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”… 

to the children’s hospital libraries at:

• City of Hope, Los Angeles CA
• New York Presbyterian Weill/Cornell Medical Center, New York City
• St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 

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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.

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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

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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

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The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle wins VOYA award.

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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!

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-Newspaper Article-

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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!

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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.

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“Sean the rabbit thief, our little hero, is going to be in Glanteenassig and the Glen!”

December 8 – 15

Book Signing – Saturday, December 8th from  2-3 PM
The Dingle Bookshop
Green Street, Dingle, Co Kerry, Ireland
+353 66 9152433

Events/Talks, December 9th – 15th
9 Branches of  ‘The County Kerry Library System’  and schools
– Dingle and Tralee will be included for Book signings -

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5Q 5P M
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.

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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’.  

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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.

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WBZ’s News Radio Host

Jordan Rich

talks with Janine Kimmel about her book

‘The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle’

                PODCAST INTERVIEW

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The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle 

    Who wants to Go on An Adventure?

     -Podcast Interview Link-

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“Throughout time the art of storytelling as a means of describing the natural phenomena and the mysteries of the world can be found in fables, tales, related dreams, and stories passed on from generation to generation. From Aesop’s fables to legends uttered by firelight these stories help us to explain the inexplicable. And it is in this vein that THE YAWNING RABBIT RIVER CHRONICLE succeeds. 

This beautifully designed and written and illustrated book is the result of the collaboration of nurse/teacher/therapist/writer Janine Layton Kimmel and author/illustrator, Italian artist David Ceccarelli whose art borders on the surreal – most appropriate to this story: together they have presented the young reader (the book is directed toward the ages 10 – 14 years) with a richly detailed colorful fantasy that speaks not only to an adventure to read but also to the current global problems of climate control and environmental changes. It does not preach, it simply tells a story of natural means that gives the seed for greater thoughts to the youthful reader – and to the adults who will take the time to enjoy this book also.

Part of the joy of this book is the fact that it is in three parts: Part I – The Rabbit Thief, Part II (many years later) The Big House, and Part III (twenty years later)- Nub and Nil and the Yawning Rabbit River. This is a very clever way to begin with a fable and then develop it the way fables metamorphose with time. Roughly it follows this line of story: a rabbit thief named Sean wishes to race the beautiful river goddess, Violet, to restore the Yawning River back to the slowly dying, deprived forest where he lives with his fellow forest creatures. Sean sets off on his journey to meet a deer who transforms as night falls into the River Goddess, a couple of pine heads, an unusual and magical coin-headed boy, a brave boy and girl who know more than you might think, a dapper rat with a heart of gold all of whom battle curses, ghostly demons, monsters, and other strange creatures to bring life and safety to the river they love. The story is a chronicle of the plight of the river and the animal and human heroes that fight to restore normalcy to a world gone awry.

Each Part enhances the next as the mysteries deepen and become more complex. Throughout the book the brilliant illustrations by David Ceccarelli more than make the tale more involving and for youngsters these drawings will become favorites as the book weaves its way to the end. This is a very well conceived and executed fable, and likely will be in line for awards.”

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Pictured: Class – V (5) A1, David Ceccarelli (dark t-shirt), Andrea Gesmundo (striped shirt) and Teacher – Tina Massa.

On October 10, 2012, author/illustrator David Ceccarelli and his friend Andrea Gesmundo visited 5th Grade Class A1 at Elementary School C. Guasti in Prato, Italy to talk about the Yawning Rabbit River Chronicles book and tell the story of their other adventures crossing Iceland in August, on a kickskooter.

In the center of the photograph, Andrea is holding the Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle by JLKimmel and David Ceccarelli, which was read to the students from English to Italian by their teacher, Tina Massa, prior to David and Andrea’s visit.

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Heroism isn’t unique to mankind alone. “The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle” tells of the heroes of the forest, both human and animal, who seek to defend their home there against the encroaching paranormal threat that looms over the forest. An overlying story is pieced together over the course of the book, making for an enrapturing and recommended read, not to be missed. “The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle” is aimed at young adults, but will prove enjoyable to readers of all ages.

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“Sean the rabbit thief, our little hero, is coming home

to Glanteenassig and the Glen!”

J. L. Kimmel, David Ceccarelli

and The Yawning Rabbit River

Chronicle will do a book launch

beginning in County Kerry, Ireland.

Details to follow!

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Held at Barnes & Noble Saturday November 3, 2012, 1:00-2:30 PM
Barracks Road Shopping Center
Charlottesville, VA

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“Truly great stories have a wonderful capacity to teach enormous truths as they enchant and entertain. I predict that both the young and the young at heart will make J.L. Kimmel’s The Yawning Rabbit River Chronicle a new classic because it is filled to the brim with warmth, humor, richness, and mystery that is life itself. David Ceccarelli’s illustrations are icing on a delicious cake that is sure to be savored by young adults today and by their children and grandchildren for generations to come!”

David McMillian, LPC, LMFT, Host Strategies for Living Radio

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~J.L. Kimmel

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On March 24 Dr. Anne Marie Evers said “Thank you, thank you, thank you Janine for helping me first of all to take possession of this wondrous, precious gift (Vision) and then to use it the highest good of all mankind.”
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Thank You to the delightful fourth graders and their great teachers at the Joseph C. Caruso School visited today on Career Day. I was so honored to share my work with
you and to introduce my magical friends and encourage creativity and imagination. Remember, magic is all around you!!

J.L. Kimmel

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‎2 Original oil wilderness paintings by J.L. Kimmel for sale @ Beauregard Fine Art.

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David Ceccarelli with comedian,’Consalvo Noberini’ who is commenting on The  Irresistibile Call of the Anchovy’.. 

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