Tuesday, October 27, 2009

It's HERE!!! my latest book is now available....

Cole loves my new book and I love that he wants me to read it to him every day! He sure is my biggest fan....

Hi Everyone!!! I am so excited.....my latest book is now available and I am thrilled with the way it turned out....It is the first book where I marry my writing with my illustrations. It is a wonderful story that I want to share with you all. I hope that this will become a family favorite.


Remember what it was like when you got to plant your first seeds? This year is the first year that this little boy gets to plant sunflower seeds in his Mom's garden. The book takes you on a journey as he learns to appreciate the things that really didn't seem like gifts and also teaches that hard work and patience can really pay off in the end. This is a wonderful read with children and can help children understand that everything has a special purpose in life. It may also inspire you and your family to spend some quality time together taking care of a garden. There are so many gifts around us and sometimes we just need to take a moment to be reminded of these wonderful gifts. And learning to be grateful for them can change our lives forever.

If you want to pick up a copy of this book you can head here to learn more or click on the photos above....

Have a wonderful night...I am off to finish my next book....

Hugs
Diana

28 comments:

Renee said...

Oh Diana I am so proud of you. And what a beautiful child Cole is. Both on the cover and in person.

This must be like a dream that has come ture dear heart.

By the way, I will jump through hoops when I hear Gabriel has come to you to whisper in your ear.

Love Renee xoxo

Unknown said...

oh bless your heart Renee!!! you are so sweet and your kind words warm my heart!!!

Draffin Bears said...

Hi Diana,

that is wonderful!
How exciting to have your very first book published, well done and congratulations!
Cole is a beautiful boy and you must be so proud of him.

Have a wonderful week
Hugs
Carolyn

Unknown said...

Hi Carolyn...thank you...having books published is always so exciting...but I am so excited that this is my first book where I wrote and illustrated the work!!!

Deborah said...

Congratulations!!! How excited you must be. Cole is a delight! He must be thrilled to be on Mommy's book. **happy smiles** Deb

Nicola said...

Wow Diana!!! I'm so proud and happy for you!!! This is fantastic! You are such an inspiration! Congratulations!

yoon see said...

Dearest Diana,

Congrats Diana and I am so happy for you.
Your wonderful book together with little cute Cole as your model has captured my attention....

Reason to celebrate. Please keep up your good work Diana. Indeed you are a super talented artist.

Congrats to your new stamp shop, I go visit now and come back to tell you more.

Take care and bye!

C. JoyBell C. said...

Congratulations, Diana E!!!! :) I know how excited and proud and elated you must be!!!! And you deserve to feel all that!!! Congrats!!! :)

Tom Rademakers said...

Hi Diana,

Congratulations by having your book published, written and illustrated all by your self, chapeau.
Is that your son on the cover? Nice kid.
Take care.

Tom

Anonymous said...

Hey Diana!
A big CONGRATS to you my friend !!!
I'm really thrilled for you :) I'm sure your new book will do awesome!
YOur son is just as beautiful as his mom too! He will be a little heart breaker some day , lol.
My son is 10, what age group is your book geared for? I know at school they have them reading some bigger books already. He might like something that looks like fun instead of work, lol
Congrats again, and take care my friend,
Julian

Janine said...

Oh that is wonderful.
Your darling son is obviously very happy and proud of his gifted mum.

Congratualtions to that book.
I hope it will become a hit in the bookshops.
Janine

Manon said...

Yay!! Sooooo proud of you Diana!!! Crack open a bottle of champagne.... oh wait.... it's only 8:30 AM....lol!!!
This is terrific!!! The cover looks great!!

hugs
manon

Lisa M Griffin said...

This looks lovely! What a gorgeous cover and of course Cole should be incredibly proud of his extremely creative and talented Mom! Congratulations!!! =)

Diane said...

Congratulations to you, Diana! I am positively thrilled for you.
Give that little Cole a big kiss for me. xoxo Diane

Unknown said...

thank you for all the kind words everyone!!! bless you all!

Art by Darla Kay said...

Congratulations Diana! So very happy for you!!
Darla♥

marianne said...

Oh wow,
not only illustrated but also written!
GREAT!
can't wait to see it in person....

Have a nice day!

soulbrush said...

hip hip hooray! i am thrilled and i ordered my (signed and dedicated to Maggie) book please. congrats.

Archie and Melissa said...

Hi Diana!
Oh I am so excited for you!
I just ordered my copy!

Isaac and Benjamin will love it!

xoxoxo
melissa

Annette Q said...

Wow Diana! Congratulations!
Your book looks absolutely wonderful.
You must be so proud of what youve achieved! I'm very happy for you.
Are you selling it overseas yet?;-)
Would love to add it to my daughters childrens book collection :-)

Unknown said...

thank you everyone!!! I am busy signing books !!! and sending them to their new homes...what fun!!!

I am so grateful for all of your comments...

Have a wonderful day!!!

Hugs
Diana

Amy said...

Congrats on your newest book!!! Looks super sweet and I adore sunflower's!

Faye said...

Congratulations, Diana. I wish you much success in your new book with your own illustrations and story line. It looks like a winner.

Unknown said...

thank you for all the kind words everyone!!!

Cynthia DiBlasi - Fine Art said...

That is so exciting! Congratulations to you, it looks beautiful! Wishing you many more successful books. :)

Nata Cynthia Artistadonna said...

I am so happy for you! congratulations :-)

mary.anne.gruen@gmail.com said...

Many many congratulations on the new book!

To give you a little plug, I've given you "The Splash Award" and "The Icing on the Cake Award," the first at http://www.VaudevilleRose.com and the second at http://www.StarlightBlog.com

I mentioned your new book on Vaudeville Rose.

Don't worry if you don't have time to do anything with them. Just wanted to say Congratulations!

Bella Sinclair said...

Oh, DIANA! Wooohoooo, congratulations! It looks spectacular and sounds wonderful. A lot of work and a ton of heart went into this project, and it shows.

I recently read a story about a boy and his sunflowers. Perhaps you heard of it, too. He was growing sunflowers to enter into a contest at a fair. Shortly before the fair, he got a bad infection, and the night before, he passed away. His family, though grieving, took the sunflower that he had nurtured all summer to the fair and entered it. And lo and behold, it won first prize for biggest seedhead. All the seeds from that flower were harvested to plant more sunflowers. True story. Very sad, and also uplifting.

xoxo

 
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