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Visit for a while and celebrate life with joy and a new passion.

Let me draw you into a universe that allows you to connect with your own creative imagination, causing it to burst with delight. Before you know it, we'll unite in perfect harmony, hearing the music all around is... soft and velvety... from which miracles are made.

While exploring the world of make-believe, taking a lazy stroll down to fantasy lane, you might uncover an upside-down reality. But don't take it to heart. Let yourself go. Enjoy! It's merely entertainment and good fun. As you climb a rainbow filling your cup with invigorating sunshine, a new and higher rhythm is released within you, inspiring me with your passion and your joy, a new unique story is born.

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Praise for Hildegard Caringi

In her book, The Joy of Being, author Hildegard Caringi presents a series of short stories and poems that are put together to portray a unique compilation that is part memoir and part prose. Revealing how she conquered adversity to discover the joy of living, Caringi shares a personal story of struggle and survival. Readers are taken back to post World War II Germany where the author is a young child trying to survive the treacherous aftermath and extreme hardships that she and her family endured. Her journey is one of growing up in the most challenging situations to eventually immigrate to the United States. Caringi provides a candid and in depth of account of the suffering she endured that included losing her father and other family members, worries of starvation, as well as fears of being killed. Throughout the harsh conditions that she faced, her mother was the strength that held the family together. Caringi reveals that her mother provided the unconditional strength and love that helped the family survive the most difficult times. Within her poems, the author brings her deepest feelings and thoughts alive to impart messages of love, courage, resolve, friendship, and family unity. The poems are rich in rhyme and colors with images of love, faith, and liberation that are written to those who touched her in the most meaningful way. Rooted in her poems are important life lessons: "The joy and fullness of living is found in your soul through generous giving." "The moral is not to give into your greed, whenever you think you're in the greatest of need." Caringi is able to draw on nature and its inspirational beauty to deliver heartfelt poems of faith, peace, friendship, and spiritual renewal: "Ah nature! Bring calm to my spirit and peace to my door. I know you won't fail me you bring so much more." Hildegard Caringi has lived a remarkable life filled with fear, loss, friendship, and unconditional family love that shaped her character and faith. As a story written over a lifetime, it reveals the true spirit of living that will touch the hearts of all readers.

When writing Juvenile Fiction, one has to be able to tap into the creativity, imagination, and attention of young readers. In Hildegard Caringi's new novel, Once Upon a Sandcastle, she takes readers on a journey of the mind and spirit. Savannah and her best friend Holly are two young girls full of curiosity, energy, and adventure. While visiting their Aunt in Malibu, the girls come across a young boy in a wheelchair on a beach. Jacob is a shy and introverted boy with a troubled family past. Jacob meets a man by the name of David and the two develop an instant bond. David teaches Jacob a song that will allow him to enter a magical sand castle. Jacob, Savannah, and Holly sing the song and enter the enchanted world. When Jacob arrives at this mystifying place, he discovers that he is no longer with the two girls. The three find themselves facing mysterious dark creatures, an angry Queen, and a multitude of lively and colorful characters. With Jacob, Holly, and Savannah confronting many obstacles and ominous characters, Once Upon a Sand Castle is an action-packed fantasy adventure full of surprising twists and turns. The story is rich in color, creative characters, and fundamental themes that include: courage, compassion, overcoming physical and emotional challenges, as well as acquiring and developing friendships. Settings were vividly described to allow one to expand the imagination. The story is enhanced by the wonderful illustrations provided by renowned Argentina artist, Fernando Molinari. The book will inspire readers to draw on their imagination and encourage creative thought. There is a helpful list of questions at the end of the book that will motivate parents and children to discuss the various plots and themes. Once Upon a Sand Castle is a very entertaining story filled with imaginative adventures and spell-binding characters. It is a must-read for any adventurous spirit--young and old alike!

Tolles modernes Fantasy Buch mit viel Spannung, Abenteuer und tollen Figuren in die man sich sofort verliebt. Einmal angefangen, moechte man das Buch gar nicht mehr aufhoeren zulesen. Sehr schoen bebildert, so kann die eigene Fantasie auf die Reise gehen. Einfach super!!!! Ein muss fuer Jung und Alt.