"Adam Learns to Whistle: A Collection of Thirty Short Stories for Children and Grown-Ups" from Christian Faith Publishing author Betty Raymond Gubler is a fun and inspiring arrangement of stories that explore a variety of themes and shared in hopes of offering entertainment and inspiration.
MEADVILLE, Pa., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- "Adam Learns to Whistle: A Collection of Thirty Short Stories for Children and Grown-Ups": a lighthearted collection of faith-based tales. "Adam Learns to Whistle: A Collection of Thirty Short Stories for Children and Grown-Ups" is the creation of published author Betty Raymond Gubler, a loving wife who graduated from GSTC in Gorham, Maine (now called the University of Southern Maine), and then worked on a master's degree in English at BYU in Provo, Utah, where she was also a graduate assistant in the English Department. Then she taught English classes at Nanyang University the year her husband was a Fulbright student in Singapore and later taught English classes at Utah Tech. Gubler served the majority of her career at BYU-Hawaii where she taught English for twenty-three years before retiring.
Gubler shares, "Here is a brief summary of a few of the short stories in Adam Learns to Whistle.
"When Adam is in the Garden of Eden, eager to learn the skills he sees the animals have, he has Fish and Dog teach him how to swim. Monkey teaches him how to use the vines to swing from tree to tree, and the birds teach Adam how to whistle. Adam's philosophy is 'What is impossible today is possible tomorrow.' Watching the birds fly high into the sky, Adam wants to learn to fly. Find out what Adam learns about flying.
"The story 'Brutus and Patches' is about a Saint Bernard dog, Brutus, who has the run of the house by his owners, Thelma and Bill. When Thelma is given a kitten she names Patches, she becomes angry with Brutus because of his aggressive behavior with Patches. Brutus often loses his house privileges and is upset because Patches scratches his tender nose. Will Brutus and Patches ever learn to get along with each other?
"'Elvira and the Choir' is a story of fifty-six-year-old Elvira who has suffered a stroke. Because the stroke has left her with childlike behavior, her husband divorces her. She moves to another community where being lonely, she attends church. When she tells the minister she loved hearing the choir sing, the minister invites her to join the choir. George, the leader of the choir, once he hears her loud, raspy voice, doesn't want Elvira to sing in his choir. How does Elvira win everyone's hearts, including George's and the choir members?
"The story 'Debbie's Angel' is about a young girl who has been an orphan most of her life. Sad because the following day, the much-disliked Mrs. Beamer is going to cut the girls' hair, Debbie looks out of her window late at night. From the starry heavens, an angel descends. The angel teaches Debbie that true beauty is gained by being kind to others. Can Debbie teach the girls to like Mrs. Beamer?
"These and the other short stories in the collection are both entertaining and inspiring."
Published by Christian Faith Publishing, Betty Raymond Gubler's new book offers a little something for everyone that can be shared with both the young and the young at heart.
Gubler's arrangement of sometimes humorous but always inspiring tales will be a welcome addition to anyone's collection.
Consumers can purchase "Adam Learns to Whistle: A Collection of Thirty Short Stories for Children and Grown-Ups" at traditional brick & mortar bookstores, or online at Amazon.com, Apple iTunes store, or Barnes and Noble.
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