"Christopher Bullfrog Catcher" told through eyes of one aberrant adolescent man with the aid of his admiring mother, is a simple adventure of Hemmingway greatness. The words, admitting simple, acknowledge arresting courage, cocky discovery, and adulation of nature. Christopher Shiveley Welch, complete with broken lip and aficionado and several acquirements disabilities, discovers the apple of attributes not alone from an educational angle but from a claimed one as well. Carol Roach, Author, "Picking Up the Pieces" ; "Angels Watching Over Me"
-- There are times if a book will abduction your heart; it can appear in abounding ways, but anniversary time it is beginning and new. This is the case as I apprehend this adorable plan by 13 year old Christopher Shiveley Welch as scribed by his mother, Debra Shiveley Welch. Christopher has acquirements differences, but this has not quenched the blaze of activity aural this appropriate adolescent man, nor his admiration to allotment adventures of his activity with others. We activate this apprehend with a poem, a simple one, yet one whose words say volumes because they flash alternating with the adulation of one adolescent boy for his basin and the action that awaits him there.
As we allotment in the adventitious of Christopher, we apprentice how to bolt a bullfrog and affliction for it, even if it is injured, and he even shares the four stages of a frog's advance with us. Along with the adventure we are advised to some admirable pictures of Christopher, his frog hunting and his admired lake. I in actuality abstruse some things about frogs that I never knew. Thank you Christopher.
What should we address about? Why don’t we address a adventure about how to address a story? The blaze engine goes fast The blaze engine tears down the street, the tires screaming, the lights flashing, the siren bawl 'Here I come! Here I come! Here I come!' I accept what makes this book is the affection that is aural this adolescent man as he writes of his frog hunting acquaintance and his admiration to allotment this advice with others. It absolutely is a joy of his activity and, even for anyone like me, who won't acquisition abundant amusement in affecting a frog. I had to smile at Christopher's accomplishment in bullfrog hunting.
I feel this book is for both adolescent and old and all those in-between. First we absolutely see the accomplishment of a adolescent boy who has something to allotment and admitting difficulties does just that. We accept some best advice on bullfrog hunting and abundant pictures that advice accompany the adventure to life, additional a plan that is abiding to accompany a smile to your face and amore to your heart. Good job Christopher! Thank you for sharing! Shirley Johnson, Senior Reviewer, MidWest Book Review
A agenda from the publisher:
Sometimes above the editor’s board comes a arrangement that has potential, in writing, in style, in adventure band or plot. Each book we apprehend has its own different angle and is, added generally than not, a huge adventitious and adopted area of originality.
We, at Saga Books, adore alive with the columnist to analyze their own mind-scapes; to accomplish the best from their own work.
It is about actual attenuate that a book alcove us in such aboriginal appearance as "Christopher Bullfrog Catcher."
Kudos go to you, Christopher for your aptitude and ingenuity, and acknowledge you for bringing us this simple and alive tale. (I now apperceive how to bolt a bullfrog)
A agenda from Author Debra Shiveley Welch:
Christopher asked me one day if he could adumbration me on career day. I was captivated that my son, again eleven, admired to apprentice about my occupation: writing. “Yes!” I enthused, “What should we address about?” Chris appropriate “Why don’t we address a adventure about how to address a story?” "That’s my boy," I thought. “Any suggestions?” I asked aloud. Chris said “Bullfrog hunting!” “Excellent!” I replied. With that we set about autograph "Christopher Bullfrog Catcher." There was a slight hitch, however: Christopher is Dysgraphic.
Dysgraphia is a acoustic ataxia which interferes with the accomplished motor abilities bare in the concrete act of writing. Therefore, if Chris writes, that is, if he puts pen or pencil to paper, he will alluvion off of the line, some belletrist will "float”: be too top or too low, and his calligraphy will be too ample and actual difficult to read. In addition, because it is so difficult for him, he cannot accurate his thoughts in autograph with as abundant alteration as he can if speaking.
For example: as a test, I already asked Chris to address a book anecdotic a blaze engine antagonism to an emergency. He wrote "The blaze engine goes fast,” which I could almost read. When I asked him to call it to me verbally he replied "The blaze engine tears down the street, the tires screaming, the lights flashing, the siren bawl 'Here I come! Here I come! Here I come!'” I absitively again and there that I would book for him whenever the anticipation was added important than the anatomy of the work. That is, if academy work, for instance, appropriate advice as the appointment and not spelling, grammar, etc.
When I book for Chris, he will behest to me and I blazon what he says. Chris reads way aloft his brand level, and has an all-encompassing vocabulary, and I'm actual accurate not to change any of his words. I will accomplish abiding that spelling and punctuation are correct, just as a secretary would, although Chris is aswell an accomplished speller.
Chris is an alarming adolescent and is trudging on in animosity of his Dysgraphia and a few added acquirements differences. The important affair to bethink is that he is not Learning Disabled: he is not butterfingers of learning, he alone learns Differently. He aswell has accomplished amusing abilities and a absorbing and amusing personality.
We were captivated if Chris’ book was acclimatized for advertisement and absolution this accomplished April. To be appear by age thirteen is no beggarly ability and I accept it stands in affidavit to his harder plan and determination. Debra Shiveley Welch, author, "A Very Special Child."
A agenda from Christopher Welch:
I had a lot of fun autograph this book. I just acclimated what I apperceive and what I accept done in my life.
It was difficult sometimes because I can be distracted, but I focus and plan through it.
All kids should chase their dreams. Don’t let others acquaint you that you can’t do it, even if you accept acquirements differences. Focus, plan hard, and say to yourself: “Nothing can stop me.”
Christopher Bullfrog Catcher is accessible through Saga Books. http://members.shaw.ca/sagabooks/CBFC.html and on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1894936469/qid=1146326756/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-7825664-7494345?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 Christopher angry fourteen May 1 and is accessible for interviews.
Contact:
Saga Books
164 Erin Woods Drive SE
Calgary, AB, T2B 2S1
Canada
Debra Welch
340 Lakeside Dr.
Westerville, OH 43081
Christopher Bullfrog Catcher
Christopher Shiveley Welch
Scribed by Debra Shivelely Welch
Saga Books
ISBN: 1894936469, $10.95, 20 pages
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