A Starred Kirkus Indie Review

I received a starred “Kirkus Review” for my book Jump! Jump! Jump! Stacey. The review reads, “… A sweet, memorable read
that children will enjoy many times over. An exuberant portrayal of the mother-daughter dynamic.”

Here’s a link to the full review: : https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/candelaria-norma-silva/jump-jump-jump-stacey/

Jump! Jump! Jump! Stacey is the 2nd of three Stacey books I’ve published. In Jump, Stacey is seriously negotiating and trying to avoid naptime.

Here’s a link to the review: : https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/candelaria-norma-silva/jump-jump-jump-stacey/

I am thrilled.  The reviewer got what I hoped to achieve with my books. They are meant to be read aloud and to be fun for the child and parent/adult reading them. . This gives me additional fuel to continue on my journey to having some of the other manuscripts I have to completion. I am hoping it will make editors look at my other manuscripts more closely.

About Candelaria Silva

Candelaria Silva-Collins is a marketing, community outreach and programming consultant; writer; and trainer/facilitator who lives in Boston, Massachusetts. She has designed and facilitated workshops on a wide variety of topics including communication, facilitation, job search skills, team building, and parenting issues. She currently coordinates the Community Membership Program of the Huntington Theatre Company. Her work as Director of ACT Roxbury was profiled in several publications, including The Creative Communities Builders Handbook. Candelaria’s children’s stories, short stories, essays and reviews have been published in local and national publications and she is an active blogger. Her publications include the booklets, Handling Rejection; Pushing through Shyness: Networking Tips when You’re Shy, Slow to Warm Up or Just don’t Feel you Belong; and Real Questions about Sex & Relationships for Teens: A Discussion Guide for Parents. She has served on the boards of Goddard College, Wheelock Family Theatre, Boston Foundation for Architecture, and Discover Roxbury. She is currently Chair, Designators of the Henderson Foundation.

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