Sonja McGiboneyMay 20School's Out for the SummerOn the last day of school, my children would sing, at the top of their lungs, the Chipmonk song, "School's Out for the Summer!" They...
Sonja McGiboneyApr 17How to Train Your HumanOkay, listen up. I'll only say this once. Humans think they are training us, but in reality, they will do what we train them to do. ...
Sonja McGiboneyMar 29PoetryI am a poet. My lines of choice usually rhyme. Stretching my words to become more than a simple verse is a challenge. For this April,...
Sonja McGiboneyMar 11Jazzy is expanding on AmazonI wanted to say "blowing up" but fear of some government agency thinking I was a closet terrorist kept me from using that word. ...
Sonja McGiboneyJan 21SnowIn my younger days, and I believe I am old enough to say that now, we trudged to school in inches of snow. We threw snowballs at other...
Sonja McGiboneyJan 19Ack! I am the WORST EditorIf you managed to purchase a Jazzy Colors recently from Amazon, you have just purchased a soon-to-be, or someday-to-be, limited copy with...
Jazzy - PigThis morning on my walk with Jazzy, we walked along the paths that make up the Smithfield Foods campus here in town. They have two...
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...
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...
It's Not All About JazzyUsually it is, but sometimes I am motivated by something other than my dog. I saw this beautiful illustration by Anastasia Mart on...
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...
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....
Learning As I GoOne would think that children’s books that are cute, fun, and have great photos (meaning my Jazzy Books) would sell at a children’s...
Bodacious Boo BooBeing a vendor at a show is like farming. You never know what amount of people will show and you are at their mercy, as farmers are with...
How To Write a Jazzy BookStep one: Have a Jazzy Step two: Buy lots of treats Step three: Get an idea Step four: Make a plan Step five: Ask for help Step six:...
Not on AmazonIf you are looking for Jazzy's Books on Amazon you won't find them. There are several reasons why I don't want to sell on Amazon. 1....
Jazzy at the LibraryDecember 12th starting at 9:30 and then again at 10:45, the Smithfield, Virginia Library will feature Jazzy's books in story time. This...
Publishing Your Photo BookI wrote a a concept book for children. https://www.jazzysbooks.com/ Now what? There are so many "book" publishers out there. If all...