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Sonja McGiboney provides beginning reading material that will motivate children to become independent readers. She uses simple text and engaging illustrations based on her photography. Concepts covered in the books include numbers, alphabets, shapes, opposites, time, friendship & more.
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Sonja McGiboney
Dec 28, 2024
2024: A year of Success (I didn't realize I had)
12 Days of Christmas for Writers with Julie Hedluna


Sonja McGiboney
Oct 28, 2024
Why Do I Do it?
Sometimes, I wonder why I continue to create books, but then I get a chance to interact with children who enjoy them. It is a wonderful...


Sonja McGiboney
Oct 17, 2024
Caption This, Jazzy - My Way Out of Writer's Block
I am always looking for inspiration that results in a new Jazzy Book. I've done alphabets, numbers, shapes, colors, friendship,...

Sonja McGiboney
Jul 18, 2024
ABC Jazzy will be featured in the Gadsden, Alabama Story Walk.
I'm excited to announce that ABC Jazzy was chosen as the book of the month for the Gadsden, Alabama Story Walk. The book walk is set up...


Sonja McGiboney
Mar 31, 2024
Summertime Challenge - Win Prizes
Jazzy's new book, Counting with Jazzy, is about to be published. In the making of the book, I've acquired a pumpkin, two peacocks, three...


Sonja McGiboney
Mar 5, 2024
Old Books & New Books & Library Readings
I read a few stories to three and four-year old's at the Gadsden Library today. I had so much fun and the children seemed happy. The...
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Jazzy Explores
Jazzy and I live in Smithfield, a small town in Virginia. We have been in Smithfield for five years and love this town. We would...
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Jazzy - Pig
This morning on my walk with Jazzy, we walked along the paths that make up the Smithfield Foods campus here in town. They have two...
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Happy Haunting
It's that time of year again When witches dawn on their capes. The monsters roam the streets of town The mothers draw the drapes. The...
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What makes you think of the past?
I was at the beach last week taking photos for the bike portion of a triathlon. I get to take pictures of people who are fulfilling...
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A new kind of me!
I am an author. It has taken a while for me to actually apply that phrase to myself. I am living an author life now. I sit by the...
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They're Here, The New Books are Here!
How Exciting! My new books, "Jazzy Explores Smithfield" and "Jazzy colors" are here. They are the culmination of many months of...
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Marketing: NOT 101 (more like negative 2000)
Given that I do not wish deal with Amazon and the multitude of issues that ensue, I have taken it upon myself to get my books out there....
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Learning As I Go
One would think that children’s books that are cute, fun, and have great photos (meaning my Jazzy Books) would sell at a children’s...
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