Ellen Marcus

Category: childrens book

  • Little Tech Spec

    Epic! digital library for kids seems to be working out great on my kid’s new device. She uses it on her school computer and tells me her teacher is able to put new books in her Epic “mailbox”.

    So, then I downloaded the app to my phone thinking I could just do that too and send books to her home Epic account.

    I spent a full hour trying to figure out where the heck the “collections” tab is, or the “my library” tab goes. I wasted an entire hour I will never recover.

    The secret answer is: those tabs don’t exist on your phone. You need to access your parent account on your computer to be able to see your library or collections.

    Hopefully this post saves some of you some hours, so you can spend that time outside this spring!

    Cheers!

  • My First Publication!

    That Fish On your DishFor the first time, and from my blog to your eyeballs, I’d like to present to you:

    “THAT FISH ON YOUR DISH”
    (A book for children with eco-conscious parents)

    This is my first publication.  I created this out of concern I’ve had for fish that are red-listed (or endangered) because of poor fishing practices or lack of regulations.  To write this book, I enlisted the help of my father to keep my grammar and spelling under control.  Since I moved out of Chicago and away from my entire family, the creation of this book also served as a fun way to help stay connected with them.

    The first part of the book are made up of colorful and informational poems and pictures.  After the poetry and pictures, the back section of the book contains more realistic sketches of each fish and more in-depth information for the parent or older child.  In the end we had a lot of fun writing this book, and we hope you and your child enjoy reading it together for the benefit and future of that fish on your dish.

    Back Pages Fish Book
    (Special thanks to Dr. Mark Sabaj Pérez, Dr. Jason Downs, and Nate Bender for their fact-checking abilities to ensure that all information represented is accurate and relevant).  Without them, this publication would never have been as accurate.