This is a charming collection of short stories by poet/artist Edi Holley. It demonstrates that what appeals to children can also delight and inform big people in a big way. Couched within Holley's colorful assortment of four-legged friends and purple aliens are some bits of sage advice for grown-ups too. Whether you've just graduated Kindergarten---or have filed for Social Security, you will be tickled pink by these original and heartwarming vignettes, written in a poet's voice with an artist's keen understanding of the world and all its shiny objects.About the Author: Edi Holley has made abundant use of the healing power of art and poetry and stories in her "Creative Play-shops," where people paint their dreams, and in her work as a Gestalt Therapist and Grief Counselor. At Goldwaater Hospital her work with patients won her the NY Mayor's Award for Outstanding Service. She is the NY area Rep for MSIA's Heartfelt Foundation. She holds a PhD in Spiritual Science and an MFA from Yale University. Edi has won many awards for her paintings in shows throughout New England and Washington's Smithsonian Museum. She produced three poetry chapbooks and three books of stories. Her writing blends a mystical voice with whimsical humor. She reads on the New York Poetry Circuit.