Summer program, July 27-31, 2015   

The Doorway to Your Imagination week long workshop at The Algonquin Theater Manasquan NJ. Students between 6 and 10 wrote their own illustrated stories and performed them on stage with Janine L Kimmel

On Sunday April 26th at WATERSPIRIT at the Stella Maris Retreat Center, Janine Kimmel will be among the featured artists for the “Creativity for a Cause” Art Show from 3PM – 6PM.  Enjoy free hors d’oeuvres and a glass of wine, purchase an original painting or visit the Treasure Trove for a variety of art pieces at reduced prices.

WATERSPIRIT at the Stella Maris Retreat Center is located at 981 Ocean Avenue, Long Branch, NJ 07740.

For more information, email waterspirit@stellamaris.comcastbiz.net

On July 27-31, come experience the Storybook Workshop: Doorway to your Imagination at the Algonquin Arts Theatre, Manasquan NJ.

All Classes meet Monday through Friday.

Discover role-playing and the world of make-believe by bringing an illustrated story to life! Author and Artist Janine L. Kimmel leads an imaginative five day workshop in which students will create an illustrated story and develop characters based on those illustrations. The workshop begins with students bringing the beautiful artwork of Kimmel’s award-winning book, The Magic Gown, to life through improvisation and other theatre exercises. Students will then create illustrations for their own original story, and develop the story’s characters by creating short scenes and skits using physical movement, gesture, sound and speech, and facial expressions.

SHOW AIRS LIVE EVERY SATURDAY AT 12PM PST.

This is an amazing radio show with a great story in here about the Springtree art work. It is so unexpected and touching; such a magic story by Dr. Anne Marie Evans.

On December 31, J.L. Kimmel gave a private tour for a very special 7-year-old fan of The Magic Gown!

“I enjoyed showing her Lilly’s home and all the original art of The Magic Gown.” – J.L. Kimmel

On December 25, there will be 40 sets of The Magic Gown and The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle books being given away to share the magical stories on Market Street in Newark, New Jersey.

December 25
40 sets of The Magic Gown and The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle books being given away to share the magical stories on Market St., Newark, NJ

On December 13, 2014 come experience THE ART OF STORYTELLING & ILLUSTRATION WORKSHOP at THE MERCY CENTER, BRONX NY.

A Special Thank You to Malina Mannarino, in the Communications Office at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York City for this beautiful event at The Mercy Center.

BLOG TALK RADIO

Guy’s Guy’s Radio with Robert Manni – Listen to a brief talk about The Magic Gown Theater Production on December 3, 2014 here.

On November 21 & 22, 2014,  J.L. Kimmel Will be at the Holiday Book Signing, original and Print for Art sale in Byford & Mills, Little Silver, New Jersey.

 On November 3, there will be a reading at The Pajama Program. It will take place at the Neptune Head Start Program, in Neptune City, New Jersey.

The Art of Storytelling & Illustration workshop and Book Signing

On July 31, 2-4 PM, We will be at Barnes & Noble in Holmdel, New Jersey for the  Middletown Library Summer Reading Event.

July 31 2-4 PM
Barnes & Noble Holmdel NJ – Middletown Library Summer Reading Event
The Art of Storytelling & Illustration workshop AND Book Signing
http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/store/2030

On August 8, 7-9 PM and August 14, 7-9 PM there will be a Mystical Mother Earth discussion with Golden Hawk & J.L. Kimmel on Water. The question is, “What is your relationship with water?” The discussion will be featured on Blog Talk Radio.

The Art of Storytelling & Illustration with the Magic Doorway Workbook 

On July 23, I returned to visit the students at Keyport School for the Summer Enrichment Program in Keyport, NJ. Here are the students stories and illustrations.
http://www.kpsdschools.org/Domain/9

Mindful Shift Radio Interview

There will be a Mindful Shift Radio Internet Interview with Andrea Martin on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at 1:00 pm ET

The Art of Storytelling & Illustration with the Magic Doorway Workbook

This was my first visit to Keyport School, in Keyport, New Jersey for the Summer Enrichment Program on July 1, 2014.

 http://www.kpsdschools.org/Domain/9

On June 9, There will be a Connections for Women creative workshop to: Manage Stress and Heal and Grow in Bangor, PA.

Visit Connections for Women on Facebook.

Tonight we may step into a story and learn something new about creativity, art, and healing.

Follow the links below to hear interviews with J.L. Kimmel on her new workshops (including The Art of Storytelling & Illustration) and award winning books: The Magic Gown & The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle.

• Children’s Corner Radio Show 1/6/2014
• Enchanted words with J.L Kimmel 12/23/2013

You are about to embark on a journey….

