Mechelle Thompson and Tracy Bartley release ‘This is the story of: Princess Naarah…Making Friends!’
COLUMBIA, Miss. – Each of the author's passion for life, song, and love for children is evident in 'Princess Naarah…Making Friends!' (published by WestBow Press), the first in a series of books that takes on a life of its own. It has inspired the writer to bring understanding and hope in friendship to children worldwide.
Little Naarah, new to a rural area, had not yet met any children to call friends. A tight-knit family life filled with joy and happiness did not fulfill the role of young playmates. Most of her days were spent on her Papa Tot and Grandma Tear’s farm, playing with the animals.
Although she had an angelic voice and a natural ability to project it, Naarah was too shy to sing in front of an audience, thus keeping her talent to herself. Unknowingly, this talent led to her new friends who would become lifelong pals, but not before learning there was no need to pretend to be someone other than herself. Making friends was not that hard at all.
Children that lived nearby had seen her in the woods and heard her voice, but that beautiful sound stopped them from approaching alone. So instead, they formulated a plan to investigate together to find out who this pretty little singer was... and they did!
'For generations, many issues that children face in everyday life are taboo or left unspoken simply because either the adult or child are unsure of how to broach a subject in conversation, leaving kids to wonder how to process these issues that they may face growing up. This book series will address many of them,' Bartley says. When asked what she wants readers to take away from the book, she answers, 'There is always a way to navigate any situation to help process traumatic or uncomfortable issues that children may experience.' For more information about the book, please visit https://www.mttbenterprises.com/
“This is the story of: Princess Naarah…Making Friends!”
By Mechelle Thompson and Tracy Bartley
Hardcover | 8.5 x 11in | 28 pages | ISBN 9781664246317
Softcover | 8.5 x 11in | 28 pages | ISBN 9781664230347
E-Book | 28 pages | ISBN 9781664230354
Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
About the Author
Mechelle Thompson’s adoration for children surpasses that of her own five children. A wife and mother with a strong moral fiber and keen spiritual sense, she strives to educate young people. Over a decade of experience as a substitute teacher in a South Carolina school district, and a Sunday school class in her church, has been the focus of this author, who is fun, loving, and has a free-spirited nature that will light up any room. Thompson has an extreme love for life and everything in it. In addition, her natural ability for singing is abundant, giving her an excellent platform to share her testimony with young people around the globe.
Tracy Bartley’s passion for writing and lively imagination fuels her descriptive storytelling with her expressions of youth. Native to Alaska, now residing in Washington, Bartley’s many years of experience working with Alaska’s youth, teaching traditional Native Alaskan art. Also, working closely with youth programs by teaching in remote areas during heritage weeks in elementary schools to help pass on traditions to keep their cultures alive. Now, her vision holds a new purpose, focusing on sending a message of hope and kinship to youths around the globe in her stories by sharing her own.
