Vitality Stories

My New Children’s Picture Book – It’s Here

Introducing my co-author

Last year, Cole Okraski read my first children’s picture book, I’m Going to the Doctor?!, with his dad, and when they finished, Cole asked, “Where’s the X-ray Tech?” His father passed along his excellent question.

Turns out Cole has had many surgeries for his young age and his favorite part is getting X-rays done. Due to his experience, he wants to be an X-ray Technologist when he grows up. When I heard Cole’s story, I asked if he would become my creative partner. Thanks to his passion for X-rays and my joy of writing and illustrating, we are super duper excited to share our book, Introducing Xavier Ray!

Writing this book together has been an adventure. I had to learn a lot about X-rays, and Cole broke his arm during the process. He used his hospital visit to do some research and his parents even sent me a picture that you will recognize if you read the book.

When asked who he’d like to dedicate the book to, Cole said, “To all of the people who work at hospitals, especially X-ray Techs.”

My young creative partner and I have agreed that we will donate profits for this book to the Tiger Drive Scholarship and to a non-profit organization that provides surgeries and treatments for children with cleft lips and cleft palates. We are also donating copies of this book to several organizations that focus on the care and support of children.

If you’d be interested in buying Introducing Xavier Ray, and contributing to the above causes, you can purchase a copy the following ways:

1. Paperback Copy: Create Space (Amazon’s Publishing Division) – available now
2. Ebook (Kindle, Kindle App for ipad, etc): Amazon.com: Kindle and Kindle App – available now
3. Paperback on Amazon: Qualifies for Prime Shipping. Click here

If you order our book, we’d love your feedback. Please email me, and/or please consider sharing your honest opinion by posting a review on Amazon — your review will help future buyers determine if the book is right for them. Also, details about the Lexile Measurement (reading level) are included in the above links.

There are not enough words to share how gratifying this experience has been for me. Cole is a true inspiration.

Next week I’ll return to writing about my recent river cruise. Until then, thanks for being you!

Wishing you a Happy Holiday Season,

Teri

P.S. Did you know that if you sign-in to your Amazon.com account via Amazon Smiles the Amazon Smiles Foundation will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization. You can choose from nearly one million organizations to support.’