Today it is my pleasure to review a beautiful new picture book Joy’s Journey, written by Jacinta Farragher, illustrated by Manka Kasha and published by Little Steps Publishing. This post is part of a Books on Tour promotion.
About author Jacinta Farragher
While living in Thailand, Jacinta Farragher found that snippets of quirky verse popped into her brain every time she had a massage. Naturally, she wanted to explore this further and started having massages twice a week. Now she’s a children’s picture book author! Jacinta is a member of The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), Creative Kids Tales, and the Australian Society of Authors. She dedicates her time to writing and having massages. Jacinta’s passion is writing fun picture books with messages that uplift and empower. She plans to spend the next few decades writing books that will inspire children and adults alike for generations to come. Jacinta’s debut picture book, Joy’s Journey, is an adventurous quest story about realising the joy is in the journey. This will soon be followed by a second book, Joy’s Way – a fun story about doing things your own way.
About Joy’s Journey
She travels over land and sea, to see what she can see. She becomes a bold adventurer, to be what she can be… Join Joy as she travels through four seasons, meets friends, and ultimately discovers that the joy is in the journey, and the most precious thing you can find is yourself!
What I like about Joy’s Journey
Joy’s Journey is a delightful tale from start to finish. For me with my own red-haired family, a redheaded freckle-faced protagonist has extra appeal, 😉 but of course there’s far more in the book to delight than that.
The story begins with Joy setting off to find a paradise where lives a teacher ‘strong and kind and wise’ and where, she’s heard, all her wishes will come true. She travels across the seas to different lands, exploring every terrain including a desert island, a cave, mountains and valleys. She meets many new friends and even finds a chest full of treasure.
Continue reading: Come on a joyful adventure with Joy’s Journey by Jacinta Farragher – readilearn
Norah Colvin 
SNAP! lol I don’t remember Jacinta interviewing me for this book … It is my life story, and the pic is me … except my hair was a lot longer. It’s really quite mind blowing …
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Your comment made me laugh, Kate. What a journey you’ve had. What fun to have a book written about you, especially one without your knowledge, and a good one at that. 🙂
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I feel a bit special … thanks so much Jacinta and Norah!
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Delightful!
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Thank you, Jennie.
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You’re welcome, Norah.
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Such a lovely common-sense message.
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It is a wonderful message. 🙂
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Great! A wonderful book, and this sounds like a great follow up or maybe earlier read, together with Darlene Foster’s Amanda series. Oh, how i miss the childhood, when the technic wasn’t so great to share information about books all over the world. Congratulations to the author, and many thanks as well to you Norah, for sharing the news, and a lovely review. Best wishes, Michael
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Thank you so much for your lovely comment, and for sharing the post, Michael.
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Thanks for the useful information, Norah! Educating the youngest has to be the first duty, for a better world. xx Michael
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It sure does, Michael. That’s where my passion lies.
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