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Grandpa's Chair

by Debby Feo

68 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #08-0542; ISBN 1-4251-7705-0; US$10.20, C$10.20, EUR6.97, £5.27

Book of poems about growing up in a small Pennsylvania town in the 1950-60's that children can illustrate. Topics include: bats, skunks, and bears. Would be great gift for grandparents.

About the Book

A book of poems about growing up in a small town in Pennsylvania in the 1950-60’s. Topics include: a Halloween parade, hiking in the woods, meeting a skunk, climbing a fire tower, sledding down a hill, catching bugs, camping with grandparents, and wanting a puppy.

“Grandpa’s Chair” is a useful book to introduce poetry to children. Schools, daycares, and libraries can use this book to encourage children to read.

Since there is room on each page, children (and the young at heart) can add their own illustrations or pictures. This book would be a fun way to pass the time on a plane or in a doctor’s waiting room. An illustrated book would be a great present for a parent or a grandparent.

The poems, themselves, will bring back memories of a time when parents had little fear about their children playing outside. Neighbors knew you and your family. Relatives lived within walking distance. Children walked or rode their bikes to get around. Children learned how to make do with available materials. Imagination was freely used. Outside games were the norm. Vacant lots became playgrounds. Penny candy was still available. Five cent pizza could be bought on Tuesdays. Saturday afternoons were spent at the 50¢ movies. It was a good time to grow up in a small town.

About the Author

I am a 52-year-old mother of two grown children, a daughter and a son. I have been writing poems since high school. Most of my poems are about my childhood or about my children's childhood. I have also written collections of poems about cats. Another collection of poems (my 'sad' poems) is called 'On the Edge', which was written as part of my therapy for Post Traumatic Stress.

In the past couple of years, I have turned my pen towards writing science fiction poems and short science fiction stories. Several of my sci fi poems for children have been published in the magazine 'Beyond Centauri'. Another poem was recently published online at 'Spaceports and Spidersilk'.

Current writing projects include: a sci fi series (poems and short stories) called 'Mercurial Nights', which is about the inhabitants of Mercury, who had to be relocated from Pluto when the scientists accidentally altered Pluto's orbit;a man and a robot detective team working on the moons and the rings of Saturn, which was inspired by Isaac Asimov's stories; and a series of poems about a powerful being named Frederick, who has wreaked havoc on our solar system.