Storytelling may be a gift and drawing may be a talent, but they are also skills that can be taught and refined.  The Art of Storytelling & Illustration workshop examines the process of creating a story: imagining characters, settings, plots and pictures.  In the summer and fall of 2013, award-winning author, J.L. Kimmel took her workshop on tour and shared her experience and expertise with eager students in libraries and schools along the east coast of the U.S. and in El Salvador.

The Art of Storytelling & Illustration workshop was conceived as an opportunity to share the knowledge and experience author J.L. Kimmel used to create the award winning books The Magic Gown and The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle.  These magical and adventurous stories have resonated with young and adult alike and provide the perfect backdrop to engage the workshop students in an exciting lesson of story creation, art and imagination.

The workshop first went on tour in September of 2013.  In a whirlwind week, Kimmel visited libraries in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Richmond and Charlottesville.  While it was meant to be a limited engagement; the workshops generated interest and within the next few months, Kimmel took the workshop to Barnes & Noble in Charlottesville,VA, Holmdel, NJ,  and Freehold, NJ.  She also went across the country and internationally with stops at several schools in El Salvador, and the Hollywood School House in Los Angeles.

 “Award winning author Janine Kimmel visited us recently during her whirlwind book tour of El Salvador. Janine is the author of The Magic Gown and the Yawning Rabbit River Chronicles. We were fortunate in that this dynamic author, artist and speaker was able to devote 6 sessions on the art of storytelling and illustration, to our 5th and 6th grade students.   During the sessions Janine shared several scrolls and numerous prints of the artwork from her books. The kids were thrilled to find out that many of these paintings were her own.  Janine explained how the paintings played an important role as the first step in her book writing journey. 

 Our students were blown away by Janine’s description of her work, and the writing process she went through when writing her novels.  Our staff and students would like to thank Janine for taking the time to work with our students and for inspiring many of our aspiring authors and artists at the ABC. If you would like to see more pictures from these book talks, you can do so at the LRC Facebook or LRC Flickr pages.” – ABC LRC

“The big question is whether you are going to be able to say 

a hearty ‘yes’ to your adventure.” – Joseph Campbell

Based on the enthusiastic response to these workshops; Kimmel is actively pursuing the opportunity to present The Art of Storytelling & Illustration to students everywhere.  Currently she is scheduled to present at the Barnes & Noble in Holmdel, NJ once again on March 20, 2014.

“One never knows how things will turn out – moment to moment.  And yet the willingness to say “yes” brought me the most wonderful gifts…”– J.L. Kimmel 

• PHOTOS & VIDEOS 
• INTERVIEWS 
• WORKSHOPS IN IRELAND

While Kimmel has taught many workshops over the years; her work in Ireland holds a special significance.  Kimmel spent a great deal of time there between 2008 and 2011 drawing inspiration from the Irish landscape for The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle.  She returned in 2012 and 2013 (view photos) to launch TYRRC and discuss art, inspiration, music and storytelling with the students there.  These events laid the groundwork for the creation of The Art of Storytelling & Illustration workshop which would come to fruition a few months after returning from Ireland.

Connect with J.L. Kimmel online: 

www.jlkimmel.com | www.facebook.com/janinelkimmel

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Mark your calendars!  J.L. Kimmel is an upcoming guest on a couple radio shows and will be presenting her new workshop in the upcoming months!

February 4, 2014 @ 8:10 AM EST

Interview on Ray Carr Radio Show, Cincinnati OHIO.  Listen here!

March 1, 2014 @ 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EST

Soul Talk with Jeremy McDonald on Blog Talk Radio.  Listen here!

March 20, 2014 – 5:00 – 7:00 PM

Barnes & Noble Holmdel NJ, Book Fair – The Art of Storytelling & Illustration 

For more information visit this link.

April 2, 2014 - Author Day @ Ocean Township Middle School, Ocean NJ

The Art of Storytelling & Illustration  Workshop for 6th grade

For more information visit this link.

Happy New Year!

We hope you had a magical holiday season and look forward to a new year full of adventure, love and prosperity.

2013 was an exciting year and, as it has come to a close, we are reflecting on the lessons we’ve learned and how they will influence our goals in the new year. Joseph Campbell’s inspiring quote we often referenced for The Art of Storytelling & Illustration 2013 workshop tour -

“The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty ‘yes‘ to your adventure”

– reinforced what we have experienced throughout this creative year. Wonderful magic comes out of the unexpected! So in 2014 we are saying a HEARTY YES to adventure again and again and again.

We’d love to hear from you! What wonderful things would you like to share? We’ll include our favorites in next months newsletter!

  Follow this link to view the entire January 2014 Newsletter in your browser! 

You are about to embark on a journey….

