Tanglewood, The Gift is the first book in a new children's series.

Two girls learn about compassion and understanding through friendship. This book will provide young readers with an understanding about spirituality and friendship while simultaneously pushing them to seek within themselves answers to lifes questions.

SAN DIEGO, CA (PRWEB) February 11, 2004 --In the inspiring new novel Tanglewood: The Gift (now available from 1stBooks Library), author R. Garland presents the story of a high-spirited 10-year-old girl named Jelly Douglas. A curious and impetuous girl, Jelly soon meets Madison Winterbaum who is a special needs child. As the two girls develop a close friendship, Jellys life changes dramatically as she learns to communicate with her new friend through sign language.

The instant respect she experiences for Madison helps her develop a newfound sense of compassion and understanding for the life experiences of others. This book will provide young readers with an understanding about spirituality and friendship, while simultaneously pushing them to seek within themselves answers to lifes questions. To be different is okay," says author, R. Garland. Tanglewood: The Gift represents the realization of her childhood dream to have her stories, illustrations, and photographs published

R. Garland desires to communicate to her readers that everyone is different, and this fact should be considered a blessing. She conveys her stories with a light, humorous, spiritual message to allow her readers to create a mental conception of Jellys adventures by relying upon their intuition and creativity. Robin is a member of the Southern California Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She is a graduate of the Certificate Program at San Diego State University in Technical and Scientific Writing.

The second book in the Tanglewood series titled: This Could Be Big is about Jelly and Madisons continuing quest to help others and find the true meaning of friendship and family as they spend their summer at camp. Through their sheer determination, Jelly and Madison learn that there is no such thing as limitation when you use the creativity of your own mind. Ms. Garland is actively seeking representation for this book and the rest of the series.

Books can be ordered at 1st Book Library, amazon.com, Barnes & Nobel, and the authors web site at: http://robin-garland.com or visit the publishers web page at http://1stbooks.com and click the Media image at the top of the page.

EDITORS: For review copies or interview requests, contact:
1st Books Library or
R. Garland (author)
Tel: 619-993-3357
Fax: 619-269-4051
Email: robin-garland@tns.net