Kids Books by Marvin

Marvin S. Mayer

 

Although the picture verifies that I am well beyond my teens, I'm still a kid at heart. I relate to youngsters, so much so that I decided to write stories just for kids.  To make sure that I did it right, I went back to school, to the Institute for Children's Literature. 

 

As a child, I didn't learn to enjoy the wonderous world of books.  I hope readers of this page won't make that same mistake.  Now, as a result of my involvement with writers' groups, my outlook has changed. I think I have read (and enjoyed!) more children's books in the last year than I had read in all my years as a child. 

 

Even today, the first (and sometimes the only) part of the newspaper I read is the "funnies."  I love to find the 6 differences in the "hocus-focus" drawings.  I spend time around elementary school children as a volunteer at the local library's "After School Rules" reading program, or helping with children's programs at my church, or at the Children's Advocacy Center just being a friend to a boy or girl who's had a bad childhood experience.  I love jokes.  My favorite holiday is Halloween. (I love the interaction with "trick or treater's" who come to my door.) I enjoy animated feature-length movies, like "Cars," "Madagascar," and "Shrek."  In short, I'm just a guy who, in my retirement years, enjoys being with children, playing with them, and helping them learn about their world.  And hoping to make a difference in the lives of children I have yet to meet.

 

I am a father, a grandfather, and a great grandfather. In April, 2007 I retired from a lengthy career in banking and finance after which I pursued my passion for writing.  My wife and I now live in Texas.