Storytelling may be a gift and drawing may be a talent, but they are also skills that can be learned and refined.  The Art of Storytelling & Illustration workshop examines the process of creating a story: imagining characters, settings, plots and pictures.

In the summer and fall of 2013, award winning author, J.L. Kimmel took her workshop on tour and shared her experience and expertise with eager students in libraries and schools along the east coast of the U.S. and in El Salvador.  See all the photos here!

 “Award winning author Janine Kimmel visited us recently during her whirlwind book tour of El Salvador. Janine is the author of The Magic Gown and the Yawning Rabbit River Chronicles. We were fortunate in that this dynamic author, artist and speaker was able to devote 6 sessions on the art of storytelling and illustration, to our 5th and 6th grade students.   During the sessions Janine shared several scrolls and numerous prints of the artwork from her books. The kids were thrilled to find out that many of these paintings were her own.  Janine explained how the paintings played an important role as the first step in her book writing journey.  Our students were blown away by Janine’s description of her work, and the writing process she went through when writing her novels.” Our staff and students would like to thank Janine for taking the time to work with our students and for inspiring many of our aspiring authors and artists at the ABC. If you would like to see more pictures from these book talks, you can do so at the LRC Facebook or LRC Flickr pages.” – ABC LRC 

J.L. Kimmel is excited to bring her workshop to Los Angeles, CA this month with a workshop on Thursday, December 12th at Hollywood Schoolhouse.

A Note From J. L. Kimmel

The Art Of Storytelling & Illustration library tour has come to a close and, as I look back on the wonderful experience, I am reminded of the value of “saying a hearty ‘yes’ to adventure in life”.  This advice has been a mainstay in my creative process and therapeutic practice as well as a theme for the recent Art of Storytelling tour.

One never knows how things will turn out – moment to moment.  And yet the willingness to say “yes” brought me the most wonderful gifts…

This fall those gifts included the lovely people of all ages I met at the Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charlottesville, and Richmond libraries and the Charlottesville Barnes & Noble. Thank you to you all!  I was honored to inspire you, as you inspired me.

A big thank you to Wendy Anne Edwards at 1070 WINA – WINA Morning News: Weekend Edition, Charlottesville VA for a great early morning radio interview.

Thank you Caryle Duffy for your beautiful support at the Philadelphia Library Event!

I am so grateful to Sara Sgarlat at Sgarlat Publicity and Leonard Baker for taking such good care of me.

And thank you to Danielle and Natalie at SierraRed for providing on-going graphic design and social media marketing support.

Interview with Janine L. Kimmel, author of the work together with the Italian illustrator, David Ceccarelli.

The story of a courageous rabbit thief, a vulnerable tortoise, of people “with” and “without” umbrellas that tells of life and the importance of forgiveness and tolerance.

Read the Interview

J.L. Kimmel will be presenting her original workshop – The Art of Storytelling & Illustration – for grades 5th to 8th at several schools in El Salvador this month:

The Escuela Americana, Academia Británica, Cuscatleca, Superate Raíces – San Salvador, Superate Hilasal – San Salvador, and Liceo Frances de San Salvador.

The workshops are based on her experience writing the award winning fiction adventure books: The Magic Gown and The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle.

J.L. Kimmel will also be visiting Enigma Bookstore in Astoria - November 23, 2013 at 5 PM for a book signing, reading and discussion. Enigma is a science fiction, fantasy and mystery focused store and is an exciting forum for The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle.

A Note From J.L. Kimmel

The Art Of Storytelling & Illustration library tour has come to a close and, as I look back on the wonderful experience, I am reminded of the value of  ‘saying a hearty ‘yes’ to adventure in life’.  This advice has been a mainstay in my therapeutic practice as well as a theme for the recent Art of Storytelling tour.

One never knows how things will turn out – moment to moment.  And yet the willingness to say ‘yes'; to give from the heart and be open has once again brought me the most wonderful gifts…

This fall those gifts included the lovely people of all ages I met at the Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charlottesville, and Richmond libraries and the Charlottesville Barnes & Noble. Thank you to you all!  I was honored to inspire you, as you inspired me.

A big thank you to Wendy Anne Edwards at 1070 WINA “WINA Morning News: Weekend Edition, Charlottesville VA for a great early morning radio interview.

Thank you Caryle Duffy for your beautiful support at the Philadelphia Library Event!

I am so grateful to Sara Sgarlat at Sgarlat Publicity and Leonard Baker for taking such good care of me.

And thank you to Danielle and Natalie at SierraRed for providing on-going graphic design and social media marketing support.

Saturday, November 23, 2013 5 pm book signing, reading, and discussion at Enigma Bookstore in Astoria, New York.

It has been two and half years since I helped save a stranger’s life…

It was wintertime and holiday season in New Jersey. In a beautiful holiday specialty market, in the midst of a bustling crowd, I was having a children’s book signing event for my book, The Magic Gown. Children could color their own world behind the magic doorway in the tree while they waited to see Santa Claus.

