Author Promotes Important Values in a Children's Book that Looks Good Enough to Eat

Long Beach, Calif. (PRWEB) August 30, 2007 -- In The Legend of Limpy and Lumpy Sharidan Williams-Sotelo teaches children that with persistence and resourcefulness anyone can reach their goals--but to be careful about what they wish for. This is a book that will amuse children and parents alike, incorporating a clever mockery of today's media-obsessed culture into a simple yet profound children's story. Through the vibrant images and clever story, The Legend of Limpy and Lumpy offers multiple opportunities for parents to teach self-confidence, tenacity, and a healthy body image to their children.

Limpy is a wimpy soggy french fry and his cousin, Lumpy, is a chunky mashed potato. They have a simple goal--to look good enough to eat. Well-meaning friends offer one solution after another to improve the appeal of these unappetizing potato cousins, but when the results are successful, unexpected consequences result.

This children's book excels at what few succeed in doing, offering a story as cunning as the pictures are cute. With outside appeal and inner wisdom Williams-Sotelo's book teaches the importance of self-confidence and the dangers of peer pressure to children in a way they will not only comprehend, but will want to gobble up.

For more information or to request a free review copy, members of the press please contact the author at lildorka @ won.com. The Legend of Limpy and Lumpy is available for sale online at Amazon.com, BookSurge.com, and through additional wholesale and retail channels worldwide.

About the Author

A film editor and television writer, Sharidan Williams-Sotelo finds relief from the bump and grind of L.A. in figure skating, now competing at the international level. She has been assistant film editor for a variety of well-known movies including White Oleander, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, and Lethal Weapon 4. She is currently living in California.

About BookSurge

BookSurge Publishing is a DBA of On-Demand Publishing LLC, a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc., (NASDAQ AMZN). BookSurge is a pioneer in self-publishing and print-on-demand services. Offering unique publishing opportunities and access for authors, BookSurge boasts an unprecedented number of authors whose work has resulted in book deals with traditional publishers as well as successful authorpreneurs who enhance or build a business from their professional expertise.

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