Children's Book Author to Visit Ascension Lutheran School

On January 31, 2014, Tonia

Allen Gould, author of the digitally animated children’s book, Samuel
T. Moore of Corte Magore, will pay a visit to Ascension Lutheran School in Thousand Oaks to empower, encourage, and enthuse the student body.  In the musical
picture book app, currently available on iTunes, (and soon to be available in print), Gould tells the story of a tenacious land and sea fiddler crab that

finds himself on the sandy shores of an idyllic island named Corte Magore. When
he arrives at Corte Magore, Sam decides he wants to make this place his

permanent home, but he realizes he will have to build himself a shelter from

the rising tides that could take him and his fiddle and bow back out to sea. He

must work diligently – and ignore mocking from hermit crabs and seagulls and

beat the clock on his arch nemesis, The Great Tidal Wave – if he wants to stay.  Sam marches forward with his mission, even
though he is met with adversity while onlookers and naysayers mock him in
disbelief.  This book ties in the foundational themes of perseverance and motivation, around
which Gould will be centering her day at the school. Dividing her day into
short, 45-minute sessions amongst different grade levels, Gould will focus her energy on different themes, experiences, and workshops that she and the teachers feel will best pertain to the different age levels. “Ascension
Lutheran School students and staff have been focusing heavily on the writing
process, especially as it relates to applications cross curricular and
preparing engaged writers in each aspect of their lives,” says Kindergarten
Teacher and Curriculum Coach, Deanne Phillips. 

“Our goal is to leave the students with a lasting impression from an
author who mirrors our agenda.”  “I want to level the playing field, in a sense,” says
Gould. “Kids are always told that they need to work hard to make their dreams
come true. That becomes a broken record. I want them to actually believe in the possibility of their dreams so they will make the choice to work hard at an

early age. Stories have a way of driving important messages home.”  At the end of the day, it will be most
important to Gould that she was able to ignite a fire of creativity within the
students. With that in mind, she will be working with the students on
channeling their imaginations to create illustrations and short stories.  Tonia Allen Gould is a wife, mother, author,
marketing expert, and sought after speaker. She is the founder of Tagsource, an
award-winning consumer promotions and marketing agency, and BRANDHUDDLE, a new

marketing startup that caters to clients, suppliers, and distributors of
promotional branding products.  In Samuel T.
Moore of Corte Magore (Skies America Publishing, July 2013), Gould explores the concepts of
perseverance, hard work, bullying, and finding a place to call home for young
readers. Samuel T. Moore of Corte Magore
is available through the iTunes store for $4.99.

For more information about the author, visit:

Email: 


toniaagould@icloud.com

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