I had my remarkable assistant, ten year old Emma, with me for the event. She was dressed in a one of kind, handmade, couture costume as Nizella the Fairy Queen fromThe Magic Gown. Emma had ventured through the loud, crowded room,to retrieve some hot chocolate for us.

A few minutes later I heard her voice calling for me but I could not see her through the red, white, and pink poinsettias, lights, and displays that filled the room.

“Janine, Janine! A woman is on the floor! She fell!”

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Educator Appreciation Workshop/Reception

Join us for a workshop on children and the art of storytelling, with teen and children’s author Janine Kimmel. Janine, author of the award-winning The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicles, will lead the workshop, perfect for the Common Core Standards.
Thursday October 17, 2013 6:00 PM
The Commons at Holmdel, 2134 State Highway 35, Holmdel, NJ 07733, 732-275-0620

For more info…

If I could share 500 words to inspire, this is the important wisdom I’d want to pass along to others…

The August 2013 Newsletter is here!

Exciting things are in the works!  Just click below to view the newsletter and visit www.tyrrc.com if you’d like to subscribe!

July 2013 Newsletter

A Wonderful Comment and New Award For The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle

“….. I see that [The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle] works and has a magic that is the traditional magic that is lost in children’s books today. I think the magic is the real belief that lies in the authors’ hearts and minds, the enthusiasm for what they are doing.”  Jacquie Monda   June 2013

Add TYRRC to your reading list this summer!  This award winning adventure story about caring, taking chances, moving forward no matter what, and being good to each other continues to win new fans young and young at heart.  The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle is a story that will enrapture, inspire, and not let you go until the last puzzle piece falls into place.

Go here to view the entire newsletter.

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BITEradio.me is a Network of shows that focus on “Bringing Inspiration To Earth” – Our hosts focus on positive self-help and uplifting spiritual topics. On July 8th @ 12PM tune in here for J.L. Kimmel’s interview as a part of BITEradio’s Children’s Corner.

The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle by J. L. Kimmel & David Ceccarelli

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The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle has a book of the year award!

The Creative Child Awards Program at Creative Child Magazine has awarded TYRRC the  2013 BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD in the Fiction Adventure Books category.

 Visit The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle’s new website!

Spring Tree Press Blossoms

with books like flowers…………..

Sharing the Magic and Adventure in May,

J.L. Kimmel is delighted to say: 

“Happy Enchanted books are on their way”!

Children’s hospital library recipients:

• City of Hope, Los Angeles CA
• New York Presbyterian Weill/Cornell Medical Center, New York City
• St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 
• Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City
• Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
• Children’s Library, San Salvador, El Salvador
• Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA

The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle and The Magic Gown were donated to help lift the spirits and inspire children, parents, and staff at these wonderful institutions.

The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle is now a recipient of the 2013 Nautilus Silver Award for Young Adult Fiction!  Nautilus Book Awards Silver and Gold Winners are carefully selected in a unique three-tier judging process by experienced teams of book reviewers, librarians, authors, editors, book store owners, and leaders in the publishing industry.

We are so thankful for everyone who came out this past weekend for the Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle event! We had a great time reading and drawing with all of the participants. Hope to see you at another event soon!

We are so thankful for everyone who came out this past weekend for the Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle event! We had a great time reading and drawing with all of the participants. Hope to see you at another event soon!

Ric Bratton, host of This Week In America, interviews J.L. Kimmel about The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle and the awards it has received. Listen here!

The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle: Review

by Caitlin S.  age 13.

The book “Yawning Rabbit River” was very well written and I liked the suspense in it. I also liked how the author would show the same area through many years and started it from the very beginning onto hundreds of years later, in the same area, but the scenery and characters have changed greatly from the beginning. It was a really good book overall and I think a lot of kids of all ages would like it a lot. I personally passed my copy on to my friend and so far she’s really enjoyed reading it. When I first started reading it, I couldn’t put it down. I recommend the book to anyone who likes to read and I think it would encourage kids who don’t like to read, to read more often.

THE RIVER GODDESS BLUES
From the book The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle (2012) page 131
by J.L. Kimmel & David Ceccarelli

Oh, the River,
runs through all kinds of places,
through the broken hearts,
past the lonely sad faces.

Man, the river, she is made of tears,
of joy and pain
carried in the silver clouds
filled with soothing rain.

Listen to her roll
’round rocks and trees
Listen to her voice
sweeter than the breeze

tonight, tonight
Feel her gentle touch.
Tonight, tonight,
We need her so much

Awaken by her side
from your murky sleep
to the comfort
of her watery keep.

