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Proud winner of the 5th Annual Beverly Hills Book Awards in the “Holiday” category for Super Speed Sam - Santa's Rescue Dog.
I feel that some of the natural interactions between family and friends are gradually eroding, if not already completely worn away for some. And I was reminded of a C.S.Lewis quotation -
“A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest.”
It also feels like the simple joy of laughing or crying among family and friends is being replaced by beeps, bops and demands to ‘add new features’ or ‘why doesn’t this work?’ or ‘who’s hogging the Wi-Fi?’.
So I set out to create a fun and exciting series of children’s short stories, with lots of adventure and splashes of humor, all paced to hold children’s attention whether reading or listening… at least that’s my hope!
Stories that will delight both boys and girls, the young and old, and, of course, moms and dads! Tales that allow a return to simpler values, kid-like imagination for both children and adults and, I sincerely hope, bring families closer together.
Monty
Reviewed by Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite
Basset hounds are supposed to be good at finding things and people, right? Young Jack likes to play hide and seek with his basset hound, Sam. While Dad’s working on his car in the garage and Mom’s busy in the kitchen with his baby sister, Molly, Jack tells Sam to wait in his room while he goes to hide. He knows the perfect place and he knows that Sam will never find him. It’s a small closet under the stairs, a storage space. It’s dark, dusty, and Jack’s never hidden there before. So he knows he’ll confuse poor Sam. What he doesn’t know is that in the process he’ll upset his parents who think they’ve lost him forever. And Sam? Well, he’s a dog with super powers that are supposed to help him solve problems and protect his family. Only his super powers seem to get him into more trouble than be of any help.
Author Monty J. McClaine’s early chapter book, Hide and Panic Stations: Super Speed Sam Book 1, is a clever and humorous story that will delight both young and older readers. This mystery takes young readers through simple exercises in sleuthing that will sharpen their own skills in deductive reasoning. There’s lots of drama as the characters search high and low for a little boy who is really only lost in the comic book that he’s reading. And what a great place to be lost: in a book. That in itself is a great lesson for young readers: the power of the written word to captivate. This is a fun and educational read.
