The Curious Incident of the Gooneybird

by Christopher Botkin

Overview

"The Curious Incident of the Gooneybird" is a children's fantasy adventure, written as a Christmas present for and about nine cousins (my grandchildren), ages four months through 12 years. Through the cleverness of their pets, nine cousins discover and lay claim to the Gooneybird, a wonderful ship that can fly through the air, and is rumored to have been built by magic dwarfs for the Norse gods in the Time of Legends. The cousins catch wind of a plot to steal the Gooneybird, and proceed to consult the wisest animals and people in the world for their advice. The thief strikes at the worst possible moment, and a dangerous situation is averted by the cousins through humor and time travel. It is child-friendly, but does contain cultural references and oddball humor that will hopefully entertain parents who are reading it to their children. I make no claims that the book is educational, as I am not a child psychologist or any kind of expert in nurturing young impressionable minds. I just hope kids find the story fun. Chris Botkin

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781518830051
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	11/14/2015
Series:	Cousin Chronicles , #1
Pages:	158
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.37(d)

About the Author

Christopher Botkin is a small-town Ohio native and archetype: engineer, newspaper editor, woodworker, surveyor, draftsman, webmaster, cynic and dreamer. A personality/aptitude test once labeled him a "Visionary Philosopher," a sublimely unmarketable skill set that, yet, rather deftly describes the author of Water Music. His life half ended when his wife and mother of his three children passed in 1986. The other half took unconventional paths that have not yet revealed their destinations. Real men write their own codes. Today, Christopher works as a laborer, pays the bills, and lives in the family home where he grew up and raised his children. They came out well. He still holds out hope for himself.