!

The kids at Bethany's elementary school were so excited to each receive a bookmark!

The Lotus Princess is at Chapters

Great news!  The Lotus Princess is now available to be ordered from Chapters, Indigo.ca, Coles, Black Bond Books, and various bookstores who order through Book Manager.

It's awesome that it's widely available. However, Bethany will get a higher percentage of the price if you buy directly from Rebecca or online from Deb's Homeschool Canada Store. 10% of the profits will be given to charity, and the rest will be used for Bethany's education.  Thanks for buying!