Award-winning Colorado Author Helps Children
to Develop Friendship and Problem-solving Skills:
A Bedtime Story that Teaches Core Life Values
Colorado Springs, Colorado (November 2, 2020) Colorado Springs-based author Linda K. Bridges, has self-published a new children’s book, Hildie’s Hat Party, a bedtime story that invites children to learn problem-solving, community, and friendship skills and values, and it has already garnered its first award!
Hilde’s Hat Party has earned the prestigious Mom’s Choice Awards for Excellence Gold Medal. The Mom’s Choice Awards® (MCA) evaluates products and services created for parents and educators and is globally recognized for establishing the benchmark of excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. Using a rigorous evaluation process, entries are scored on a number of elements including production quality, design, educational value, entertainment value, originality, appeal and cost. Around the world, parents, educators, retailers and members of the media trust the MCA Honoring Excellence seal when selecting quality products and services for families and children.
“It is such a honor and also a surprise to receive the Mom’s Choice Award Gold Medal. I hope the book will be a delight to every child and parent who have the opportunity to enjoy it together,” noted Bridges.
Linda Bridges painted each illustration herself, in a gorgeous style highly reminiscent of Beatrix Potter. The book, a story of Hildie the Hedgehog’s springtime celebration, is intended as a bedtime story book for ages 3 and above, although advancing readers will also enjoy reading it to themselves. “I wrote the book to help children of all ages to recognize that problems are just opportunities for creative solutions, and that good friendships are the very best gift of all,” observed Bridges.
Retiring at the age of 63, Bridges followed a longstanding dream to become a writer of children’s books. As a hobby artist she began illustrating her animal stories merely for the love of her craft. After joining the local chapters of two different writing organizations, Linda found herself immersed in a deeply inspiring writing and illustrating community. She is currently a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) as well as the Pikes Peak Watercolor Society. She also held, for nearly five years, the esteemed role of Vice President for the local branch of the National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW).
Her first children’s book, Sammy’s New Friends, for ages 4-8 years, was self-published in 2015 through her company, Critter Creations, and provided the genesis of a new passion – to create tales for children that help them to develop core life skills.
Andrew Newman, award-winning author, Conscious Bedtime Stories Collection, noted, “Hildie’s Hat Party is a stunningly-illustrated tale of how the combined forces of teamwork and friendship can solve almost any problem…offers highly memorable, core character-building lessons about the value of friendship, teamwork, and creative thinking that kids and parents can draw upon for years to come. I highly recommend it!”
Hildie’s Hat Party is available on Amazon, and through Bridges’ website at https://lindakbridges.com/hildies-hat-party. Follow her on Facebook at www.facebook.com/4theLoveofWriting
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