Lewis Carroll: Frabjous

Lewis Carroll: Frabjous

Christina Weigand

www.weigandchris.com

Hi Chris here. My next few posts are going to be about authors that have inspired my writing. Besides giving a biography I will also try and spotlight something that may not be known about the author. I was going to take a look at J.R.R Tolkien first, but decided to take a look at Lewis Carroll. He was alive and wrote his books before Tolkien and Tolkien took some of his inspiration from Carroll. So I only thought it fair to take a look at Carroll first.

Lewis Carroll was born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson on January 27, 1832. He came from a long line of army officers or Church of England clergy. This is a tradition that Carroll would follow although he never took the step of becoming a priest, but remained a deacon throughout his life.

He died of pneumonia  following influenza on January 14. 1898.

I did a little research on the man and discovered along with his most widely known books, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, The Hunting of the Snark, and  Sylvie and Bruno.

He also wrote books on Mathematics such as: The Game of Logic, and Euclid and his Modern Rivals. 

Besides writing, which included his books and poetry, he was also a photographer, an ordained deacon, a mathematician, logician and inventor. He invented The Wonderland Postage-Stamp Case to encourage letter writing. Later he developed a writing tablet called a nyctograph that allowed note taking in the dark.

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What writer out there today wouldn't give anything for one of those. There are many other things that he developed, including a forerunner to the game of Scrabble and two ciphers for cryptography.

Lewis Carroll was a man of many talents and it was fascinating to read about his life and works.

Frabjous means Splendid, Fine. Lewis Carroll coined this term and when I think about his works that word makes perfect sense. Lewis Carroll's biography in Wikipedia says that  "he is noted for his facility at word play, logic and fantasy."  What a wonderful description.

I had a Frabjous time exploring the man behind Alice and all of her friends. You can read more about Lewis Carroll  here and have a Frabjous day.

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Eva Pasco

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I enjoyed reading little-known, fascinating background on Carroll.

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Good job, Chris! Fantasy authors couldn't ask for a more unique inspiration than Carroll.

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#OurAuthorGang features Christina Weigand discusses the authors who have inspired her. Today: Lewis Carroll.

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Chris Weigand shares some fascinating details of the famous and inspirational Lewis Carroll's life. Stop by and check our her post!!

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Thank you Ruth.

Ruth de Jauregui

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Wow, that is amazing! Thank you Chris!

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Thank you Ruth. It was fun learning about him.

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Learn a little about Lewis Carroll with Chris.

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Today, Chris Weigand tributes the inspiring Lewis Carroll with some little-known facts. #OurAuthorGang

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Thank you.

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Christina Weigand features Lewis Carroll on #OurAuthorGang!

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Stocking Stuffers

The best present for young children

by Erika M Szabo

Reading is a valuable tool to expand a child's knowledge, trigger their imagination, and learn valuable lessons without sounding preachy. 

The best presents I remember when I was a young child weren't dolls, clothes or toys, but my eyes lit up when I've found books in the Christmas stocking. My mom knew how to keep me quiet, therefore, she got me books for every holiday. I wasn't underfoot, I didn't run around the house breaking things, I was quietly reading by the fireplace.

If you have a child or grandchild who likes to read, take a look at the selection below.

	Heroic fantasy for children 6-14 Joe Bonadonna and I had a lot of fun writing this story. The readers said: "I’m unable to do justice to the wealth of detail and action Szabo and Bonadonna managed to pack into this book." ~Fletcher Vredenburgh "Szabo and Bonadonna make a great pair. Their Creepy Hollow Adventures is a perfect starting point for young children making the leap from "kids' books" to "novels." ~S E Lindberg PREVIEW EBOOK B&W PRINT COLOR PRINT Audio book AMAZON AUDIBLE ITUNES
	Storybook for children 4-12 Becky Robbins and I paired up to bring this fun, educational book for children 5-12 about acceptance, friendship, family, dealing with bullies, and moral values such as not judging others by their appearances before getting to know them. With Sudipta Dasgupta's wonderful illustrations and Lorraine Carey's professional editing, the story based on an old legend of the haunted bakery comes to life. PREVIEW EBOOK AMAZON PRINT B&N PRINT HARDCOVER
	Illustrated storybook for children 4-12 When Bianca, Daniel, and Peanut, the St. Bernard, are confronted by Mark and his cronies, the children stand up to the brute bullies with the help of Peanut. Their adventure continues when they see a woman throwing four tiny, meowing kittens into the river. Can the BFFs save them? Find out what happens to the kittens. PREVIEW EBOOK AMAZON PRINT B&N PRINT AUDIOBOOK

