Mary L Schmidt – författare

In Davy''s Dragon Castle, children learn to get along with others no matter the color of their fur or skin. It''s important for children to learn the concept of, and how to not be racist and toddlers are a great age to start the teaching. Anti-racism education in elementary school starts with students'' awareness of themselves, of others and of how those interactions play out. All social and emotional learning helps children to express feelings and be tuned in to the needs of others. This teaching contributes to the development of all children. Additionally, children are introduced to a character that wears a prosthetic leg, giving children a chance to learn and understand how prosthetics work and if it does/does not limit abilities. Acceptance and inclusion are important in social learning from an early age. The opportunity to interact with your child/children in a positive environment, such as the castle in this story, illustrates the importance of a positive environment in aiding children with learning social skills with other children and adults.  Davy''s Dragon Castle helps parents and teachers to reinforce positive behaviors in an imaginative setting of imaginary dragons, castle, and town. Learning and sharing are essential for social development in all children.  

Pandemic Reality was written on 20 November 2020 and is completely my own. These are my thoughts and feelings as I fought a second strain of Covid-19. Dark times were a plenty, so dark poems turning into light are added plus pieces on child loss. Includes one piece on essential workers and news about my memoir, When Angels Fly, making headlines around the world. 

Resemblance to other persons living or dead is purely coincidental in nature and places where events take place are fake to the author''s knowledge. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, scanning, or other-except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles, without the prior written permission of the author(s). No part of this book may be made into a different form of digital media without permission of the author(s).