This river is like life,
it never ends
but on her heartbeat
the river depends.

Lyrics by J.L. Kimmel
Music composed by Zack Kimmel
Vocals, guitar, piano – Zack Kimmel
Drums – Teddy Powell
Tin whistle, alto saxophone – Rich Reiter

Zack Kimmel
https://www.facebook.com/zak.kimmel?fref=ts
http://fulltimerecords.us/

All song copyright reserved by J.L. Kimmel & Zack Kimmel 2013

THE RIVER GODDESS BLUES
From the book The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle (2012) page 131
by J.L. Kimmel & David Ceccarelli

Oh, the River,
runs through all kinds of places,
through the broken hearts,
past the lonely sad faces.

Man, the river, she is made of tears,
of joy and pain
carried in the silver clouds
filled with soothing rain.

Listen to her roll
’round rocks and trees
Listen to her voice
sweeter than the breeze

tonight, tonight
Feel her gentle touch.
Tonight, tonight,
We need her so much

Awaken by her side
from your murky sleep
to the comfort
of her watery keep.

This river is like life,
it never ends
but on her heartbeat
the river depends.

Lyrics by J.L. Kimmel
Music composed by Zack Kimmel
Vocals, guitar, piano – Zack Kimmel
Drums – Teddy Powell
Tin whistle, alto saxophone – Rich Reiter

Zack Kimmel
https://www.facebook.com/zak.kimmel?fref=ts
http://fulltimerecords.us/

All song copyright reserved by J.L. Kimmel & Zack Kimmel 2013

Castlegregory National School Visit February 18, 2013

Several of the 7th and 8th graders at Castlegregory reviewed The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle.  Thank you to Principal Muireann De Burca and all the students that shared their insight with us!

Aughascasla National School Visit February 19, 2013

Aoife O’Mahony reviewed TYRRC  and the entire 8th grade glass played “Fairytale of New York” on tin whistles!  Thank you Principal John Moriarty for having us!

Scoil Bhreac Chuain Vist on February 20, 2013
Principal Mary Murphy sent us a lovely note after our visit to her school.

THANK YOU to Camilla and Mike at Dingle Bookshop in Dingle and to Justine and Keith at The Beach Box in Castlegregory for your wonderful support! Hope to see you soon!

Books available at Dingle Bookshop and The Beach Box

Castlegregory National School Visit February 18, 2013

Several of the 7th and 8th graders at Castlegregory reviewed The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle.  Thank you to Principal Muireann De Burca and all the students that shared their insight with us!

Aughascasla National School Visit February 19, 2013

Aoife O’Mahony reviewed TYRRC  and the entire 8th grade glass played “Fairytale of New York” on tin whistles!  Thank you Principal John Moriarty for having us!

Scoil Bhreac Chuain Vist on February 20, 2013
Principal Mary Murphy sent us a lovely note after our visit to her school.

THANK YOU to Camilla and Mike at Dingle Bookshop in Dingle and to Justine and Keith at The Beach Box in Castlegregory for your wonderful support! Hope to see you soon!

Books available at Dingle Bookshop and The Beach Box

Check out the February 2013 newsletter for Spring Tree Press!

Check out the February 2013 newsletter for Spring Tree Press!

The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle was awarded a spot on VOYA’s Perfect Ten list for 2012!

With over 1,100 reviews of young adult books in VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) in print and online in 2012, our reviewers awarded only thirty-one titles the Perfect Ten: a 5Q for quality (hard to imagine it better written) and 5P for popularity (every young adult who reads was dying to read it yesterday). A VOYA Perfect Ten title is considered to be a must-read and a must-buy by many young adult school and public librarians!

The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle was awarded a spot on VOYA’s Perfect Ten list for 2012!

With over 1,100 reviews of young adult books in VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) in print and online in 2012, our reviewers awarded only thirty-one titles the Perfect Ten: a 5Q for quality (hard to imagine it better written) and 5P for popularity (every young adult who reads was dying to read it yesterday). A VOYA Perfect Ten title is considered to be a must-read and a must-buy by many young adult school and public librarians!

Janine Kimmel and David Ceccarelli are very excited to be returning to Ireland next month to launch The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle! February 15-24, 2013. More details to come soon!

