"Tiny", The Littlest Pumpkin

About the Book

This children's story is about how older kids poke fun at little ones, how children get their feelings hurt, and how a simple thought can make all the difference and make someone happy.  The book introduces to little ones the various treats that can come from a pumpkin and how a pumpkin grows.  It makes mention of the seasons, colors, counting, farm animals, and a special secret garden.  An outstanding storybook or early reader.

About the Author

Joseph Sloyne Smith, Jr.

Born January 3^rd, 1948, eldest of three children, graduated Scituate (RI) High School (’67), and enlisted in the United States Navy during the Viet Nam War. Retired from U.S. Navy in 1990 after 23 years of active naval service, used Montgomery GI Bill and graduated from Saint Leo College in Virginia with a BA in Sociology. Relocated to Tennessee and taught Special Education students within Warren County Board of Education where he soon realized the literacy deficiency for some students.

Mr. Smith is the father of four sons and is the Scoutmaster of a local Special Needs Boy Scout Troop. He enjoys woodworking, fly fishing, camping, salt water fishing, searching for antiques, baking, and vegetable gardening.

This is his first storybook for early readers, which teaches several lessons of life and self worth. It reaffirms the seasons, colors, numbers, and introduces the growing procedure for pumpkins plus the delicious products that can be made from fresh pumpkins.

Be looking soon for the second children’s book concerning a “Woodhog?? Or Fuzzy Groundchuck??”

Tara Leigh Felty

Born March 4^th, 1987, the eldest of two children, a native of McMinnville, Tennessee, and graduated from Warren County High School in 2005.

Miss Felty was asked to begin illustrations on this book prior to her high school graduation and while 17 years of age. She was under contract, financially compensated as a beginning artist, and was under the guidance and direction of her mother. For years Miss Felty has entered several art contests throughout Warren County to include the American Association of University Women (AAUW) winning 12 first place ribbons plus several other awards and, the Art Show at the A&L Fair winning 11 first place ribbons plus numerous other awards including “Best in Show”. Her entries have consisted of pencil, acrylic, colored pencil, pastel, charcoal, crayon and weaving.

Her favorite pastimes include swimming, shopping, dancing, fishing and gardening.

The inspiration for the pictures for the dog in this story come from her own one-year-old Welsh Corgi named “Bear”.