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Blinky The Great Halloween Fish
Blinky the goldfish has a new home for Halloween. But none of the other fish want him there. Can Blinky save the day, protect his family, and prove to everyone a little fish can make a big difference?
20 pages, ebook
First published November 8, 2011
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Melissa L. Webb
22 books37 followersI’m an author who enjoys all things paranormal. I currently live between the ocean and the redwoods in Northern California, with my dog, Buffy.
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November 12, 2011
My raid of the free Smashword kids' vault continues with Melissa L. Webb's Blinky. The more of these books I read, the more I wish I were an artist because some of these books could be really excellent with artwork attached. Blinky The Great Halloween Fish is one of those.
The basic story framework is a bit like Nemo's time in the aquarium in Finding Nemo. Blinky joins the aquarium and has a hard time fitting in. Pretty straightforward stuff, and I was starting to wonder why Webb bothered.
Then comes twist number one, and it was only half what I thought it was going to be. The extra half was a surprise, and I wasn't wondering why Webb bothered anymore. She made me smile, and I knew I was going to read this a second time, next time to my Scoutie.
Then comes twist number two, and even though it was pretty stupid, its bold theft of a Christmas icons powers, with a goldfishy twist, made me smile a real smile.
And then came my wish for artwork. Beautiful pastels drawings, maybe some watercolor paintings, even some sort of collage work, would have pushed this story from a simple "like" to a "really like" to an "it was amazing."
Find an artist to collaborate with, Ms. Webb. If you do, you'll have a serious chance of selling your books rather than giving them away. Thanks for the freebie, though, I appreciate it.
The basic story framework is a bit like Nemo's time in the aquarium in Finding Nemo. Blinky joins the aquarium and has a hard time fitting in. Pretty straightforward stuff, and I was starting to wonder why Webb bothered.
Then comes twist number one, and it was only half what I thought it was going to be. The extra half was a surprise, and I wasn't wondering why Webb bothered anymore. She made me smile, and I knew I was going to read this a second time, next time to my Scoutie.
Then comes twist number two, and even though it was pretty stupid, its bold theft of a Christmas icons powers, with a goldfishy twist, made me smile a real smile.
And then came my wish for artwork. Beautiful pastels drawings, maybe some watercolor paintings, even some sort of collage work, would have pushed this story from a simple "like" to a "really like" to an "it was amazing."
Find an artist to collaborate with, Ms. Webb. If you do, you'll have a serious chance of selling your books rather than giving them away. Thanks for the freebie, though, I appreciate it.
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