 
IN a week that will see the global cinema release of J.R.R Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit”, it is appropriate that a new book, of a similar genre but inspired by the amazing beauty of the Castle-gregory, celebrated its official launch in Dingle.
‘The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicles’ is an epic tale penned by american writer J.L. Kimmel and beautifully illustrated by Italian artist David Ceccarelli. It follows the fate of a river and its heroes – a thieving rabbit, a deer who transforms at night, a magical boy and a rat with a heart of gold who battle against monsters and demons to bring safety to the river they love. Speaking to The Kerryman at the book’s official irish launch in Dingle Bookshop last Saturday, author Janine Kimmel explained how Glenteenassig Valley inspired David and herself to bring the tale to life.
“Four years ago David and I paid the first of three visits to ‘An Tigh Beag’ in aughacashla,” said Janine. “The area really inspired us to create this tale and many scenes in the book are drawn from the surroundings there.
The Owencashla River became the Yawning Rabbit River, Castlegregory became Briarwood and John O’Connor’s cottage is the setting for Nub Begley’s Farm,” she said.
The book – which is geared towards readers over the age of ten – has been gained a lot of attention in the USA and in Italy since its initial release last September. Indeed David’s illustrations, including a map – a West Kerry ‘Middle Earth’ of sorts – includes all kinds of local landmarks such as conor Pass and other such mystical locations such as Teru, Valley of the Giants and Laughing Wolf Pass.
“It’s doing very well in the USA and in Italy,” said Tuscany native David who hails from a small town near Florence. “Janine and I worked well together in bringing a good balance of darkness and light to the tale and people can reference the story to the area which really brings it to life.”
The owners of An Tigh Beag in Aughacashla, John and Patricia O’Connor and their son Mint, joined David and Janine in the Dingle Bookshop to launch the book last Saturday.
 

-Newspaper Article-

 
IN a week that will see the global cinema release of J.R.R Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit”, it is appropriate that a new book, of a similar genre but inspired by the amazing beauty of the Castle-gregory, celebrated its official launch in Dingle.
‘The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicles’ is an epic tale penned by american writer J.L. Kimmel and beautifully illustrated by Italian artist David Ceccarelli. It follows the fate of a river and its heroes – a thieving rabbit, a deer who transforms at night, a magical boy and a rat with a heart of gold who battle against monsters and demons to bring safety to the river they love. Speaking to The Kerryman at the book’s official irish launch in Dingle Bookshop last Saturday, author Janine Kimmel explained how Glenteenassig Valley inspired David and herself to bring the tale to life.
“Four years ago David and I paid the first of three visits to ‘An Tigh Beag’ in aughacashla,” said Janine. “The area really inspired us to create this tale and many scenes in the book are drawn from the surroundings there.
The Owencashla River became the Yawning Rabbit River, Castlegregory became Briarwood and John O’Connor’s cottage is the setting for Nub Begley’s Farm,” she said.
The book – which is geared towards readers over the age of ten – has been gained a lot of attention in the USA and in Italy since its initial release last September. Indeed David’s illustrations, including a map – a West Kerry ‘Middle Earth’ of sorts – includes all kinds of local landmarks such as conor Pass and other such mystical locations such as Teru, Valley of the Giants and Laughing Wolf Pass.
“It’s doing very well in the USA and in Italy,” said Tuscany native David who hails from a small town near Florence. “Janine and I worked well together in bringing a good balance of darkness and light to the tale and people can reference the story to the area which really brings it to life.”
The owners of An Tigh Beag in Aughacashla, John and Patricia O’Connor and their son Mint, joined David and Janine in the Dingle Bookshop to launch the book last Saturday.
 

-Newspaper Article-

On Saturday, December 8th

Janine Kimmel and David Ceccarelli were at the Dingle Bookshop in County Kerry, Ireland introducing and signing thier new book “The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle”.
 
These fantastic December events will be followed by:
– an interview with The Kerryman on Wednesday, December 12th
– and a reading on Friday, December 14th at  The Dingle Library.
 

 

Both Janine and David are very excited about the great reception their book,‘The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle’ has received in County Kerry, Ireland!

SATURDAY December 8, 2pm Book Signing 
The Dingle Bookshop
Green Street, Dingle, Co Kerry, Ireland
+353 66 9152433

For three consecutive years the American writer Janine Kimmel and Italian artist David Ceccarelli came to stay at John O’Connor’s house  An Tigh Beag at Castlegregory.  The majesty of the landscape surrounding them inspired this enchanting illustrated book.  Owencashla  became the Yawning Rabbit River, Castlegregory the fictional village of  Briarwood, and An Tigh Beag itself the setting for Nub Begley’s Farm.

The heroes of this epic tale are a thieving rabbit with the courage to do great things, a deer who transforms as night falls, a magical coin headed boy, a dapper rat with a heart of gold and a brave boy and girl who know more than you might think. All of them battle curses, demons, monsters, and other strange creatures to bring life and safety to the river they love.
A lovely present for anyone over the age of nine. Come and meet the author and illustrator and get your signed copy.

