[alandapre]

Hi,

I am a published author who is self-publishing on the Kindle Fire fixed layout format. If you like kids' picture ebooks - especially free ones- I'd like to say that 'Cuddle Muddle' is Free on weds 16/Thurs 17 Jan.

It's fixed layout with region magnification to make reading easier for preschool readers. This is the first book in my Wee Panda Bear Series.

Simple but funny plot - 'Wee Panda Bear tumbles out of bed and needs a Big Bear cuddle, but without her wee black glasses she gets in a cuddle muddle! She hugs a hippo then cuddles a croc - and until sleepy Wee Bear cuddles Big Bear she just won't stop!'

FYI As a traditionally published children's writer I've written over 100 episodes for kids' TV and 50 plus children's books. My TV work has been Bafta nominated.

Feel free to download and have a free read:

 

[Ann in Arlington]

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[alandapre]

Thanks for the info - I endeavour to let my work speak for itself and don't go in for loads of self-promotion. As a full-time writer I am selective about the boards I post to, and was pleased to come across Book Bazaar. I will be browsing and posting on this site as I like to see what other authors are up to and what motivates them. Writing ebooks is a slow process for me as I illustrate too, and having been much published traditionally I am still getting to grips with the etiquette of getting my work out to an audience - after all, no writer wants their stuff unread - or they might as well leave it in a drawer. I have found the writing easy but the marketing tough ... and as the economy contracts it gets harder each day. You can have the best book around but if noone hears about it then that's a shame. Will bear in mind all you've said. Al