
"The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest men of past centuries."
Rene Descartes
This fun and magical story is about a dog named Apple, who loves to play in the woods. The woods are magical and as the day progresses, “Apple” makes some new friends, Like Erika the fairy, Josh the cat, and visits a magical pond where one of her new friends learns to swim. Apple’s new friends are not perfect. Apple’s has one ear that stands straight up and one ear that is flopped over. Josh the cat learns to overcome not knowing how to swim.
About the Author:
Tina M. Fournier lives in Ontario, Canada. She is an innovative Human Resource professional who works for her city’s Municipal Government which includes writing job descriptions, crafting some of the content for the City’s HR Newsletter and she is part of the team that is implementing the City’s recruitment marketing website and SuccessFactors’s onboarding application which includes writing and vetting content. Tina has also owned multiple businesses where she wrote all content for their online presence and advertising material. She is a member of the Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators, and Performers (CANSCAIP).
Tina was inspired to write her children’s books, most notably “Apple in the Woods”, from raising her three unique children, their family dog; Apple, and coming up with imaginative ways to help them through little life challenges with her magical tales. Her books tell fun fictional stories while touching on diversity & inclusion and life issues with the hopes to help other children overcome hurdles in their every-day lives.
Tina enjoys traveling to all-inclusive beach resorts, visiting foreign countries, hiking, taking writing classes/webinars, watching a good movie (even binge watching tv series), reading and spending as much time with family as possible.
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