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Sunday, October 23, 2011

Palisadian Releases Piggy Nation Chapter Book

Palisades author Richard Rosser wrote the book with help from two local Girl Scout Troops.

Imagine a world where you could pull into a parking lot and immediately find an empty space without fear that someone else might swoop in and snag it. Imagine a Southern California freeway where all drivers are looking at the road … instead of at their cellphones. Finally, imagine your lawn free of the smelly evidence that Rover paid you a visit. Believe it or not, this is all possible in Piggy Nation, a world created by Palisadian author and playwright Richard Rosser. Rosser is releasing his very first chapter book Piggy Nation Let's Go Camping on Oct. 29. Rosser said the girls from Palisades Girl Scout Troops 6125 and 3965 helped him brainstorm the basic idea for the book during a creative writing workshop. In the book, a character, …

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Woo-hooo! Norky Hits the Palisades!

The titular character of the children's book “Christmas with Norky” recently paid a visit to the Palisades' farmers' market

On Sunday, Dec. 19, a visitor from the south––not the South Pole but Santa Monica––strutted his stuff up and down Swarthmore Ave., bringing much mirth and merriment to Pacific Palisades' farmers' market: Norky, the fine, feathered star of Steve Allgeier's 2007 children's book, Christmas with Norky: The Adventure Begins. Norky was in town to spread the word that Santa Monica resident Allgeier's debut children's book was available at Village Books. In Christmas, Santa Claus appoints Norky to be in charge of his Naughty/Nice list. Norky just doesn't go out before Christmas to accomplish this, he checks on kids all year around. If a child has a problem, Norky distributes a Fix-It Card. Once the problems are systematically fixed and approved by…

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