Maslyn

Maslyn: A Different Kind of Name for a Delightful Little Girl is a book about the difficulties of starting school, meeting new friends, and fitting in with peers. This book is for children ages 3 to 12. The subject matter in this book is not only from a child's perspective, but from a parent's perspective as a mother sends her child off to school for the first time. This book is about a young girl who goes through her first week of Kindergarten noticing the differences in others, and the competitive nature of life at a young age. The author believes that communication is an important part of raising children, and so the story reflects on daily conversations between a mother and her daughter after school each day. These conversations help mold the path for her daughter to becoming productively independent and responsible. Each situation in the book is based on real dilemmas that Maslyn encountered her first year of school, and her mother's responses to those issues. The summer after Maslyn's Kindergarten year, the author wrote these discussions down on paper, wanting to share them with her daughter after she was grown. Maslyn (age 6) created the bright and beautiful illustrations to compliment her mother's reflection back on the talks the two had together during her first year of school. This book was a terrific project to cooperate on between a mother and her daughter. Maslyn: A Different Kind of Name for a Delightful Little Girl is dedicated to Maslyn Elaine Hull, who is a wonderfully brilliant little girl and smart beyond her years.