TOGETHER" FEATURES NEW WAYS TO CREATE FAMILY MEMORIES. GIFT BOOK SELECTED FOR TOP INDUSTRY AWARDS.

Nothing crystallized whats important in life faster than the recent events of last year. In the aftermath of catastrophe and corporate scandals, we re-ordered priorities. Traditional family values have become more important to everyone. Parents no longer want to postpone time spent with their children. Families are closer together today than they have been in a long time.

September, 2003 -- An award-winning title launched from NineTwentyPress, and directed at modern parents who are searching for ways to enrich quality time together" with their children brings families closer together. The book, entitled Together: Creating Family Traditions by Rondi Hillstrom Davis and Janell Sewall Oakes, is a book that addresses a back-to-basics philosophy themed around family togetherness.

Together: Creating Family Traditions is a cheerful book that will put a smile on your face -- a book that brings out the child in all of us. It fills us with memories of our own childhood, and shows us how to share those wonderful times with our own children. Simply stated, this is a book created to involve parents with their children in a variety of imaginative, seasonal and holiday activities. It identifies directly with parents and children through beautiful, inviting photographs, easy-to-read text, and recipes with interactive ideas for the whole family to enjoy together.

Photographs of children running a sack race and stomping in puddles, families stuffing a scarecrow together, playing tug of war, catching fireflies, planting gardens, or simply picking flowers -- all events that evoke nostalgia from a simpler period. These fun, yet timeless activities require nothing mechanical, automated, or electronic -- just good old-fashioned togetherness.

Together: Creating Family Traditions inspires moms and dads to start their own traditions with their children. A 'must have for all parents -- a book that can be passed from generation to generation. Together makes an ideal gift not only for the current holiday season, but a welcome contribution for baby showers, expecting mothers, birthdays, and celebratory holidays. A family gift of sharing that is priceless.
   
ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Rondi Hillstrom Davis and Janell Sewall Oakes are experienced media guests who have appeared on numerous television and radio shows. Their back-to-basics philosophy of parenting has earned them a reputation as outspoken authorities on the importance of creating family traditions.

Their book, Together: Creating Family Traditions, received the 2003 Benjamin Franklin Award for Best How-to Book, and ForeWord Magazines Book of the Year Award in the Family and Relationships category.

To learn more about Together: Creating Family Traditions, and further information on NineTwentyPress, authors Rondi Hillstrom Davis and Janell Sewall Oakes and their availability for interviews, contact us at 214-956-9844.