Maslyn
A Different Kind of Name for a Delightful Little Girl
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Maslyn was a delightful little girl with sandy brown hair.
Her blue eyes sparkled and she smiled a lot.
Life was simple for a little girl with big dreams, until she started school. Kindergarten was a great way to meet other kids her age, but everyone was so different. And, different was hard.
Some kids had glasses, some did not. There were kids who talked a bunch, and others who hardly talked at all. Some girls had long hair, others had short hair, and some in-between hair. Some boys even had long hair. To make matters even more confusing there were kids who wanted to be Maslyn’s friend, and then there were kids who did not even try to get to know her at all. Plus, Maslyn was a different name. No one in her class had heard of the name Maslyn before.
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About the Book
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.
About the Author
Amanda Brink Hull gew up in Fenton, Iowa (population 300). Her parents raised her and three younger sisters (Sara, Katie, and Andrea) teaching them about honesty, good character, and responsibility.
The author and her husband (Josh) have two children of their own (Maslyn and Cameron). And, she wants to share the simple lessons she learned as a child not only with her own two children, but with other parents and their children. Being a wife and mother are her most rewarding accomplishments, though she is extremely proud of her professional and educational achievements as well. She holds a management position with Hearst Television Inc. at KCCI TV 8 in Des Moines, Iowa; and has earned an Associates degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree (both in Business), along with a Master of Science degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology.