Hilenie's First Tim-a Pon-a Onc-a: Hilenie and Friends: Audiobook Book Volume 1
When Hilenie was a little girl she would sit on her Pappy's lap while he read to her. Pappy would start out with what sounded like 'Once-a- pon-a- time.. Pappy instilled a love for storytelling deep within.her. Her plots sprang from what her ear heard as a child. This love carried into her adulthood and motivated her to write stories, songs, limericks, children's stories, and poems, She wrote her autobiography in 1949,as well. Hilenie has a talent for telling colorful stories to anyone that will listen. Thus, The Hilenie and Friends Series is written and told from the perspective of a child.. Hilenie always begins and ends her stories in a pickle. She has two sisters; unsympathetic Hinenely and the suppotive Hilena.. Little Hilenie loves the land of make believe where animals can talk. Her woodland characters are many times in need of help which require a rescue of some kind. The bears, bunnies, cats, cows, llamas, sheep, goats, Bigfoot, and many others live in the GIFFORD PINCHOT NATIONAL FOREST, near Vancouver, Washington, USA.. As life goes on Arlene M Mekel's (AKA) children become her inspiration. All of her stories are based on or written for Rich, Laura, Bit, Linda .and her two adopted kids; Mandy and Lisa. Each story has a story of it's own; but that, of course is another story. Her books are especially meant for every caring parent that places a value on wholesome reading, fun entertainment, and colorful illustrations. The Hilenie Series Books also resonate with those who respect the admonitions to train their from infancy to love reading. Yet, these Stories not only appeal to the young, they also appeal to the young at heart, Those with special needs. find joy in the artwork. There are currently seven books planned for the Hilenie and Friends Series Audiobook Series.
First written format release for Hilenie's Time-a -Pon-a Onc-a (pronounced once-a) realeased February 2021
(arlene) M. Menkel, Hilenie (Author), Lisa Manae Willingham Grundy (Narrator)
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