December issue
by Cynthia Winfield
http://www.voya.com

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Kimmel, J. L., and David Ceccarelli, The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle
 

This magnificent, three-part tale opens in a once-idyllic forest where the creatures fear for their survival amid a drought so long-standing that none recall ever seeing a river and the dangers of hungry hunters. So desperate are they that a lightning-fast jackrabbit thief undertakes a quest to find the mythological river goddess, Violet, and race her for the river. As he departs, the forest librarian owl reads Violet’s story aloud from a very special book. Part two occurs many years later on the estate of absurdly conspicuous consumers, Mr. and Mrs. Miller, the latter of whom hates rain and nature sounds. Their children are twins purchased at a bargain price—the loud, aggressive Ash, deemed “boyish” by parents who discount the sensitive, thoughtful Dusty. A mishap with the past makes Ash evil and infects the Miller house with “soul crawlers, parasites of hate that thrived where evil lurked.” Twenty years later, in the adjoining township, part three brings thirteen-year-old Nub Begley, a farmer boy, and female classmate Nil Turner. Their adventures complete the complex tapestry of this rich tale.

In this heartwarming tale, good triumphs over evil, danger threatens every good soul, and history is contained within the pages of an important book that appears throughout. This story will make life-long readers of youth not previously committed to reading. Middle schools and public libraries will want multiple copies. Doting adults will do well to gift copies to beloved youth. Adults who take the time to explore these pages will be reminded of the important titles of their youth, the ones that originally hooked them on reading.

WHAT A GREAT DAY!

On Saturday November 10th at the ‘Bankstreet Bookstore’ in New York City,

J. L. Kimmel and David Ceccarelli did a Book Signing for their newest creation

‘The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle’.  

WHAT A GREAT DAY!

On Saturday November 10th at the ‘Bankstreet Bookstore’ in New York City,

J. L. Kimmel and David Ceccarelli did a Book Signing for their newest creation

‘The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle’.  

il Tirreno / Prato
02 novembre 2012
(Il Tirreno is an Italian newspaper. Below is a translation of the article in English)  

Prato, next week, will fly to New York with 

the Yawning River Rabbit. ___________________________

http://iltirreno.gelocal.it/prato/cronaca/2012/11/02/news/vola-a-new-york-grazie-a-un-coniglio-che-sbadiglia-1.5963239

At the Bank Street Book Store on Broadway and 112^th Street, awaits an important event: the presentation of the children’s book, co-written and in English with Janine Layton Kimmel.

“The yawning rabbit river chronicle” or “The Chronicles of the river rabbit yawning” is the title of the book that David Prato Ceccarelli and Janine Layton Kimmel American who lives in Locust, New Jersey (USA) will present the November 10.

The book, which has already been published and is already in major American bookstores by the end of September, with ample evidence of critical and sales both in the U.S. and in Ireland, will be officially presented for the first time by its authors at Bank Street Book Store, Broadway and 112^th Street, and in December we will be presenting in Ireland where the story is set.

A debut over the top to the multifaceted Ceccarelli, 40, met on facebook nick with lupus famelicus (for an old nickname), with a degree in sociology, he did talk about him in the last years for extreme feats performed around the ‘Europe grinding hundreds and hundreds of miles on foot or on scooters, alone or in pairs. But it is also an illustrator for a graphic design studio in New York (allanportera.com) is creating illustrations for skateboard companies abroad (Austria) as well as to volunteer in some associations, the network administrator and the dive guide . And sorry if I have defined versatile.

And ‘his second book because in Italy has already published another children’s opera: The irresistible anchovy.

With him in this adventure for four hands is JL Kimmel, 56, writer, illustrator, sculptor, teacher and therapist (which is why you have found good synergy in the work for four hands), which in turn have assets another book: The magic gown (The dress magic).

“I met her in London at the international exhibition of children’s books – says David Ceccarelli, referring to Kimmel – So already collaborated for a U.S. publisher for whom I made the illustrations. I began to send them to her and her publisher liked them. Then we began the collaborations.  “A relationship that evolves slowly to become more solid in order to write the book for four hands.

“As Kimmel wanted to write the short story and I illustrated them for him – he says Ceccarelli – Then I began to write more short stories that she sent me to make drawings, drawing to my fictional characters developed especially in high school. The new plots are liked and so the short story became a story. I was his guest at Locust, she came to see me in Prato. Then the publisher has facilitated in finding a house / studio in Kerry Ireland where he set the book (although it is not formally expressed ) and, in the last three years, we have been three times to complete the fantastic story that will now have its official launch. “

But what is spoken of in the “Chronicles of the river rabbit yawning”?

