tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370244792024-03-13T05:57:26.908-07:00Lilypad LandA World by Luke A. HolzmannLuke Holzmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07799632321310461828noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37024479.post-1162497233911007952006-11-02T11:51:00.000-08:002007-01-06T07:43:29.789-08:00Welcome to Lilypad Land&tradeHi. I'm Luke A. Holzmann, author of "<a href="http://www.howtoteachtime.com">Time for Friends</a>" and the Lillypad Land&trade series. Well, it's not a series yet, but I'm writing more stories.<br /><br />"<a href="http://www.howtoteachtime.com">Time for Friends</a>" came about because I was working on producing a <a href="http://www.mathtacular.com">Kindergarten Math DVD</a> and we wanted to teach time and how to read a clock. The Director, Amber, suggested that we have our actor, Justin, read a story with lots of different times in it, and then have the kids follow along on a clock.<br /><br />Rather than going through the hassle of getting copyright permission to use someone else's book, I decided to write my own.<br /><br /><a href="http://davelilly.wordpress.com/">Dave Lilly</a> did the Illustrations that really gave life to the story. His work is incredible.<br /><br /><br />I have a draft done for another Lilypad Land&trade story revolving around Rat and his feelings of inadequacy. My goal is to write children's stories that teach basic truths about life that I feel are often overlooked, misunderstood or misrepresented. This story goes beyond the relatively meaningless idea of "you are special/unique" to the far more important point of: You are made a specific way; therefore, you should not be like anyone else.<br /><br />More than a story of: You're one of a kind, this new work explores the idea of purpose and gives the real reason why you should never feel bad that you are not like your friends.Luke Holzmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07799632321310461828noreply@blogger.com0