	Bilingual storybook for children 4-12 Sarah, Emma’s mom, promised to bird-sit Pico for two weeks but soon regrets her decision because the noisy parrot keeps screeching and squawking all day, annoying her family and the neighbors. When Pico makes a mess of Emma’s room, Emma gets very angry, but her friends help her. Charlotte notices that Pico seems sad, and Pedro finds out why Pico is shrieking so loudly all the time. The parrot is frustrated because nobody pays attention to him, and nobody understands what he wants. The story delivers a message that when we don’t take the time to listen to each other, we tend to judge others quickly before we get to know them.  PREVIEW EBOOK AMAZON PRINT B&N PRINT
	Storybook for children 4-12 A little girl teaches her family and her friends how to relate to someone who is hearing impaired. When Grandma Rosa lost her hearing, Sandra and her parents became frustrated and sad. They didn’t know what to do and how to learn to communicate better with Grandma Rosa. It became an everyday struggle for the family, and they missed the comforting family conversations at dinner time. Sandra finds a website for hearing impaired people that explains how deaf people communicate. They start learning sign language and to “talk” with their fingers. Sandra and Grandma Rosa find realize that with compassion, love, and hard work, they can overcome the obstacles of disability.  PREVIEW EBOOK AMAZON PRINT B&N PRINT
	Storybook for children 4-12 Terry is sad because she can’t find her precious music box that was a gift from her Grandmother. With the help of her dog, Pansy, and the wise hedgehog, Oliver, they cross the portal to the magical world and Pansy leads them to Wolfgang’s cave. Terry finds out why she has the ability to talk to animals and why the good witch enchanted her music box so long ago. EBOOK AMAZON PRINT B&N PRINT

	Spanish storybook for children 4-12 Sandra enseña a su familia y amigos a comunicarse con personas con discapacidad auditiva. Este divertido libro ilustrado  lleva un importante mensaje para los niños, como aprender a no juzgar o burlarse de alguien sólo porque es diferente.  La vida de algunas personas con discapacidad no es divertida y vivir con una discapacidad conlleva muchos retos, pero nosotros podemos hacer sus vidas más fáciles en vez de más difíciles. EBOOK AMAZON PRINT B&N PRINT
	Children's picture book for ages 2-6 Terry is struggling to learn numbers. Pansy, Terry’s dog, and Pansy’s best friend, Oliver, the hedgehog, want to help but they don’t know how. In the morning, Terry tells her mother that the fairy showed her the numbers in her dream. Her mother doesn’t believe her, but Grandma says, “Maybe there is a Number Fairy, Sweet Pea… Maybe there is.” PREVIEW EBOOK AMAZON PRINT B&N PRINT
	Children's picture book for ages 2-6 Penny always wants to do what her big brother does. She imitates his every move and constantly tweets, “Me, too.” Spike is angry at his sister and threatens to name her Metoo, but when the two young chickens face danger, Spike realizes how important family is and happy to have a sometimes annoying, but loving and brave little sister.  PREVIEW EBOOK AMAZON PRINT

Thank you for your interest, and happy reading!

Erika M Szabo

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Wonderful post! I always got a book at Christmas and yes, I was absorbed until it was read!! Thank you Erika for the great selection of books for children!!

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Erika M Szabo

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I guess your mom knew the secret how to make kids quiet too :) It makes me sad seeing the anxious, agitated faces of young children when they're playing video games on their iPads. They don't know the wonderful, relaxing feeling of curling up with a good book.

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+Erika M Szabo My parents are/were both readers. They always had books. Plus, when I was a kid, there were no video games!

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Wonderful selection of children's books, Erika. And thank you for including our 2 books, too!

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Erika M Szabo

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Thanks Joe, you have a hand in this selection too with Creepy Hollow Adventures :)

Joe Bonadonna

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+Erika M Szabo -- you're welcome. I know I did. :) Good luck with everything, and God bless. 

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Find books for all your young readers at #OurAuthorGang!

 

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What a fabulous collection of children's books for all ages and reading levels! Something for everyone!

 

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Erika M. Szabo shares her thoughts on the best gift of all -- BOOKS -- and a few of her wonderful children's books on #OurAuthorGang. (Yes, you know I approve of this message! :D )

 

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Today on #OurAuthorGang, author, illustrator and my collaborator on two fantasy novels for middle-grade children, Erika M. Szabo , talks about reading, giving books to kids as stocking stuffers, and even has on display a number of her books.

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Erika shares books for the holidays

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Chris Weigand

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Nice Selection

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Today, Erika M. Szabo offers her children's books as wonderful stocking stuffers, just in time for the holidays. #OurAuthorGang

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