“It’s a fantastic story divided into three parts – says Ceccarelli – It starts with the epic of a rabbit named Sean, with a trick, challenge a goddess to make a run, and so can divert a river, until it into the woods and she was dying for lack of water and beset by troubling creatures at the edge of the clearing. The second part is set in the seventies, with fantastic creatures, strange and full of magic. The third part where he addresses the issue of racism and prejudices dividing people between those who have an umbrella to fend off rain judged to bring a disease and those who do not have it and that should be used to get sick. The story of course prove that the rain is not to create problems but ‘Mangiacenere’, the one who stole the memories of others … And the division between people with and people without an umbrella, it becomes ridiculous. “

Magical and fascinating stories that drag the guys in fantasy worlds but for now you can read in English only and buying the book on U.S. markets and Irish, or on the internet. But who knows, that by 2013, “The Chronicles of the river rabbit yawning” can be translated into Italian.

The story is by Ceccarelli and Kimmel, illustrations contained therein are of the Prato only now beginning to be more popular abroad than in Italy wanting to confirm the motto nemo propheta home east.

il Tirreno / Prato
02 novembre 2012
(Il Tirreno is an Italian newspaper. Below is a translation of the article in English)  

Prato, next week, will fly to New York with 

the Yawning River Rabbit. ___________________________

http://iltirreno.gelocal.it/prato/cronaca/2012/11/02/news/vola-a-new-york-grazie-a-un-coniglio-che-sbadiglia-1.5963239

At the Bank Street Book Store on Broadway and 112^th Street, awaits an important event: the presentation of the children’s book, co-written and in English with Janine Layton Kimmel.

“The yawning rabbit river chronicle” or “The Chronicles of the river rabbit yawning” is the title of the book that David Prato Ceccarelli and Janine Layton Kimmel American who lives in Locust, New Jersey (USA) will present the November 10.

The book, which has already been published and is already in major American bookstores by the end of September, with ample evidence of critical and sales both in the U.S. and in Ireland, will be officially presented for the first time by its authors at Bank Street Book Store, Broadway and 112^th Street, and in December we will be presenting in Ireland where the story is set.

A debut over the top to the multifaceted Ceccarelli, 40, met on facebook nick with lupus famelicus (for an old nickname), with a degree in sociology, he did talk about him in the last years for extreme feats performed around the ‘Europe grinding hundreds and hundreds of miles on foot or on scooters, alone or in pairs. But it is also an illustrator for a graphic design studio in New York (allanportera.com) is creating illustrations for skateboard companies abroad (Austria) as well as to volunteer in some associations, the network administrator and the dive guide . And sorry if I have defined versatile.

And ‘his second book because in Italy has already published another children’s opera: The irresistible anchovy.

With him in this adventure for four hands is JL Kimmel, 56, writer, illustrator, sculptor, teacher and therapist (which is why you have found good synergy in the work for four hands), which in turn have assets another book: The magic gown (The dress magic).

“I met her in London at the international exhibition of children’s books – says David Ceccarelli, referring to Kimmel – So already collaborated for a U.S. publisher for whom I made the illustrations. I began to send them to her and her publisher liked them. Then we began the collaborations.  “A relationship that evolves slowly to become more solid in order to write the book for four hands.

“As Kimmel wanted to write the short story and I illustrated them for him – he says Ceccarelli – Then I began to write more short stories that she sent me to make drawings, drawing to my fictional characters developed especially in high school. The new plots are liked and so the short story became a story. I was his guest at Locust, she came to see me in Prato. Then the publisher has facilitated in finding a house / studio in Kerry Ireland where he set the book (although it is not formally expressed ) and, in the last three years, we have been three times to complete the fantastic story that will now have its official launch. “

But what is spoken of in the “Chronicles of the river rabbit yawning”?

“It’s a fantastic story divided into three parts – says Ceccarelli – It starts with the epic of a rabbit named Sean, with a trick, challenge a goddess to make a run, and so can divert a river, until it into the woods and she was dying for lack of water and beset by troubling creatures at the edge of the clearing. The second part is set in the seventies, with fantastic creatures, strange and full of magic. The third part where he addresses the issue of racism and prejudices dividing people between those who have an umbrella to fend off rain judged to bring a disease and those who do not have it and that should be used to get sick. The story of course prove that the rain is not to create problems but ‘Mangiacenere’, the one who stole the memories of others … And the division between people with and people without an umbrella, it becomes ridiculous. “

Magical and fascinating stories that drag the guys in fantasy worlds but for now you can read in English only and buying the book on U.S. markets and Irish, or on the internet. But who knows, that by 2013, “The Chronicles of the river rabbit yawning” can be translated into Italian.

The story is by Ceccarelli and Kimmel, illustrations contained therein are of the Prato only now beginning to be more popular abroad than in Italy wanting to confirm the motto nemo propheta home east.

October 17, 2012
WBZ 1030 News Radio
Boston, MA

WBZ’s News Radio Host

Jordan Rich

talks with Janine Kimmel about her book

‘The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle’

                PODCAST INTERVIEW